The one advantage of the pro's picture is that you don't need to be told that there are fish in the blenders. Those of us exposed to the tidal surge of artspeak unleashed by this exhibit will know, but arbitrary viewers of your image won't. If you could get closer to the blenders while still leaving some of that lovely space around the children you would have an image that needed less explanation.(posted 8639 days ago)Otherwise yours is much better. The kid's poses look natural and there's a real feeling of the context in which this slice of time is taking place.
That painting behind the pro is rather sad. "Oh look at me I've just discovered the twirl filter!" Perhaps if we turned on all the blenders simultaneously he's leap backwards in horror and bring it crashing to the ground. Now *that* would be art.