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You captured a thoughtful expression and got great eye detail even though he was looking towards the sun.  My preference is to remove anything that is not necessary or that takes away from the portrait.  I cropped your image for your consideration.  Good luck.

Hi Cenk,

As an amature, I haven't taken many portraits but here are my comments.

I like the pose and the way the man is looking to the left of the camera. His face stands out well against the darker background.

The main suggestion I have is not to take portrait photographs in strong sunlight. Look for indirect light (shade) instead. Given the strong sunlight, you did well to get the right exposure right here. But there's still a lot of light reflected back from the face and the right arm. The colors in these areas are a bit "washed out" (desaturated). The man also has a hard shadow across his left eye and there are deep shadows with no detail in the man's clothing.

A second suggestion is to look for an even background that contrasts well with the face/clothing. Although the depth of field is good and blurs the boat, the background still has quite a lot of colors, forms and light reflections.

It's useful to compare this portrait with your portrait of the lady in 152. It looks like she was photographed in less strong sunlight and her white headscarf contrasts well with the even blue water so she stands out well.

I hope these comments help,

Best wishes,

Mike

Only not sharp and detailed enough!

Best regards Cenk!

PDE

Pierre, what is not sharp?  My crop of the image looks sharp---maybe a touch of unsharp mask would make the facial details pop a bit, but I don't think it is necessary.