Nice portrait. The details of his face are well showcased with the variations of brown tones. The crop might be a tad narrow but that's just my taste. I like heads filling the entire frame, but I might like a tad more area to the left of him to balance out the long height of it.
First Impression:
Nice shot! Scruffy beard and detail good! What’s that in the glasses?
Composition:
May have been cropped a little tight, but not much. Reflections are a little distracting. Don’t know if you wanted them or not! With no post processing comments, I don’t know what you were trying to achieve.
Subject:
Excellent capture. His expression begs for a comment balloon.
Technical:
It all works. Focus , DOF and lighting.
Summary:
Not much to say. Very nice picture from a composition and technical point of view. With an 89% placement in a very tough challenge, I agree with the voters.
Sorry for your place. I didn't vote all the photos of the challenge, but this was my only 10. I think is superb, and is added to my favorites. That is one of the things of DPC, we're a great and big community and there are many different opinions.
Regards.
Álex.
Outstanding portarit. A wonderful shot. The composition is nice (only maybe I wouldn't cropped the hat in the left). Very good job in the processing. For now the best for me in the challenge. 10 and goes to favorite.