nice lighting; great story behind this; very sensual in that you can just tell that she doesn't want to do something, she's a bit anxious adn that works well. nice job
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background (20% Weight): 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing (20% Weight): 4
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. (30% Weight): 6
How well does it meet the challenge (30% Weight): 8
Total Rating (Rounded) 6
Would have been better with sharper focus on the woman.
Interesting candid shot. Too bad it looks like she is sticking the cigarette in her ear, but I guess you couldn't really have gone over to her and asked her to move it.
This rather nice photo would be improved by slight cropping at the top, more at the bottom. The space under the bench is distracting and unnecessary, and unbalances the picture. Too bad the light in the eye could not have been avoided.
are you absolutely certain she's not just taking her temperature aurally? There's just no way to really tell that's a cigarette in her hand... It could be a pen, pencil, a piece of chalk, or, well, a thermometer, however unlikely that might be...