What would make this picture better?

[Sn@ve]

This link is attached to a photo of my niece. I am new to photography and this is one of the pictures that I really like that I've taken. What would make this a better photo? I have done no post processing... this is what I got out of the camera.

http://www.solisearch.net/ims/pic.php?u=16592h4jW7&i=132469

[ddelallata]

I would have used some Fill-flash to eliminate some of the harsh lighting on the girl's face.

[ksmattfish]

Fill flash or a reflector to lighten up the eyes. Get the camera down to her eye-level; when I take kids' portraits I wear knee pads because I'm rolling around on the ground so much. Possibly use a less centered composition?

[Sn@ve]

Thank you everyone. I appreciate the replies.

[Richard51]

Don't lose sight of the pretty subject in the picture. Cute kid!!

[Baadil]

Nice Pic.

For post processing you could remove some shadows, and prehaps perform a little tighter crop.

Here is my little effort on this.

I performed Auto Levels, Shadow Highlights 50/50/30, crop, and Mike's Framing Script.

[Sn@ve]

I'm loving that Framing Script. How did you do that?