I like what you are doing here. The main issue is too many subjects. The foreground and background compete in the same frame. Try to keep the main subject simple and draw in the viewer. There is gesture in this image but it is everywhere. Keep posting, thanks for sharing.
When I first loaded the image I saw the top half and it was quite appealing then I scrolled down and noticed the bottom half, it actually seems like there two different compositions and subjects in the same photo. I think I might investigate this area more when there are some interesting beams of light.