Can I just point out that Alastair and I haven't gone into the "Resurection Man" trade - digging's always been a little too much like hard work for me, and I haven't yet been tempted to bypass the undertaker and go direct to source (even though I can think of one or two people who would look at their best as the centrepeice of a wake!).
And so to the critique...
Like the idea, using the water for a misty look certainly seems to have worked... As has been said before, the gap under the chin could probably benefit from being closed up a little, and is it me, or is Sidney tilting a little...
Oh - and just when I was congratulating myself on having a trained Bluebottle for my spooky shots, I notice you've already got a pet spider... and a hard working one at that - even in my old shed, I can't get cobwebs to order in under a day... bravo!!
Just as an aside, I was actually first looking at this shot on my laptop, with my back to the window. As the laptop is a bit old and naff, I could see a reflection of myself on the screen. Then I opened your thread, and Sidney popped up, right in the middle of my reflection - eye sockets in the right place, correct size, the works... Certainly made me sit up and notice...
Also gave me an idea for a similar shoot myself - but combining something like the shot above with one of my
old self portraits...
its been a while.
I can see a lot of fun can be had with Sydney 
