Weell... I think the editing improved it a lot - the shadows are more interesting, there's no distracting white patch of light to the left on his cheek, and the eyes totally make the image stand out.
At the same time, I think it could be done better - I tried to make up for inexpert meddling with layers and cloning on his left cheek by doing a Gaussian to get rid of uneven patches, and as a result, the skin has a smooth processed feel, whereas a bit more natural texture would improve it a lot. Also, whilst I do prefer the eyes to be sharpened a lot, at the moment you can see traces of oversharpening (particularly in the higher res versions). Though I guess that one could be sorted out with a bit more editing time.
Overall, yes, I'm happy with it, but I think I can do better. But hey, it's all a learning experience :) |
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