No, monika, it has nothing to do with framing. My apologies if you found 'not bad' to be a perjorative term. It was meant as another way of saying 'nice shot'.
hi paul, thanks for your views. we did use flash though, and i agree re the horizon...no t bad is such a cheeky statement though, but i suppose with belly exposed or thighs you would find it better?
This is a nice capture Monica with a good choice of DOF. I think tha I would correct the tilt of the see and add and try (but perhaps not possible) to have the sun ray on the face to have more light. THis is anyway a good work