B/W of a friend

I have not tried B/W in a long time. This is a shot of a photographer friend working at his computer on CS4, shot at a very high ISO in poor lighting and my processing trying to make it B/W. Comments or suggestions

You probably already know, but the angle is not drawing me in...he is looking outside the frame, which will tend to lead the eye out of the photo.
The B&W looks fine to me, its just the composition.

Not a flattering angle plus the glasses are obscuring his eyes.

Spike44 wrote in post #16267905
Not a flattering angle plus the glasses are obscuring his eyes.

Agree with Flo and Spike on the angle. Seeing the eyes would help a bit, but a very little bit.

I would prefer a bit more contrast in the conversion too.

^ Agree with contrasts, but then again do you think that would also depend on another perspective?

^ pretty much everything have been said here. bin for the win.

I think this photo could be powerful if you were to sharpen it to the limit and made the reflection in the glasses in color. What I see here is an older man viewing modern technology.