This is a very engaging photograph and a strong showing in this challenge, which leaves much room and little cause for critics concerned with the technical.
What does concern me a little, is the missed opportunity for a more 'charged' and less 'descriptive' title. The subject's poignantly charismatic, almost iconic presence in this stinging portrait, his whole pose, demeanour, attitude and placement in this unlikely environment evokes worlds, one of which I would have loved to see named.
I'm afraid the crotch seams in his pants are more striking than his glare. Maybe some more grass in the foreground could have camoflaged his lower body a bit better? The bunch in the back of his jacket also makes him look a bit hunchbacked. Perhaps sitting a bit more upright with the camera at a slightly lower angle would have resolved both issues.
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