A rose for my lady

Perhaps your kind comment means that the photo is not so bad, but the background deviates the attention of the observer: in this case I agree with you. This photo has not been shot in a studio, but in the real world, that unfortunately has a background. The masks stop where they want, and this location is the calmer one during a extremely crowded happening. As for the background, that's Venice, for me the most beautyful city in the world: not a surprise that this background enters in competition with whatever subject you choose.

Regards.