wow! when I first started looking at the top of this photo, I thought it wasn't going to be that great, but as my eye went down, it just flowed nicely and then bam, there's that guy sitting there. I really like how this photo just flows and keeps your eye moving. Is it a scanned photo? If so, I would try to clean up some of the scratches and dots in it.......hmmm maybe on the other hand that noise is what "makes" the picture though.

beautiful

Nice

cute, but too centered, consider the 'rule of thirds'

I wish I could, but this is the remaining cropped image after a previous PC crash when RAWS were lost. I tried some cropping of this selection but felt a straight on was sadly better. . Since then I've switched to Mac and have two separate backup hard drives. If I knew then what i've learned through PXL, I'd have some very good images.

Nevertheless, thank you for your recommendation.

Why do we never backup until it's too late. Good luck in the future.

a beautiful photograph

I like this photo, but I see a reoccurring theme among the submission, and however nice it is, it isn't unique at all. it is different from some of the others, but I'm kinda tired of seeing pictures of people alone on a beach.

A personal exhaustion from a specific type of photo is not what the contests are about. When you have a specific theme then you are bound to get similiar photos. There is no need to insult the author for their vision.
Nice concept and beautiful photo author!

Very good right on theme

Great Eagles reference!