06-03-2013, 11:40 AM
I guess the composition just isn't very balanced the way you have it now. The lamp competes as a focal point with the face because they are on the same level and are the same size and value. Together they form a large wedge. The crow which is a secondary focal point is pretty much on this same horizontal line across the canvas. Yeah you're right it's not bad it's just not a very dynamic or exciting comp to look around and I guess lessens the impact of the image by being boring for the eye to move around. Maybe you could extend that branch at bottom right in the background so it extends out behind him and off the top left so at least there is a diagonal element in there. Diagonals are much stronger than horizontals compositionally.Of course the choice is yours to go which way you want, it is your work after all. :)