The Veteran
by EBJones

Comment by blad:
the leathery face and lower lighting compliment...the shallow depth and eyes completes this man's story.7

The Veteran
by EBJones

Comment by geinafets:
It looks like you might have done topaz or something to bring out the detail in his face, since his face was in shade. I think you balanced the bright parts of the image and the shade on his face very well, but all the detail in his skin makes him look much older than he probably is. That could be interpreted as negative, which I'm guessing you probably didn't intent (based on the title). There is also something bouncing light on his face from below (maybe even the ground?). Lighting from below is called "monster lighting" (no, I didn't make up that name), which also adds to that unintended (or so I assume) negativity in this image. He has a wonderful face, but I think these two elements that create a negative atmosphere are hurting the image...unless, of course, you intended to do that, in which case it works very well. I apologize for my bluntness and I hope I didn't offend you.

The Veteran
by EBJones

Comment by bvy:
Nice close up. Very intimate. The processing is overdone. His face is nicely textured and tells a story. I'm not sure it need to be puffed up or enhanced any.

The Veteran
by EBJones

Comment by bmartuch:
I like the hard lighting effect to this.

The Veteran
by EBJones

Comment by pawdrix:
The processing is pretty far over the top. You don't need all that.

Beachcombing
by EBJones

Comment by cryan:
This is a fantastic shot, the depth draws me into the scene, wanting more. The relationship between the wood in the foreground and background leave me wondering if they were at some point in time attatched to one another. The B&W conversion here is beautiful, rich range of tones. I do have to agree with [user]Bear Music[/user] that the inline boarder hurts the overall impact, however not much.

Orange
by EBJones

Comment by KarenNfld:
Bright and really pops, nice!

Orange
by EBJones

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful shot. I love the colour, composition and clarity.

Orange
by EBJones

Comment by VivianFrerichs:
nice catch

Weathering the Storm
by EBJones

Comment by dmadden:
Stunning!!