With a grey expression...

No blacks, just greys. Well seen!

very sensitive work

Bravo! This shot can be only in...grey!

Excellent lighting!

PDE

Nice! Best regards, Ilkka

Great shot Ruud!

I had to try something though...  tone-mapping.

Not as soft, but more defined...

This may not be to your liking, or what you wanted, it is simply an idea I felt like trying.  I had never used tone-mapping on a greyscale image before...

Piercing eyes, cold, into a new dimension and powerful. Great effect, perspective and lighting. Excellent work Ruud! 

  Precioso retrato en gama de Gris ,  Saludos Ruud.

bonito monocromo.

Ruud,admirable cropping,light and tone.

I like idea and way you did it,compliments.

I find this fascinating !

Good portrait , Very unique

many thanks for your visits, comments and nice compliments!

Dave: thanks for your beautiful trial...

With best regards,

Ruud.

Yes, beautiful and essential. Nice greys indeed. Compliments Ruud

excellent work! beautiful lighting.Groetjes janegbert

Beautiful, I like it a lot.

Alberto

Awesome Rudd. Didn't know you were so multi-talented. From photography to sculpture, what's next?  Bill

This is a great idea...very impressive.....Regards

Your work is so infinately variable I can scarcely keep pace, this image reminds me of the boy that got turned to stone in that story " The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe"

Great Shot Ruud!

Regards

Alf

... human than human... Hi Ruud...

many thanks for your nice comments and compliments!

With best regards / hartelijke groeten,

Ruud.

Excellent!