Impromptu session w/ brother

My brother came over to borrow something a couple of days ago and I asked him to pose for a quick session. I used a speedlight in a softbox. It was about 1:30, I think, so not the best lighting, but I did like some of them. I stood him in front of the only fall color we have now. CC welcome.

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I like both of them......Nice conversion on #1

the first one is really nice!

#1 is overly processed. Too much sharpening and contrast. For me, the drama comes from the lighting not the processing.

+1 on the overprocessed look of one it is a nice image and would be fine a little less sharpened. The second has nice colors. Good job.

Thanks for the input everyone.

a little bit too sharp for my tastes, but they're both very nice images. great work

He's a good looking dude!

Back off on the clarity on #1 and it's a winner.