people from this little world (trying to imitate steve mc curry) Tibetan old man

please critique

Wow, his skin looks like thick leather! You have the right idea here. The angle is good and DOF is great. This image would benefit from a few improvements. I would've preferred to see his eyes open for one. The colors seem a little washed out, but maybe those were the natural colors. If so, then leave it as is. There is some "digital noise" in your background which could be cleaned up and the image slightly sharpened. Otherwise you're on the right track!

Nice photo.

 

I know the colors are very natural here, but the lack of vibrancy(?) and contrast with the background keeps it from really popping out at you. I know that these things would also make a b/w image difficult too, but something seems to say that this might have been a good black and white.

 

I know...you have to take these where you find them, with what you have in the camera. With that said, it is a nice grab.