Compared with the totality of your gallery, this is one of your weakest images. While the concept is good, there are too many distracting details that take away from the whole composition. The photographer has obviously rotated the image 90 degrees to the left, which is revealed by the hair lying on the floor to the right of the image. Rotating images look best if you can't tell that they've been rotated, at least not right away! The figure is slightly off-center. In an asymmetrical composition, if the focal point of a photo is off-center, there needs to be a sufficient amount of negative space in the photo, to balance the form. But if the form is just slightly off-center, it looks like a mistake. There should be a reason an image is asymmetrical, for it to work best.
In addition, there are other distracting details. For instance, the left and right borders are uneven, the Copyright/URL statement overwrites the right-hand border, there is a prominent blotch on the background near the hip that draws the viewer from the figure, and there appears to be bug-bites on the model's ankles - all which distract from the figure. Also, the angle formed by the wrists have a more modern dance form, but the pointed toes have more of a ballet form. However, the left foot is turned towards the floor, resulting in the heel pointing towards the camera. When limbs or extremities point directly at the camera, there is a visual foreshortening, resulting in a distorted form. The pose may have worked better if either both feet are pointed parallel to the plane of the film, ballet-style, or if the ankles formed right angles to echo the angles formed by the wrists. Imagine if the left foot was pointing towards the upper right corner of the photo - the bottom of the foot would follow the arching line formed by the head, neck, shoulders, back, and buttocks - perhaps giving the silhouette a more unified figure.
The figure is lighted from one side, but there is not sufficient light on the back of the head and the neck to isolate those elements from the background to give the figure the illusion of floating - which seems to be the intent of rotating the image.
In conclusion, there has not been enough attention to detail, so the image is below your (and the photographer's) usual high standard of quality. And both of you do outstanding work, otherwise.
For the most part I agree with the assessment from Darkmatterzone. However I dissent in that the hairfall doesn't appear to have any gravitation to either side. It seems only to go away from the camera to the floor, then spread out according to its wavey curls. I also dissent with regard to the position of the feet, only because some artistic visions include emoting stress and discomfort, which this twisting seems to portray well.
The borderwork, post-production, copyright, and centering definitely need work though. Good critique.
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I agree with DMZ for the most part. I think about 20 minutes in PS could fix all of these very small distractions. I have a long way to go before i shoot people. V
In addition, there are other distracting details. For instance, the left and right borders are uneven, the Copyright/URL statement overwrites the right-hand border, there is a prominent blotch on the background near the hip that draws the viewer from the figure, and there appears to be bug-bites on the model's ankles - all which distract from the figure. Also, the angle formed by the wrists have a more modern dance form, but the pointed toes have more of a ballet form. However, the left foot is turned towards the floor, resulting in the heel pointing towards the camera. When limbs or extremities point directly at the camera, there is a visual foreshortening, resulting in a distorted form. The pose may have worked better if either both feet are pointed parallel to the plane of the film, ballet-style, or if the ankles formed right angles to echo the angles formed by the wrists. Imagine if the left foot was pointing towards the upper right corner of the photo - the bottom of the foot would follow the arching line formed by the head, neck, shoulders, back, and buttocks - perhaps giving the silhouette a more unified figure.
The figure is lighted from one side, but there is not sufficient light on the back of the head and the neck to isolate those elements from the background to give the figure the illusion of floating - which seems to be the intent of rotating the image.
In conclusion, there has not been enough attention to detail, so the image is below your (and the photographer's) usual high standard of quality. And both of you do outstanding work, otherwise.