This was a poor quality photo to begin with. The model's face was already overexposed, with the hair and face looking as one overly bright shape. Changing it to B&W did not help the situation, and the filters merely compounded the poor contrast. She does not look "undead," she looks shapeless in the face.

It was a wise decision to crop away the excess foliage, except that you did not do so in any meaningful way to emphasize your subject...Since the model is now a washed out and over-exposed shape, the only thing with any real visual definition is the large bush in the center of the photo...But there is nothing there except a bunch of leaves - albeit there is some wonderful tonal variation there.
The image as a composition, does not visually "flow." The model, with her high contrast, pulls the eye to the left, and down, where the bottom of the round bush swings it back around, up and over to the upper left leaves, where nothing is happening, so the eye continues back to the washed out model, and drops again...

This was a good attempt to rescue a less-than-optimal photo, but needed a bit more conceptual focus, IMO.

Stunning result. Very professional looking. I would expect to see something like this in a travel magazine.

Wow! Great find, great photo!

Very creative, but the brown water at her feet looks odd, like she is standing in toxic sludge.

The girl is too desaturated for the background, and the drop shadow behind her really makes her look artificially inserted into the image. It does not blend well as a cohesive composition.

Too much of and HDR effect. The man has a glowing aura around him, most noticeable along the bottom and the right hand side. The same with the top of the buildings and around the street light. Unlike Marmite, it's not so much "you love it or you hate it," as it is "too much of a good thing is not good." Heavy handed contrast takes away from an otherwise excellent composition and gives this a too fake look.

The composition is too heavy on the right, cropping it closer to the post on the left would have helped the balance.

I would have leveled this out a bit, the tilt to the left is distracting. Excellent depth of field, though!

Wonderful composition, great visual balance!

Excellent composition, color, contrast, and clarity. Well done.

I think the contrast well done. The clouds in the sky are beautifully defined, and the bright white in the shirt and the black of the pants provide both ends of the contrast spectrum. Increasing the contrast to make the photo more "high key" would have lost many subtle details that you now have in the sand.

I would have cropped most of the roof off, it adds nothing to your main focal point. Beautiful color depth of the market, though.

Beautiful visual balance. Very nice composition.

Excellent tonal range for a B&W picture. Well done.

The action is fantastic, but the contrast levels are too high-key, losing some of the facial expression depth.

A bit too much of the out of focus pansies. Detracts from your focal point. I would have cropped about half of that portion off.

I love the color, but for me the HDR is too intense and gives this a "fake" look, especially the skin tones.

Nice photo, but the tilt down to the right looks odd.

Sadly, your sky is entirely white. Part of the allure of an Ansel Adams landscape was often the dramatic accent of cloud formations, but even with cloudless skies, there was some tonal shading, not a complete lack of it. Still a nice photo, though.

Far superior contrast and color. You've surpassed the original with your "flattery." Excellent photo!

Beautiful photo, but Potton seems to enhance the blues and soften the yellow tones in his photos.
Personally, I think yours is visually superior.

It looks like she is sunk in the sand up to her knees...

I would have cropped the bottom just a bit more to remove the hand.

A bit too dark on the right, you can barely make out the screen above the microphone. A bit more contrast would have helped this.

Stunning capture, beautifully composed.

Great lighting and contrast, nice job!

It looks like a seagull, kind of hard to see if it's a bird of prey...

Wonderfully creative, excellent use of B&W! Very fitting, terrific photo.

A bit too blurry.

This almost screams "money!" Great shot!

Very artistic composition. This would make a fantastic framed print!

A lot of people don't like thistles, but I think they are quite beautiful in their own prickly way. You've done a wonderful job of capturing their beauty.

Wonderful visual balance. Good photo.

Very nice angle capture.

Wonderful visual texture, great composition. Well done!

Fantastic macro! I too thought it a bee, but couldn't see wings, and was wondering, "Where's the beetle?" Great photo!

Wonderful contrast, but the excessive noise and the oversaturated colors make this look very unnatural.

This could have used a bit of color adjustment, it looks more blue and pink than purple. Lovely focus, though.

I wish the depth of field wasn't so shallow. More of the shell looks out of focus than in.

Wonderful photo, HUGE bee!

Beautiful composition, love the subtle color scheme.

Too bad the horizon is crooked and tilts down to the left. This is a stunning shot.

Fabulous composition. The focal point is so small, yet so dramatically positioned. Love this photo!

Wonderful depth and clarity, this is gorgeous!

This looks like something from a home decorating magazine. Exquisite lighting, very nice work!

The sky looks too color saturated.

Very nice visual, I could easily picture this in a fashion magazine. Really good balance and use of space.

Lovely overall composition, but visually it's too busy with the polka dot flower and the dotted background. It detracts from the "product," leading the eye all around the image, with no real directed focus on the jewelry.

Too much going on in the background, and the lighting is dark enough that it doesn't appear to be relevant to the "product." Personally, I'd crop the left side off, and try to focus more on the bottles.

It would have been better if the model had some fake press on nails, her chewed ones detract from what is an otherwise well set up photograph.