Taking a stab at DPS’s Weekly Challenge, Portrait of a Man: Jason and our one-eyed cat, Sylvia.

Hand held, manual focus, Program mode, flash bounced off the wall to the left, but angled a bit toward the back, so not straight from the left..

Other info:

Exposure: f/5.6 1/60s, ISO 800
Exposure Mode: Auto
Focal Length: 85.0 mm
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Flash: Fired, compulsory mode
Metering Mode: Spot
Subject Distance: 0.7m
Custom Rendered: Normal process
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Model: Canon EOS40D
Camera Raw
White Balance: Custom
Temperature: 5075° K
Tint: +6
Fill Light: 21
Blacks: 9
Brightness: +64
Contrast: +25