Thanks for all the positive feedback . . .

Also, I recognize my own dissatisfaction with power lines and errant other lines and tried to not have that be the extent of my discussion; I just couldn’t help it.

I guess my original thought about “anything you wanted to say” was about process. Recently, I’ve been trying to think about the process. So hearing about how the model responded, what they were and weren’t willing to do, is a big chunk of that. But, also, I wonder what you were going for, trying for. And what you think of how it came out. Did you capture what you were aiming at or did you capture something entirely different but just as valuable. I guess I am striving for context.

There is no “backdrop,” what you see on the right is actually a curtain ( laying on top of the wallpaper). However I understand that you probably would like the composition better without it, but you also like some of my pictures better without power lines.

I think the texture of all the surfaces visible in the print would make a large print work, but I love to see texture details.

I might post some tighter cropped shots to see what you think of them too, if it is ok with the model.

I like the detail for a lot of reasons. I like how it is cropped, though I might like it better without that little bit of stubble on the bottom left but maybe not, it mimics the shadow on the other side well. I like how intense he looks and how focused the image in. He has a real Vincent Gallo vibe. The quality of hte image and the texture of his face are great.

I like the full print too. Although, my fixation on lines make me not like how the backdrop comes to an end on the right edge of the picture. His eyes pop out so much more in the full print, I think because there is so much more dark in the full thing. I like the imagery in the background, I like the off-kilter pose, I like how his knees stick up.

Would I like the full image blown up to the size of the detail? I’m not sure. That would be, what? 20×20? I like big prints. Certainly the detail that shows up in the inset would be good for anyone who wanted to take a close look at the image but I’m not sure if I think the whole thing would gain anything from being that large. You know, some photos work better big while others work better small. I think that right edge would make me really crazy in a full size print but I really need to get over my desire for symmetry. I’ve been fighting that urge since I was a kid.

If I had to choose between I’d have to go with the cropped version. But, I think the initial sentiment behind the comment was that I loved that level of detail in the image, which could have appear in a large full negative print or a smaller cropped one.

oh, and thanks for the compliment.