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Oh, Allan! I love everything about this portrait and seeing it finished is a real treat for the eyes.
Conceptually it really grabs me. His intense eyes would be enough by themselves, but combine them with his mixture of sensuous and slightly aescetic face and body language (arm position) and you get a really powerful portrait that appeals on many levels. Many women will love this (hey, I'm 52 but that doesn't make me immune to his charms) but men will love it, too, because it is so much more than a portrait of a good-looking man. He is totally an individual. The fact that you have captured all this is remarkable.
In other words, it has "retina-burn" galore. I hope you enter this in a BIG competition.
Now on to the technical level. This is also a winner because of your total command of composition and mood, as well as edges, color temperature, value, etc. I especially love your big, broad brushstrokes. Thanks for posting those closeups.
Okay,enough already! You get the idea.
Alex
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