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Would like to hear any comments, suggestions, or ideas. As a

beginner photographer, I'd like to expand my hobby. ~ Thank you!

...........I just tried a different perspective here. I felt that the sun detracted from the subject........... hope you don't mind.

The reddish colour cast on the skin I'll accept as a fun day in the sun (sunburn) or possibly a saturation issue that I tried to lighten a little. I also added a tad of sharpness.

Hope it comes out okay.

Regards

But has technical shortcomings! Underexposed, at least the face which is most important! There is a scene program called night shot and if you used that the flash would have fired exactly as it should to give perfectly exposed the subject in the front and also the background! That program you may also use in large rooms with artificial lighting when the subject is far from the nearest wall! Just take care the subject to be in deep shadow so that the available artificial light wouldn't blur the face! That way you will get perfectly exposed and sharp face and background also perfectly exposed although with dominating yellowish tone because of the different color temperature of the light, the flash has always color temperature of 5500K (equal to sunlight) and the artificial lights much lower with a few exceptions! But you must take care that it will be a longer time exposure and either warn your subject not to move until you say or set high ISO speed or best both, you should of course take care not to move the camera until the exposure is finished! Using a tripod and remote control in such occasions is the best solution!

Hope I was helpful Tracey!

Warm regards!

PDE

I think this is a nice portrait...though I agree with the other posters that there are some technical issues.  Anytime you shoot into shadows or a backlit scene like here with the setting sun and lighter sky...you should consider some fill lighting on your subject.  Most new cameras have a flash built in or if you have a DSLR you might want to buy a good external strobe...there are other ways you could add fill, but they are less spontaneous...i.e., reflector panels.  Compositionally this is okay...though others may disaggree....and I really like her natural smile and 3/4 pose.  Keep posting and keep learning. 

Thank you all for the comments! It was a warm, sunny day and a perfect sunset.

Thank you Grayham for a different perspective and cropping her from the extra background...I see I could do both.

Will also try to use the Flash, but was afraid it would distract from the the sunset too....though being cropped would be an obsolete thought.