B&W Portrait

[PMR]

Sorry for the double post, but just found this "critique" section.
Overexposed face as I like and the rest pretty dark

A720 IS
ISO 80
1/1000
f 5.6
EV -0.67

Please critique, I'm new to this :)
http://i28.tinypic.com/s2z7f8.jpg

[ELAY]

I like the look and feel of this.

How did you light the face? Your lighting has given you the overexposure, but it is so tight that it really only hits her chin and part of her cheek. I wonder if the fall-off from the hotspot is a bit too abrupt, and if softening it slightly would have given you a more high-key treatment for the whole face.

EL

[PMR]

The light source was the sun at 2pm. This photo was barely editable in color because her chin was very shiny. The sun was very bright and the face nearly blown. You can see it in the sun glasses. Unlike it seems on the pic, she was not posing, just staring at the lake as I set the camera and took that one shot. Maybe f8 or 1500 would have done the trick:o

I really tried a lot of combinations in lightroom but it was not easy

[ELAY]

Nice job on the post-processing -- it didn't occur to me that this was a sunlit shot.

[Sandie]

I like the image, but that hot spot detracts from the overall effect. I want to look at her eyes and the sun reflecting off of them, but I keep being drawn back to the chin.