Hmm, interesting oppinions here. :unsure:
#1 is my favorite. Very little crop and I nailed the eye and mouth. Good dof and the exposure is quite adequate for this darker mood composition.
#2 is my second favorite. Although not quite as sharp as most of us would like to see, the composition is the most interesting.
#3...oversharpened imo. The subject has the fins spread and the pose is okay too. But the background is too similar in color to the main object of the composition. More contrast would be better.
Number one is my fav in this series guys.