C A T
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Comment by Melethia:
Purrfect portrait of a feline!

C A T
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Comment by Ivory:
Beautifully done!! Adding to my fav's.

C A T
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
beautiful portrait, i love the colour composition.

Venus @ 7 months
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Comment by patio127:
What a gorgeous cat Venus is . You have displayed her beautifully with the textures & colors in her coat complementing- well done !

The great race
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Comment by Azrifel:
That's a lot of dogs for one sleigh, 14? I like it how you took full advantage of the width of the frame. And those socks, what's the story behind that. :)
Can't wait to go back to Finland to meet the dogs again (only 9 months....).

Venus @ 7 months
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
beautiful cat portrait, i like the clarity and her pose.

Tiger jump - desat
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Comment by braincatalyst:
The composition really throws it off. It needs the selective desat to bring out the tiger, whereas cropping the left third of the frame would really make the picture dynamic. I think it's a great capture.

Venus @ 7 months
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Comment by Jutilda:
WOW - this is wonderful. Love the detail. I didn't realize you had a new kitty. (love the name)

Venus @ 7 months
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Comment by Ivory:
Wonderful pet portrait, love the pose and composition, very well done!

Retired military
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Comment by Artifacts:
Positives:
Choice of B&W with grain works well with this image. Technicals generally good.

Technicals:
Grainy appearance comes across well. No seriously overexposed or underexposed areas. Perspective is OK, but not exceptionally strong. Lighting is hard to evaluate. Near side is in shadow but that seems to work well for this particular image. The bright 'thing' in the lower right corner is unidentifiable and acts as a distraction. The distant signage acts as a minor distraction drawing attention from the main subject.

The Challenge:
Meets the challenge well. BW is always a good choice for grain images. Even the subject, a military vehicle, fits a gain theme. DPCer need for a big "wow" factor played a roll in the score. You really didn't give the viewer a lot to attract attention to this image. Voters might have thought it boring. Since you can only do global changes the composition has to be stronger in basic challenges to carry the image.

Suggestions:
I'm curious how you got ISO 320, that seems like a very strange value. Perhaps using the fisheye lens to exaggerate the features on the vehicle might be tried to add more viewer interest to the composition. Definitely crop out that bright object in the lower right corner.