Is this shot overexposed?

[achyut]

I took this photo last weekend in a park. I love this shot. However, not sure if it adheres to the rules for portraits. Like- eyes should be sharpest point in the shot. In my shot eyes are definitely not very sharp. Moreover, I have blown out the forehead. Does it make this shot look bad? If I try to step down the exposure the eyes become very dark. was there any way around to make this shot look better?



EXIF:
Camera Used: Canon EOS 400D
Lens: Canon 70-200 F2.8 L
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100

[autofocus]

just a red X where the photo is supposed to be

[achyut]

Not sure what went wrong. Let me try again.



Happy old man | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by achyut

Not sure what went wrong. Let me try again.



Happy old man | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

If you go to the Flickr page of the photo, click on "share this", then "grab the html/bbc code", then copy and paste the medium size html code into your post - the photo will appear here in your thread.

[achyut]

Yay! it worked. Thank you so much

[autofocus]

"..is it overexposed?" Well, for sure the hair is, but shooting in that type of light it's pretty much unavoidable. Once exposure detail gets to 255 on the digital scale, all details are gone and irrecoverable. All in all, it's a nice shot though in capturing the gents expression, regardless of it meeting all the technical requirements of a "good portrait."

[achyut]

thanks for you comments