There seems to be a bug in the ratings, as they are not the same as I gave you, after I submit them... FYI, I gave you the following Comp=6, Light=5, Orig=6, Emotion=7, Overall=6... Just thought I would let you know... I will also tell Al and see if he is aware of the glitch...
A wonderful capture of expression, for a beautiful, moving portrait... I might adjust the levels a bit for a slightly wider tonal range, to adjust for the flatness of the shaded light... Composition is fine, though I can also see a crop from the bottom, up to just past the dark line above the knees, to further focus on the incredible expression... Lastly, fiddler that I am, I would clone out just the vertical and angled lines on the left, to make for a clean, undistracting background with only the horizontal lines... Easy to do in an editing program Like Photoshop... Want me to do it for you?.. ;-).. I really love this image