Shift worker
by IreneM

Comment:
Great pose and facial expression, great lighting. I'd like to see a little bit of background to get a better feel of where he is. 7

The Tree Doctor
by dainmcgowan

Comment:
All signs point to IR on this one. But the fact that you've got me second guessing is a really good thing. I'm curious to see who took this shot.

Goin' to the Chapel...
by slide12345678

Comment:
Whoa. You're good. I'd like to leave something constructive, but I can't really figure out what to say. Sorry, I guess you'll just have to deal with a long-winded comment saying that I like you're photo and that I'm giving you a good score.

Paul
by wildiris

Comment:
1) First time I saw this shot I thought to myself "what am I looking through?"
2) Then I took a look with my girlfriend. She thought "where is the camera?"
3) Then we talked about it and she brought up the excellent point that this is EXACTLY what Paul sees when he's on the job, day in day out.

I'd say all of these elements combine into a pretty amazing environmental portrait. The fact that I've seen the shot several times but it still intrigues me is worthy of an excellent score.

Carpenter Chris
by naomik

Comment:
Sweet photo. The only criticism I have is that the bracelet, being brighter than most everything else in the shot, is somewhat distracting.

The stand-up comic
by burtct

Comment:
Good lighting and interesting composition. But there is nothing here that tells me this guy is a stand-up comic. So in short, the photo is lacking the basic part of an env. portrait - the environment itself.

The Principal
by scarbrd

Comment:
If you're inspiration for the photo was "the teacher" from the previous env. portrait challenge, then I would have to say there was a slight lack of creativity to the shot. On the other hand, if that's not the case, then I would have to say good work in creating an effective env. portrait. It's a nice shot regardless, of course.

-Pearl's a Singer-
by kevrobertson

Comment:
Nice natural expression. I'd like the photo better if the mike wasn't almost fully covered with her hand.

Chef
by litbolti

Comment:
What catches my attention the most are the pots above the flame. Although they're nice and crisp, they take my eye away from the main subject. Still really like the photo.

Late Nights
by zaflabout

Comment:
You did a good job at catching my eye. If this is not tonemapped (the basic editing version of course), then I'm really curious how it's done. Everything just stands out in this photo.. I like. 8