OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):
Positives: This is a very bold image! I really, really like it. I think the portrait crop with the sun just off the top works superbly. I think you have made a really brave decision with the exposure and it has paid off in spades.
Critical stuff: Not much, I suppose the cropped wheel is a little distracting but the rest of the image easily carries this deficit.
Overall: A great image, I'm very pleased to have had the opportunity to view it.
Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends... I like it, but it doesn't have really enough "evil" feel. The big sky is good. Maybe even more contrast? Don't know. Good idea, though.