Hmm, a few thoughts here.
1) I love the man. That beard is a wicked subject.
2) The guy is nicely offcentered.
3) I go back and forth between color and B&W. Color captures that great sign well, but B&W gives it an older feel to it (and that's what we were going for).
4) A different crop may have helped with more of the donkey displayed. Unfortunately right now all we get is a portion of the ass's ass.
5) It's not like you could have asked him to take it off, but I really think his jacket limits the shot. It is the most modern looking thing in the shot and that shade green (like fir trees) just never transmits well on a picture. It dominates too many pixels to be ignored. Some dodging of this right side to bring it out of the shadows may have helped a bit too.
I think I would have given this a 5 or 6. |