Greetings from the Critique Club!
For some reason this image brings Cher's song, 'Dark Lady' to mind. But then, I have a weird mind :-)
I don't have problems with the three candles vs you in terms of balance, and I like the crop and the comp. The tarot card seems to do a handy job of helping add balance imho. Facial expression and body language is fine and I have no lighting issues. But what really seems freaky to me is the positioning of your arms - I'm having trouble discerning which is which! It looks like the left one is by your face and the right one is holding the card.
So it may have been that, and the way you're leaning more into frame than being encompassed by it, that turned voters off. And it's not edited up the wazoo, which does seem to be expected for Expert...more the pity :-/
Still, you seem to be enjoying yourself with entering challenges, so why stop? Just keep on having fun and let the cards err, votes fall as they may.
Feel free to PM me,
Susan |