Hey there from the Critique Club
Camera Work/Technical: With the image at this size, it looks like your primary area of focus missed the subject's eyes. As a general rule, and believe me when I say I am not stickler for the 'rules' of photography, portraits should have the most crisp area of focus on the eyes of your subject. I really like the depth of field you created with that wide open aperture. It absolutely adds to the interest of the capture, as well as keeps the viewer's eye from wandering too far off the point of the subject.
Lighting: While I can see that this one is indeed backlit, it just takes too much time to look at the image and figure it out. Your average voter here probably spend about 5 seconds before tossing out a vote for each challenge entry, so it needs to be readily obvious that the challenge has been met. If it isn't, voters usually assume that it is a DNMC and vote it low.
Composition/Content: Fantastic composition. The tight framing added to the smirk that you captured on the face of the subject gives this one nice appeal. It makes my mind wonder what else is going on outside of the frame.
My Opinion: Unfortunately, as votes go around here, 4.33 about hits this one just right. The composition is definitely the strength of the image, but there are too many flaws for just composition alone to overcome.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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