Hi,
Wow, nice to find 10 replies waiting for me first thing in the morning. Thanks to everyone for your feedback and compliments.
Riverlander wrote in post #3695821
Excuse me - your best series yet?
Ah, you must be a fan of some of my other work! 
Riverlander wrote in post #3695821
#1 is too close up and distorts the face for no reason. Even though you "had your camera ready" it is b/w and is not in focus
#2 is nothing special except for the look on his face! And possibly change of clothes...
#3 is posed in front of a nice background -- after a definite change of clothes!!
#1 was heavily post-processed to be black and white and a bit on the blurry side. Do you like the color version any better?
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#2 was desaturated, and I ran a USM on it but it didn't have quite the impact I was hoping for. Nonetheless, I think it captured the emotion and the context of the moment. OK, it might not qualify to be in many people's "best series yet" portfolio, but I'm not the best photog on the board either.

#3 was taken at our kitchen table after we took off the fuzzy sweatshirt. My LCD monitor isn't so great but the colors look a little warm to me in spite of having used manual WB for incandescent. Suggestions on how to make these shots better would be much appreciated.
Thanks again for your comments!
Joe