I like this shot. Reminds me of the old Kennedy portraits... the texture is great. Maybe could use a hair more light on the face, but i like it.

Unless you were trying to place this gentleman in an airplane setting for some reason, I think you can crop out the entire right side and just concentrate on him.

Once you do that, the picture works for me just as it is.

This is what I see as a documentary style photograph - not so much a portrait.

I spend far too long considering various crops on my own shots so in my estimation I think cropping out the entire right side here would make this a far less intersting photo.

That said, I'm not wild on the extremes of this one, from over-exposed to murky shadows, they throw me off and I end up staring at the wall in the centre.

But I think the biggest thing I'm missing here is the context. If this is a close relative, and it's a particularly memorable trip, then it's a shot eggplant has an emotional attachment to. As it is, on first view, it's not a shot I feel much connection with beyond being curious on his expression and off-camera gaze.

I like this picture, and I agree with doilyboy, lighting the face more, and we'd see more of his gestures. His hand was in the right place at the right moment...I love it!

I like it. Yes, it could use some extra light on his face, but the picture makes me think..."I wonder what he is thinking about"