It looks more interesting slightly stretched - it adds perspective - so that is what I did. It's a major label look. I'm takin' it back to the basics, to the covers like Mac Mall's first release, Too Short's "Born To Mack" & more. Look at Jay Z's album covers, Nelly, Puffy (none of whom I'm fans of) they are all basic yet rugged. It's professional, abusing eye candy is for the minors. This is something new as well as original & I'm content with it, letting the photography speak for itself. This cover took about 40 layers so don't think any design wasn't implemented. I'm not being defensive at all either folkizm, I respect your honesty believe that. I know how responses can come across on the internet as maybe bein' hostile, this is not one of those.