Competing against your dad? I should talk to my dad about that.. hehe. Great shot. I love seeing a unique item. I love the lighting and the border works very well. 9
I was actually thinking about that karmat, but I felt that it did not display a good DoF that I think realy makes a macro shot. I will have to look into putting it off center with maybe some blank board to the left side (as if he is advancing). Thanks for the comments, and please give a numerical vote :)
Very good lighting and focus. The centered composition makes it feel a bit static to me. Because the piece itself has a "tense" look to me, I'm wondering if a crop that only shows part of it, or a crop that really throws the composition "off balance" would lend itself more to that tension? That's not really clear, I know. For example -- divide the shot into fourths. Then, just use the top left. all that would show would be his eye and nose, mouth and beard, and the rest would be negative space. 'Course, understand that is just my opinion on it.