I gotta say, you are taking too many photo's like the second and it's pissing me off. I know you have only done it for a change, but can you take some more with the backround on the side where the rider is going? Not the other way around.
Perhaps the way you did it worked though, because I can just imagine that on the left side of the rider there will be bushes in the foreground and it wont add depth. Hoevever you could have deffs applied what I said to the 3rd shot, yesum?
When it's like the way you have done it in this sesh, my eyes are drawn away from the rider. Not sure why to be honest.
Very pretty location, and nice light.
Nothing but love
I'm a snob at heart.
EDIT: I suppose all that still applies, although I am starting the like them by looking at them every so often. hehe.