strange (read original) shot...in my view shifting the center of the shot to any of the corners and letting it interact with some second subject would make it even more interesting

Great DOF man!!! :)

Amazingly shallow, good choice with the b&w.

Terrific !

Surely a fantastic shot man.. Cheers!

Amazing!! I can't seem to get in a position to take this kind of shot... way to go!

Brilliant.

A very very nice photo.

AWESOME!

This is wonderful Brandon. You caught that little sparkle in his eyes and the LB created a nice soft vignette.

He looks like a wonderful guy, Also a powerful portrait Brandon

Really strong capture, great dynamism and character; it's refreshing to see a LB image that doesn't shout out that it was used.

Love the texture and the grain!

Overall this image has an incredible tonal range. This is what classic b&w photography looks like. Great job. It makes it even more interesting since Photoshop is being used. Do not have to do much in Photoshop to make a great image !

A very happy smile and a powerful look.. Cheers!

Thanks Shazeen for your comments! Regards! :)

Nice portret
love those eyes

Realmente es una cara bonita y expresiva. Los ojos acompañan la expresividad de la sonrisa y viceversa. Felicidades.

Gracias niguez por tus comentarios! Estuve por tu pagina! muy buenas fotos! Saludos

excellent portrait lighting... very well done!

flower girl - really a wow portrait !!

beautiful.
still want to look into her eyes though:)

Very pretty photo! Perfect expression.

good lighting for a dull backdrop where there is a lack colors. good job

I like this one a lot brandon! Think the grain is just perfect for this kind of photo. Great choice of coloring, too.

yepo - fantastic, just fantastic !!

Ater all this time... I don't really understand how it works, but it certainly gives hope. :O)

This reminds me of a sci-fi 1930's Utopia gone wrong! Quite an arresting image. The only thing I might say is the single cloud trail going up to the left seems slightly at odds with the rest of the image.

Yeah, a bit futuristic and retro, at the same time. Like Captain Sky and The World of Tomorrow. Great angle and scenery, good noise effect on the sky. Just a bit grainy than the buildings, some balance is ok.
Great image, indeed.

Great color contrast man...

WOW,what a view!!

Thanks for the feature

Beautiful sunset (guessing) Arne! A well deserved feature.

great capture! the contrasting in the colors is absolutely great!

Kinda reminds me of Forrest Whitaker in "Ghost Dog". Nice shot.

Vernon, we are still waiting for the tutorial!

lighting and processing is phenomenal.

Really wonderfully done...........love the tonal and lighting effect.

the making of is posted on my textblog.
check it out :-)

www.xoverip.info/archives/30

cheers
v.t.

Great processing and incidence of light

Really a original composition of it. The droplets are nice details.

Great details and contrast.. Cheers man :)

Well done in every aspect. Wonderful detail. :)

Ouh lala !
really great work !

Wonderful light/contrast.. Cheers!

Wonderful composition and light.