My Wife

I just snapped this shot, but it turned out really well. The

background is a bit distracting, but I really like this picture - but

what do the unbiased opinions say?

Nice picture, but you're right about the background. The bright spots compete with the main subject, drawing your eye away. Even more important to me, though, are her eyes. A bit of fill flash to add a catchlight would have really brought them to life. Nice use of selective focus to blur the background and pop the subject out.

Regarding the fill flash, the grin is so big her eyes aren't much more than slits. You'd need an awful lot of fill to see decent catchlights.

 

A decent shot in any case.