Being so close to the girl, your eye gets stuck there, and dosen't go all the way to the back of the photo where there is a beautiful sunset. Cropping the picture to just the sunset would have been better.
The scene is pretty but it looks like you had to use a flash on the model, which I'm finding a bit harsh. Diffuse light would work a little better with the theme of a peaceful scene (either diffuse the flash or take the picture when the sun is a little higher so the model is naturally lit).
This picture has a dark color scheme that does not make it a bad photograph. It does not seem as if the sky in the background goes with the subject in the grass.
It is a nice sunset with dramatic clouds. Is your subject supposed to be doing yoga? I guess that from the hands but very little else supports that idea. Her clothing (including the bare shoulder) and posture make me think she's just paused for a moment to look at the sunset. Your fill light makes the scene look very unnatural (her back should be dark if the scene is lit by the sunset) and even with the fill light her head blends in with the grass in the background.
Like: Unique approach, extremely good detail in the sunset and background.
Dislike: Hands bug me, I think it would have been much more powerful without them holding up the sign. And im not sure how much control you have over your flash but a more powerful lighting in the foreground would have helped.
Overall good image.
7
the background is wonderful! the colors are great. but i don't like the foreground so much, it looks like there is too much of a flash light glowing off her skin, shirt, and beach grass :(
i give it a 6
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