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Gardening and exposure.
The composition is very good. The problem is the accoutrements that intrude ...not only masking detail but distracting from the graphic composition.
I accept that it's not always possible to remove stuff when shooting on the fly. But if you are intentionally setting up that image you need to garden the surroundings beforehand. That applies whether it's blades of grass across a fungus or garden seats in front of the subject.
Some of the intruding detail can be cloned out (albeit some with difficult) but you can't re create the ladies legs!
Whenever I was photographing machinery on locations in scruffy workshops I paid particular attention to anything in front of the subject. The background and surroundings can always be modified ....but a dustbin or cable obscuring a complex machine contour could be a disaster to correct.
Lose these encircled areas and you've got a strong graphic image. Oh and trust the camera on 0 exp comp. You had it -0.7. I've pulled the horse back by + 0.3 and it's still a tad under exposed.
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Eric