I shot this a while back for Norvine.com and re-retouched it just now to show another photographer what i was talking about when discussing certain techniques. I grew kind of fond of the result even though i may think that the fake flares in the back may be a tad too much haha
Many think that this is a composite, it is not=) it's shot on location with a speedlight in a 120cm umbrella octa.
Even though the flares might be fake how did you light the ground behind them?
Either way I think this has a very cinematic feel to it. Great job man!