Probably too bright to take this one. Not a real good way to correct this with camera or pshop settings. about ten minutes later, this would be a really great shot.
I think this would look sweet if it was more of a silhouette with just the kid and highlights of the water. The sun seems too blown out, but I guess you did that so the kid wasn't too dark... Also, it doesn't look level.
Though I like this photo, the sun spot is too much for me and I also don't see negative space. I see space around the main subject but it's composed of various different objects and too compartmentalised to be just negative space. I appreciate this is according to my own definitions of neg space and your mileage may vary. 4, Kavey
Certianly lens flare normally is an undesirable optical effect of a lens on film or pixals associated with bright light. Too be sure it can be used effectively to enhance an image in surprising ways. This picture could have used a little more work.
This made me squint when it popped on my screen. I suppose that's what happens when you look into the sun. Nice being able to capture the "halo" around the sun. Although I'm not entirely sure what the exact thing we look for in negative space, I'm having problems determining it in this picture. A lot of things are going on in it.