the head tilt, yonder gaze, and shallow depth are all very strong...the near blowout on the highlights are somewhat distracting (could be monitor compliance though) 8
I generally like the partially desaturated look, but I wish there was the tiniest bit more color in his face so he wouldn't look so pale. The angle of his head works well, but I can't decide if I like the wink or not.
A touch bright but very interesting subject and image regardless. I think in this case the soft and shallow DOF have worked against you. Thats just my opinion i like grungy images and this guy is full of it but the thin DOF takes some of that away.
I LOVE IT! HE is FASCINATING. I'd love to have him in my collection of street portraits. Congratulations! I'm not voting in this challenge, but I wanted to comment and say how cool this one is!