Fun for Fit Father
by viljoendale

Comment by Beetle:
This looks a little overexposed, but you made a nice effort to fit the challenge.

Fun for Fit Father
by viljoendale

Comment by OdysseyF22:
Lighting is too hars, IMO

The Maestro and his Zither
by viljoendale

Comment by Slyy:
To me, this subjiect is not verry interesting. maybe taking the picture from a diffrent angle would have made it better. also, it appears that the built in flash was used, and made a bad effect with shadows. 2

The Maestro and his Zither
by viljoendale

Comment by FranziskaLang:
To be honest, this has a 'snapshot' feel to me. I know, everyone hates that word. The reason I'm saying that is the composition (taking the photo from eye-level height), the shadow from the flash, the maestro not looking at the camera, plus some of the background. Maybe getting lower down, so you get more of his face, or closeup of the hands on the zither (I know, that would be a different photo) would be more interesting here (to me, that is).

The Maestro and his Zither
by viljoendale

Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
try diffusing your flash- you can bounce it off the ceiling or if you are looking for a cheap route you can rubber band a plastic spoon over the on board flash :0)

The Maestro and his Zither
by viljoendale

Comment by Antanas:
Avoid direct flash (see that harsh shadow close to face?) Otherwise interesting and correctly composed photo...5

The Maestro and his Zither
by viljoendale

Comment by whatdewuc:
Good luck with this study.

Used and Denied
by viljoendale

Comment by vadvirag:
Once I had a similar idea about visas for On the edge challenge. It did not finish well, but I hope yours does better. I like the DENIED text on the shot. The background is wild, I would use somewhat more official colour and a tighter crop (no matter if edges and parts get outside the photo) and a lower angle to make the shot more interesting and gove a perspective.

Used and Denied
by viljoendale

Comment by Tammer:
At first, I thought perhaps you added the DENIED text. Since your photo has been validated, I think maybe someone else wondered the same thing. I like your concept, but for me, it's the choice of background color that made me give you a lower score. I wonder how this would have looked with a darker background instead?

Used and Denied
by viljoendale

Comment by echo54:
nice