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Although B&W very picturesque!

PDE

Nice use of flash to draw attention to your main subject. I think the photograph could use a little more contrast as it looks a little gray on this monitor, but that's just my opinion.

The big thing, I think, is the rule of thirds composition, which you may or may not have done intentionally. The result is that you've got a primary subject on the right, a secondary subject on the left, and a lot of clutter around both of them.

Don't get me wrong, I like the picture (I don't critique photographs I don't like).

But I'm really in favor of a direct approach to subject, weeding out anything extra.

Monday morning quarterbacking, I would have taken a step or two to the left, a step back, and shot this vertically, not horizontally.

Keep up the good work.

John