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this is a beautiful capture, Elisabeth. distance of your lens is spot on, putting the young man in dramatic context. i think your use of light and contrast are simply very suited to the mis en scene. such a beautiful young man indeed; soulful eyes... soft but excellent detail... and your most important accomplishment here is that we see his freckles. the softness and the detail are wonderful. ;-} dp

Donna, Thank you very much for the lovely and detailed comment!  This is a picture I took of my son 2 summers ago when our family was visiting New York City. My son had bought an inexpensive little Leica point-and-shoot film camera at B&H photo's used camera department and I asked if I could use it to take a picture of him on the subway. We were happily surprised when we got the roll developed and found this image and several similar ones; my son says they are his favorite pictures of himself, ever, (and I have taken quite a few over the years, LOL). I'm glad you like it, too.