I like the contrast between the face and the background, it stands out quite nicely. However the blown out highlights in the back are kind of distracting/annoying me. Maybe go to this location again and reshoot. Anyway, it's a nice piece of work.
Nice find. The background maybe a bit harsh. A gaussian blur everywhere except for the post may make the face really stand out. Cool shot tho.
Thanks for the comments Yeah the background did end up a bit bright in places...Unfortunately I can't reshoot it (place was over 2 hours away at a Zoo) but I'll play around with it and see if i can fix up the background a bit