I sort of like it like this! Think it is perhaps better than if you did have the whole bird ... gives it a real sense of movement ... you know that the one bird it trying to get away!

Amazing clarity and I like how we can glimpse the author in the shot too.

??????? What's the flaw?

its probably the orb near the left side of the pic?

Original comment ... see EDIT below: This is a little too good ... sorry Author but you are too good! Seriously, I don't know if this grabs me enough. I would say that the lens flare makes it worthy of the theme on that level but I am not sure what mood or emotion evokes? Can you explain how it "grabs" you?

EDIT: I have come back to this a number of times and the more I look at it the more it impresses me. There is something very haunting about the lone girl on the beach that I did not notice at first. All the people on the wharf, together and there she is, alone, gazing into the sunset.
Quite fascinating ... just took me a while!!!

I thought the lens flare was a nice touch but I guess some people see that as a flaw.

Bright, hot, free ... very evocative of the beach!