Aloha Andrew, my long lost friend!!! I just had to pop in to wish you a belated but heartfelt Happy New Year... May 2005 bring all the best to you, brother...
I also see that you are remaining powerfully creative, as always, and mightily wielding your enormous talent... I am gonna browse your shots some more while I am here...
This one is great, my friend, emotive and powerful, due to your superb use of DOF to guide the eye and tell the story. Beautiful tones add to the atmosphere, where as much of the story is revealed in shadow as in light...
wonderful!! - i like this version more because the face and background help more to show/explore of his personality, and to give more context; b&w looks so good!
Like Mister Caldwell's earlier post at http://www.usefilm.com/image/651816.html in this picture the hands tell the story. The face is certainly not going to.