Clarity Abrupt

[IvoryKensai]

This is my first post for critique so please be gentle.

This shot was taken as part of a series of martial arts portraits taken over the last few weeks. Most of them are pretty standard "school picture" fare but I also tried to get a few more interesting shots. I really liked this one in it's raw form and liked it even more after a bit of solarization in Photoshop. However much I like it something still doesn't feel quite right and I can't put my finger on it. Composition? Lighting? I wanted the processed look so I posted the "finished" version. The link is to the original version. I know it is a bit vague but I would really appreciate any guidance on this shot.

Thanks so much.



Original

Data:
Nikon D80
Nikor 70-300mm @ 300mm
f/5.6
ISO 200
1/200s

[fearthepenguin]

You might want to consider giving it the same treatment that folks gave my picture last week that was similar. My favorite ended up being a black and white with some grain edited into the shot.