He looks like alternate reality Gilderoy who traveled the world, writing books about the amazing things wizards and witches were doing, giving them credit, and basically being the Anthony Bourdain of the magical world.
Ah, yes, you are correct. An avatar "must be 110x170 pixels." I was confusing it with the wording for signatures, which "may not exceed" the stated size.
:blink That's some impressive ps skill! And I'm no spring chicken to photo editing, either. I'm mostly impressed that you managed to not only find a picture facing in the correct direction to meld with your photo, but one that's also a near exact reboot of your old avi.