Drulihangover.jpg
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Comment by basssman7:
He does look like he is hung over. LOL

Drulihangover.jpg
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Comment by Melethia:
LOL! Nah, he'll just continue with the practice. Mine will drink out of their water dish and the toilet bowl - I think it just depends on whether or not they feel the need to leave little wet cat feet prints on the seat....

Birman fur
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Comment by Indieaperture:
harsh lighting

Snaffles' solo 41st
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Comment by Melethia:
LOL!! This is wonderfully fun! And hey, don't sweat the birthday alone thing - I do it every year. Look at it this way - you can have whatever you want, wear whatever you want, and put green icing on the cake and no one will complain at all.

Grouse
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Very nice texture, colors, and light. I read your notes, and though you were going to say you served it for dinner.

Birman fur
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Comment by wardmac:
My only negative comment is that close-ups like this should be in focus across the frame. Good subject, nice lighting.

Grouse
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Comment by Melethia:
Ewwww! Poor grouse! I found a dead bird in my yard one winter but I think it had simply dropped dead out of the sky - middle of the yard, no windows. Good idea to shoot (heh!) the poor thing! Has a nice flow to it, makes a nice abstract.

Grouse
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A nice texture, though there is lots of digital noise visible in it.

The Little Match Girl
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Comment by levyj413:
I'm not surprised at the score, because it's not sharp and bright. But your story adds so much to my appreciation of this, and of course the voters didn't see that. This is a good example of the blur helping to sell the story, as if you caught her soul as it prepared to depart. As for the composition, I'd suggest cropping out the dark strip on the left. That will help set up her face in the upper left in opposition to the bright light in the lower right. Ultimately, though, as dahkota said, keep doing what feels right and ignore the score!

Grouse
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Comment by wardmac:
grouse, very interesting. I do wish the entire pic was sharp and crisp though, that would have shot this to a much higher rating.