>>7785815
>I know I made mine more "straight" than the reference piece
Can I ask why? The reference pose looks energetic because it really pushes the hips and chest. By making it straighter, you lose a lot of that energy.
Also, while yours still has some of that general flow, it's also a lot less interesting, cause the curves of the chest and hip in yours are pretty similar, while in the reference, they are different, which makes it more interesting to look at.