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Thanks!!

That's a very overt manipulation of the image, but I think it works well, actually, because the subjects don't feel manipulated at all. The angled composition gives the picture a nice visual tension that is further complemented by the square highlight. If there was just the square highlight, the image would feel gimmicky and weak, but because it's a well composed and exposed image to begin with, it doesn't have that association to my eye. It is overt enough that I would only use it sparingly, but this is, obviously, a single photo, and I think it's an effective technique here.

I like the technique you used here, it is used often and can be nice used sparingly. My only critique then is that the square seems a little small and is noticeably chopping the mans head in half. Take care.

Cropping the photo down to just the square wouldn't work, but a really small square has a great effect in my opinion, I think it actually works well very little.

NICK and GLENN, I appreciate your critiques and suggestions. I am trying to improve my skills. Many thanks for your time. Rana