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I lack sufficient terminology to adequately describe this. It simply blows me away! **7/7 ** I'll just leave it at that.

-s

I think that this is a great portrait.

Critically speaking, I think that the subject needs just a little bit of fill on the dark side of his face. Perhaps it is just my monitor, but I can't tell where his face stops and the background starts. It needs just enough fill to show some texture and a little detail. When I am using dramatic lighting in the studio, I usually like to have my fill at 3.5-4 stops, I think subtle fill would add a lot to this shot.

Also, I think that the thick black border isn't the best choice for this image. It obscures the cropping and blends too much with your image; I had a hard time finding the edge on the left side.

These look much better Piotr as I was straining to see all the details in the slides.

I would love to see the one where he appears ('IS') grief stricken and will look forward to seeing more from the same batch.

ps I see what you were saying about using light & lack of to play with the colour intensity.

wonderful portrait! Reminds me alot of the golden age oilpaintings. All it needs is a heavy ingraved golden wooden frame :-)

I'm envious of your fantastic skills.

Love everything in this one. Great portrait Piotr.

Halina