Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by jonpink:
fantastic exposure - brilliant 10

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Wonderful portrait, the limited dof works well here. Superb expression, lots of detail. Great eyes. The composition lets it down for me though. Is it trying to be centered, or off centre? This looks in-between like the photographer couldn't make up their mind as to where to place him in the frame. I'd have cropped closer and lost more of the forehead. 7

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Bud:
Great focus.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Pedro:
When the challenge is over I'm going to look you up so you can tell me how you lit and processed this. I love it. it totally reminds me of the Ken Lee Quadtones, and that guy's a Pro. this is awesome. well done.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
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Comment by rich:
Very sharp on the eyes, great expression.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by soup:
the catch light is a bit much.
draws away from the expression a bit.
still a good semi-candid - 8

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
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Comment by dsa157:
I'm very mixed on this portrait. I love the overall composition and toning. His eyes alone are simply amazing. The dirt and grime on the face though turns me off. It just doesn't fot the look of the image. I could see his grimey look in a candid, but this has such a great casual portrait feel to it and the dirt just blows it for me. Not entirely though, cause I still rank it an 8 just for his eyes.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment by stupidcat:
Great candid photo. I can almost see the silouhette of the photographer in his eyes. Nice B&W photo.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
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Comment by scrum8:
Very striking eyes, and the face shows a lot of character. Not sure if I would have changed anything.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
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Comment by skylen:
Cool image with a bit of a wow factor, the sharp eyes and high contrast catch your attention. But the eyes are significantly oversharpened, IMO, or maybe the whites are just too white, and it throws off the balance a little.

Nice B&W though, it really feels like an image from the 1920s or something.