Captain
by timj351

Comment by ChrisW123:
Excellent. Shouldn't have cut off the top of his head however.

Captain
by timj351

Comment by carlacryptic:
Nice use of monochrome to bring out the many textures of hair, skin, and clothing. - 7

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by timj351

Comment by davidbedard:
I like the shot, the lighting, the detail. My only humble suggestion would be: since we can't really see any expression in the face, a wider crop might show background detail that would convey more personality.

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by timj351

Comment by drydoc:
Nice grey tones/ Great shot. BOL

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Comment by ccraft:
A great capture of the subject's personality - something every portrait should strive to do. I like the tones and the lighting.

Captain
by timj351

Comment by vtruan:
Nice shading and sharpness.

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Comment by train:
very good detail and great focus Nice portrait

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Comment by KevinRiggs:
Very good capture. I normally look for either eye contact to convey a sense of intimacy to the viewer or a pose/look that demonstrates some emotion with which the viewer can identify. Here you lose a little for me just because you've lost 2 of the more expressive areas of the face: the mouth is shrouded by the beard and the eyes are covered by the darkened glasses. It's a great pose and you exposed it very well. I like the skin tone and even given that it appears to be taken with direct sunlight you managed to keep from having anything really blown out. I could also take the lack of any major expression better if the eyes were simply a little more open so that the viewer could at least perceive the gaze of the subject. All-in-all, I could see anyone choosing to frame this and put it up on the wall or keep it in the album. Good shot and a great example of how to shoot "outside the box" as it just slightly missed on the major areas I look for and yet I scored it well above average.
I do find the horizon at the bottom right corner slightly distracting but rather than cropping the photo closer, I'd suggest just Cloning/Healing Brush it out.

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by timj351

Comment by ddmckinney1954:
love the lighting

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Comment by justine:
Maybe a hair more contrast..? I do love the focus, light and pose. Nice looking shot. Good luck in the challenge.