Not another bloody party!
by Judi

Comment:

Originally posted by judi: Thanks heaps everyone for your votes.....except you pathetic low voters who like to vote under 4 for biased reasons!!!

I gave it a 3, and in view of your quoted remark I feel compelled to explain why. First, I thought it was tacky; putting an animal into this contrived situation is to me not all that far removed from bear dancing. It is no defence that this cat may not have actually objected ... it remains exploitative and does you no credit. Second, it lacks any but the most base of aesthetic purposes. How is my world (indeed anyone's world) broadened or affected in any meaningful way by this picture of a cat in a cocktail glass? What is the point of it? It is bereft of both feeling and purpose, and for me that's a 3. I accept that few people will agree with me on this, but I'm not asking them to do so. Nor am I insulting them for how they did vote.

Please remember, I would not have spoken, would never have said a word, had you not made your offensive and presumptuous accusation in the Photographer's Comments box.

Jake
by violinist123

Comment:
You should have had a minus one handicap applied to all votes you get because Jake is so good looking. Nice pic with lovely lighting. 7.

Max
by BJokerud

Comment:
Max is a fine looking bloke. Dignified but not snobby. Classy. Very nice pic, with the very same qualities. 7.

The Guardian
by ar_laura

Comment:
This dog looks great, cradled in the hay. He's a bit soft, but when it comes to these dogs so am I. 7.

Down Stay
by k9logic

Comment:
My dog used to look at me like that. Now he only opens one eye. I think he sighs, too. 7.

Snoopy
by Motek

Comment:
Yes, this might just win. I like it anyway. 7.

Bojangles
by magenmarie

Comment:
This is actually a very fine idea. We all know what a cat looks like, so you have instead chosen to show something about the cat. Bojangles casts a jaundiced eye over his domain (Is it Mr Bojangles? Or is it Ms?). The inescapable conclusion is that in this place, The Big Bo rules! If he had a little thought bubble above his head, it would doubtless quote Soiuth Park's Cartman ... "Respect Mah Authoritah!" My only 10.

Le fils d'une pomme
by oscarthepig

Comment:
Well, I give you a 10 just because I like Magritte too, and your picture is a very fine tribute. And because I also wear a hat.

I think this will score very high, but in spite of that I do like it very much.

So thanks for providing the most (almost the only) entertaining entry, for which I also award DPC's most dubious distinction; the Order of the Thumb:

Painted With Light
by limerick

Comment:
My pick as Best Still Life.

by aznym

Comment:
Vexillology.
There is a secret branch of photography that involves finding the hidden flags of imaginary nations. This one is clearly Islamic (because of the green, and the Arabic script cunningly disguised as shadows).
It would make a lovely flag. The brown and the green go well together. Don't they? (I am a little bit colour blind)