Post Process C&C Please!

[Swimmersrule08]

I am not a portrait photographer, so I would like an idea of how my editing looks.
Thanks,
Andrew

 

[Michael Edward Rudge]

some how the back ground is very distracting

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[Mark den Hartog]

I would first crop out the pants on the right and the little thingy in the left corner (maybe clone it out) and then clone away the birds (pigeons?)

 

[RayGuselli]

Ray

 

[WineO]

As you asked for a cc :
Clutter in background
Not enough space in front of subject and too much behind
A bit dark and skin tone dark and a bit too warm
Clean up the red in one eye
Claude

My try:

 

[asoftwind]

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Claude

 

[Patre]

Really nice portrait effect,Ray.
Pat

 

[frosti7]

WineO, what youv done is preety amazing!
i wonder how do you reach such nice colors on the skin
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Rostislav
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