CONTACT

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Quite an amazing shot. Congrats! What follows is a personal preference without any claim that mine is better.

I am thinking that while the background does not detract or distract, you would get better impact with a crop. Again this is just my perspective.

PS I would cone out that bright streak in the background (top right) 

Expressive portrait!

Hello Tony: Thank you so very much for your the time you so kindly devoted to comment on my photograph "Contact". I like very much the way you corpped it. To be honest, I did'n even try to crop it another way. Therefore, your comment is most illustrative and very contributing to a learning process that never ends. You are very kind and I am thankful.
Best regards.
Daniel.

Hello Daniel, I like the expression of this man and his way of looking.  The different textures of his clothing are nice too, and I think the black and white is a good choice here.  About to the composition, I like the cropping made by Tony, but I would leave  more space arround it (just a little).

Regards,

Rosario.

I agree with Rosario. 

I love the textures and tones in this image, most especially what's going on in the bokeh. Well seen, superbly composed. My only slight concern is the burn-out on the subject's forehead. Presumably this is deliberate as you've demonstrated complete control over all other elements of the shot, but as my eye roams around the scene it's always the highlighted forehead that I return to. Maybe try an alternate version with this toned down slightly?

Great B&W portrait, you captured a fine expression there, Very detailed with great lighting and textures. Well done Daniel,

Best Regards

Patrick

I like the original rather more than Tony's cropped version. There is a greater sense of perspective and the distance almost adds to the old man's age.