On the Ropes

I think it works, Suzanne, but honestly my opinion is that there's too much dead space on the right side. Cropping in closer will make the movement more intense.
I like the movement, it feels like a rush to escape the bright field behind, perhaps to climb into and hide in that pine tree, and that gives it good direction.
Beautiful print values. I love those sparkling highlights.

Thomas... thanks! You've articulated what I apparently could not. I think the framing is what's bothering me about this picture... especially, as you point out, the space to the right. Not sure there's any way to crop it without ripping it to shreds. Thank you!

I like this, Suzanne. The feeling of motion and sense of struggle does make it work. Thomas has a good point about the dead space on the right and you could turn this into a square by playing with the easel blades, or dare I say, scan the negative and see if a digi-burn/vignetting to really get sort of a light-path from left to right (light to dark), before wasting too much paper, can make it work the way it is, crop wise. Certainly has potential.

Thanks for your thoughts, Maximus, I might just do that!!