Good shot. Not a composition I have seen a lot of, looking directly off to one side. Interesting.

Very very nice - I think there is a bit of image issue on the border between his forehead and the black background. The off center composition really does it for me.

I really like the intensity of this image. I would like a bit of reduction on the highlights of his cheekbone.

great textures here. the ear is just a tad distracting for me, but that is being very picky really.

I'll start by saying that I really like this, and I think I see what you were after. I can't figure out the blur around the ear, though it doesn't particularly bother me. My only 'wish' is that you'd have caught his eyes just a little bit more. It's harder to connect with him with almost no eye showing.