I really like this one, Christopher. I particularly like the square crop and the way the wisps of smoke contrast with the crisp lines of the leather jacket. I also like the way the man’s wrinkles are mirrored in the folds of the jacket and how the haphazard array of lines become accentuated by the regular rib of his hat.
In other words, for me it’s a photo about contrast, rather than being ‘too contrasty’ in itself, if you know what I mean!
Amy
xx

Wow, thanks Amy! It’s amazing the details you don’t notice in your own photographs.