Originally Posted by bigfred

Do you mean the way the cleat is position on the bottom of the shoe?

Yes. The further aft the cleat is mounted on your shoe the lower the load supported by your calf. Which generally extends one's duration but at the expense of cadence. Further forward, the calf does more work, but, there's more mobility to your ankle, so you can spin faster/easier.

Would you say this appears to be in the "norm" for a setup? I think the dropped look is cool, but not at the expense of my comfort.

That's pretty hard to answer without you filling out a questinaire about your current condition, riding experience, expectations and examining your flexibility. All the things a pro fit covers. Your current set up is on the high side of normal, but, not alarmingly so. If I were to recommend one change, it would be to rotate the bars down some. Currently when you're in the drops the brake levers appear to be a reach up for. To solve that you could either rotate the bars, or if you're happy with the orientation of the bars, unwrap them down to the levers, reposition the levers a bit lower and replace the wrap.

It appears in the photos that your levers are very close to level with your saddle. That would be a reasonably upright position. But, not one that you would use for racing. It's hard to say for sure without seeing the rest of you in the photos. But, it's not dissimiliar to the position my wife uses for casual fitness riding and the occassional group ride or event. It should be a reasonably comfortable fit and I for one wish that shops would lean toward getting new riders comfortable so they enjoy their riding and continue, rather than trying to slam them for speed they're never going to achieve because they're uncomfortable and choose not to continue with the sport.