The cymbals kid looks scary, instead of drawing a 'joyful' picture for me. The photo is too dark, maybe a slightly brighter lighting focused on the figure would have helped. The moon (I'm guessing that's a moon) is also shaped weird, more like a really ripe peach in black and white.
Man that is one eerie ornament. Image wise, although I get that it's supposed to be a nightime setting, it is too dim, which makes the subject more sinister looking (instead of joyful). Maybe if the subject was more crisp it would have helped. Good luck.
I like it. It's well lit. I'm thinking you're getting a bunch of comments like, "Where's the table?" and "Is this on a table top?" I'm assuming these are on a table top. The moon looks oval shape, so it must be a picture of the moon.
"The idea is to get a photograph from an alternate perspective not normally viewed"
I can honestly say I have not ever viewed a figurine on a picnic? table with this perspective. You have nailed the challenge perfectly. As far as the picture itself I like it also, but would like to have seen the little dude facing the moon instead of away and out of the picture. 8