I would say: great original photo and I also like the manipulation you have presented. I miss good portrait photos in Caedes. There are much more in other photo websites (at least in Polish ones) I have to admit I spotted some cowboy wisdom in his eyes.
Two years later Nathan, but... :o) There is a song Michael Martin Murphey - Cowboy Logic
Cowboy Logic link. Remember to sit in the middle all the time! :o)