How do I bring out her eye more without making her look like an alien

[tbarabash]

I was recently on a trip to hawaii with my girlfriend and tried to snap a picture of her while we were on the beach. She threw her hand up to try block it and created this kinda nifty picture. I love how between her fingers you can see her eye so I cropped it a little tighter (the original was a horizontal full-body type picture.. dont have the original with me on my work computer here but its just an empty right side of the frame so useless anyways) but I'm thinking there should be something else I do to really finish it off. I tried to brighten up her eye and make it a little more white so it would be noticable and that just looked strange. I tried to photoshop and take her finger in just a wee bit to expand on her eye but that just made it look kinda awkward like an alien so I'm not sure what to do.. Tighter crop? Some type of other PP i haven't tried yet? Is it a good picture anyways or am I just crazy

Original picture exif (if I remember correctly)
Taken w/ canon t1i and 15-85mm w/ circular polarizer
Focal length: 15mm
Aperture: 8
Shutter speed: Unsure (I think it was 1/500)
Iso: 100

Thanks for any criticism

[WooD]

Having shot this without her hand in front of her face would have brought out her eyes well.

Or she could have spread her fingers more.

[lucas107]

put the show Lost on TV...pause it...put her in the same thing then retake the picture...no i like it the way it is but then again i like candids and if the eye really showing it would look more setup and less like a fun gesture and reminder of your time on that sexy looking beach

[tbarabash]

I have normal beach shots that look just.. normal I just liked this one as it looked a little funner and more spontaneous and am kinda stuck with this to work with haha. Anyways thanks for looking

[LeeR]

I was all ready to give you my secret formula for making sexy dramatic eyes until I saw the image. I don't think there is enough eye showing to make it worthwhile, and worse yet, it could make it look creepy. She appears to be an attractive girl from what I can see, so send me something with eyes a bit more visible and show you my tricks.

[sharyn7]

Originally Posted by LeeR

I was all ready to give you my secret formula for making sexy dramatic eyes until I saw the image. I don't think there is enough eye showing to make it worthwhile, and worse yet, it could make it look creepy. She appears to be an attractive girl from what I can see, so send me something with eyes a bit more visible and show you my tricks.

just curious... what is your secret formula for dramatic eyes?