It's a Dog's World
by rudidl

Comment by L2:
This is fantastic! Even the image reflected in the eye is clean, if not super clear.

It's a Dog's World
by rudidl

Comment by skylen:
Impressive close up! Nice reflection. Cool idea.

No tissues needed
by rudidl

Comment by ButterflySis:
The title makes this funny, otherwise just a lion. Terrific shot though.

No tissues needed
by rudidl

Comment by jmassung:
eww, gross! Funny though, nice capture. 8

No tissues needed
by rudidl

Comment by slynneblarp:
Ewwww. Definitely fits the challenge. Nice capture.

No tissues needed
by rudidl

Comment by fotodude:
so it is licking its nose there are lots of cats that can do that and have been captured in image form doing so.

never the less nice shot and it is a lion after all so good luck and your score is fine don't screem at me. please

ola
by rudidl

Comment by rudidl:
Lessons learned:

* Do not start taking the photograph (or start using Photoshop) just a few hours before the competition closes.
* Do not use your (clean) desk to place the subject on. Rather place it on a 'cleaner' surface, e.g. a sheet of paper. This will hopefully eliminate dust problems, and yellow shadows.
* Send it to DPC as the biggest 150 Kbyte JPEG file you can, not as a 60 Kbyte file. They re-compress the image, e.g. causing the texture of the cap to look like dust. Especially the thumbnail looks bad.
* Watch the reflections e.g. in the bottle. Try maybe another sheet of paper.
* Check the shadows under the bottle to get the shadow's curve looking right.
* Watch out for printed letters e.g. on the cap or the bottle.

ola
by rudidl

Comment by Mark:
the yellow behind the bottlecap is odd. It looks like you kicked up the saturation of red and yellow a whole lot.

ola
by rudidl

Comment by JoshuaM:
I like the idea but I think the actual photo could have been done better. The first tip would be to clean the cap and the surface that you are using for the picture.

ola
by rudidl

Comment by dswebb:
Nice effect with the title...