Tight crop portrait for critique

hi,
Not a great image, so how can I improve?
I took this shot of my housemate, it has been cropped and lightly edited in Photoshop.
I was hoping to shoot at f1/4, but unfortunately my lens may need some re-calibration.
40D + Sigma 50mm f1.4@2.8, bounce flash used.

for larger size: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iudex/3334676467/sizes/o/
Exif data is available.
I was going for a clean image, but retain his rugged features. Perhaps a little overexposed.
How do you think I went?
Thanks in advance for any critique!
Not a great image, so how can I improve?
I took this shot of my housemate, it has been cropped and lightly edited in Photoshop.
I was hoping to shoot at f1/4, but unfortunately my lens may need some re-calibration.
40D + Sigma 50mm f1.4@2.8, bounce flash used.

for larger size: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iudex/3334676467/sizes/o/
Exif data is available.
I was going for a clean image, but retain his rugged features. Perhaps a little overexposed.
How do you think I went?
Thanks in advance for any critique!