Portrait of a Rip

I find interesting the unobvious choice of the inclusion of that stripe of the background at the right. While it decreases somehow the graphic strenght of the composition, at the same time attach it to the real world adding more to the feel of a real photo.

Regards,

ricardo

Otherwise, I guess that it could be taken as a lizard of some sort crawling downward--although I am having trouble making anything out of the shape of the tear.

--Lannie

Jack,

Wonderful b/w image.  I can see the face in the image, he looks like he is a little on the mad side.  Take care, Patsy

I, like Patsy, see a facial profile.  I am torn between having a bit more on the right and leaving this in its original state. Well seen!

I see a tear in the fabric of reality - plain, pure, and simple.  Excellent use of shadow and light.

Jack,  I always liked your succinct presentations... I mean the framing is always masterly done.  As for your subjects or portraits, they often have something originally expressive and stimulating which stick in the viewer's mind for sometime.  This rip, wound, tear isn't complaining too loud but definitely hurt and you want to voice it.  Best,

It's funny...at first I thought, "Jack intentionally left that sliver of fence, and peek of car at right."  Why?  And yet, if I cover up that sliver and view the rip alone, it somehow does not have the same feeling as it does with the sliver included.  Very astute indeed (not my comment, which has already been made -- I mean the choice to do this).