Love the texture. Your angle and framing/cropping are great. I like how you have filled the entire photo with your subject. Great shot. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~
Very sharp focus. Did you loose some focus if you pulled back to show the edge? Think I would have sacrificed a little sharpness to get the edge. Still a very good 6. PTL
Nice use of light and a good treatment of the subject. It is just a *little* bit dull for my personal taste, though - perhaps boosting the saturation slightly (nothing ridiculous) would help? But technically spot-on.