Patrick
by Bear_Music

Comment:
It's always difficult to tell with your own image whether or not you've taken the post-processing too far - for me the HDR treatment is really overdone and gives the image a very unnatural feel.

Body Politic
by levyj413

Comment:
Think I recognise Jeffrey here - great and very well-executed concept. That combined with excellent lighting a great conversion means a high score from me. Well done!

J
by dmul91

Comment:
Good concept though I'd like something less 'blank' from the expression. I reckon you can crop a bit more at the top, too.

The Piper
by cire

Comment:
Great, but unfortunately the harshness of the lighting means the right eye is lost in the shadows.

Pondering the problems of a 7 year old
by ronjwil

Comment:
Great, but needs a touch more contrast (more towards the white end) to function really well as a monochrome image.

The Original Environment(ally) Male Portrait
by JulietNN

Comment:
Nice shot, Juliet - interesting to see you went for a different one, and here the duotone works nicely in your favour. The one thing that lets in down IMO is the flat lighting on the subject itself but the clouds are brought out awesomely for a basic editing challenge. Well done! (no vote)

Pete
by SaraR

Comment:
Good shot, Sara. Lighting is well controlled and the tilted composition is nicely quirky. On a personal level the connection with the subject that I saw in a couple of your other shots is lacking here IMO. (no vote)

Shane
by em3

Comment:
There's another image that's lit in a similar way and whilst I quite like the effect on the eyes, the overall flatness of the lighting really goes against you here, and everything seems too bright on the subject's face. I think the crop needs to be a bit less severe as well.

Disabled man
by kiskat

Comment:
A very brave entry. I'm sure it wasn't possible but eye contact would have made the intensity of the shot almost unbearable - the idea of a connection being made one way but only partly the other.

The Next American Idol
by FallenAngel360

Comment:
A very nice idea let down by a lack of contrast in the subject's face but I don't suppose you could have had much control over lighting in that venue. I don't know if it's intentional but the title comes across as slightly ironic as the subject seems almost sullen and disconnected with the microphone. An interesting image anyway.