little bit soft

Sometimes larger isn't better and sometimes sharper isn't better. My suggestion would be to print it larger and see what the emotional impact is, if it is still as strong.
Very interesting series.

gene

Well, you could try an unsharp mask. The idea is to produce a mask, like a contrast mask, that is slightly unsharp, so that when printed in register with the original negative it increases edge sharpness. There is a good discussion of the technique in an article by Howard Bond in a special issue of _Photo Techniques_ called _Mastering the Fine B&W Print_, and he has written about this in other contexts as well. "Unsharp masking" in Photoshop is based on this traditional graphic arts technique.

Just print it...
As Gene said you need the 16x20 to see where to go.
A little bit of punch in the blacks and you are fine.
G.

great image Jose, has narrative and comments on the human condition

i totally agree with Gene and Guillaume

to me it's more "soft" in contrast than in focus

Another strong image, Jose... and softness can make an image strong, indeed. Well done.. print it big, and see how it feels.

I'll print it big, thanks for the "push".

Ray, soft in contrast is good or bad? you mean that need more or less contrast? to work in that direction before going big.