My friend Dave Beedon commented about another shot from this series http://www.pbase.com/johncrossphotography/image/109041202 saying that it was hard to tell which way I was facing. Here is an alternative shot I took. What do you think, Dave?
I really like what you are doing here: the darkness and combination of elements in both shots is great. My comment on the first version was not worded properly. What I was trying to say is that it is difficult to determine your mood because your face is completely hidden. Being able to see your face is the key to the exercise. Your orientation is important only in that it controls the illumination of your face.
In this version the light on your shoe strongly suggests that you are facing the camera. But your face is still hidden, so I don't know if you are smiling, staring, crossing your eyes, or crying. One could also say that by facing the camera, you are symbolically turning your back on the runway and its delights.
Try this: move the camera farther away from the door and off to the right (away from the plane). Put yourself between camera and plane with the open door in the background, with you facing the door. (Another way to visualize the scene: from left to right are you, the plane, and the door.) Get some light on at least part of the side of your body---or just part of your face. That way you can symbolically gaze at the plane and the "great beyond" outside and your partially-illuminated face can suggest what you're thinking. From where you are sitting in that arrangement, the camera would be to your right and perhaps slightly behind you
