I've wanted to do this kind of shoot! Leah looks out of place in her dress... lost. Yet she is in an absolutely beautiful setting! I am asking myself, "What is the story in this photo?" The darkness suggests that she is frightened that it is getting dark and she will be alone in the wilderness alone. I am also asking, "what is the subject?" That is obviously Leah. In your first cropping she is almost secondary to the beautiful fern in the foreground. Your second cropping really works if my scenario is correct. If not I like the way that Wood created the contrast by lightening her. She and her dress are dominant in his example!
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