I don't see anything prideful about his face. The DOF is good and the focus is ok, but it just doesn't have any punch for me somehow. Maybe if I could see more of his face. As it is, the shadow kind of hides too much of it for me.
I like this shot, nicely done. My one "nitpick" is that it looks like there's fog or smoke coming out of his mouth - in other words, I wish the background were not as busy. ~8