Old man working

[Chamelion 6]

I really hate sepia and brown tones... But not here. It really adds to the shot. I like the crop and the empty space around the subject, I even like the fact you chose to center him. It all seems to pull together to set a mood.

There is one thing that bothers me... The shadow of his nose is distracting from the otherwise excellent contures of his face. For some reasin my eye just keeps getting drawn to it.

 

[oldmacman]

I don't like the edit. It looks smudgey. While it does seem sharper in other areas, it makes his cheek look a tad funky.

Not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean because there is more definition in the wrinkles?

P.S. I dont like the edit, (oldmacman). Cheapens the shot and lessens the quality. Some parts a sharp and good (though very few parts), half is grainy, other half is blurred. (not the good blur). Makes the image kinda shoddy. (Sorry..)

No need to be sorry. The original image is very tiny and difficult to work with. As I originally posted, I think this is a nice, simple image. IMO, any time you have a lot of visual noise competing in a simple subject, it is served better by reducing that competition. I happen to think there is more pop with the contrast in focus, but that's just my personal preference.