Montage

I created this photo montage by also using stock photos and photshop. Again all photos including the tree stump, the little girl, and the backround were seperate images. I wanted to make this photo all black and white. I found a black and white backround from the site i got my backround for my other montage from. I then utalized the magnetic lasso tool to cut out the tree stump and the little girl. I added the tree stump and the little girl keeping in mind the rule of thirds. I didnt want to put anything in the middle of the photo because i didnt want that to be my focal point. When creating this phote i wanted the little girl to be the focal point. To make this noticable i enlarged the size of the little girl and placed her closest to the viewers eyes. I also altered the lighting and shadows. I wanted to make sure that both the stump and the little girl gave off the same shadow and showed the same source of light. I used paint to create both of my shadows instead of the shadow tool. I think my photo gives off a theme of a lonely child. This photo sets that impression by being black and white and having the dark clouds in the sky. I also tried to show the girl pointing at the dark sky and having no sort of reaction. In different words I think the dual ground and plain colors show the lonilyness of the child. Do you think black and white was a good choice for this montage? Which one of my montages do you believe are more successful?