I'm with Joe. Somehow, they completely escaped my notice. It's a tough balance though. There is such a wide range of tones in this image, if he had gone any darker then there would have been a lot of murky shadows. I think it is the best exposure under the circumstances, though I have nothing to compare it to. The ones his his gallery seemed spot on, but I may have to go back now and check the highlights. ;] Anyway, the question was about the texture, which I think just about everyone responded to that it didn't work here.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations