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There are a lot of things going on in this image to really break down. The most important thing to stress is that there's nothing at all wrong with the image on the whole. I tend to think that when you put as much investment into a piece as this, that it's going to kind of wind up pretty solid overall, so there's maybe some things to quibble over, but there aren't any serious problems with the piece. So hats off to you for that!I like how this really reminds me a lot of the painting "The Luncheon on the Grass" by Edouard Manet, which you can see here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Man… The two are pretty similar in a lot of ways, in how the foreground characters are treated in comparison to the soft background. Both are supposed to show a sort of sensual and intimate experience. I think, in a similar way to that painting, it would pop a little better if the foreground characters had been perhaps a bit more tightly rendered. Again, I don't think your painting fails at that, I'm wondering if minute textures (feathers, hair) could perhaps be worked in. Don't get me wrong, you're one of the few serious landscape artists in the fandom, so I don't think you have a lot to worry about! I just think it would help the figures pop more.(Plus if you look at my stuff, I love tight rendering, everything I do is very, very tight. So it's a personal preference.)The grass at the bottom of the image is kind of noticeable. I can see that you vary the tone of the grass to indicate shading, but I wonder if the color of the grass could be mixed a bit more to not be so evenly green (some blades perhaps with a yellow-green or blue-green tone to mix things up a bit and create a more realistic grass texture).The lighting effects for the background and sky are amazing! I love how it plays against the Canterlot skyline for effect, with a bare hint at lens flare.The objects (birds, celestial objects, clouds) in the sky seem to dissolve a little bit when the image zooms in. I think that could cause some problems if the image is sold as a print. I think perhaps with five more minutes, the bird could be rendered out a bit more for texture and look a bit less dashed off.Some things to consider that probably can't really be changed with this piece:I'm not sure if Celestia reads quite right in that posture. I'm too used to seeing her stand upright in a more regal pose, perhaps. So it has a double unintended effect her laying flat on her back is not a pose she's typically shown in, and it's a bit complicated so it can be difficult to "read" visually. That's more of a thought in how to express that character in the future, but I think in this case once you absorb who the character is, it works in making it feel like a nice, intimate moment.Anyhow, best of luck with the painting. I don't know much about digital painting exactly, but I know how to look at art, and I can do some critique!