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by studiog2

Comment by SandyP:
OMG. . .I was on vacation and missed seeing this one! WOW! That's about the cutest thing I've ever seen. ..and thanks for the reassurance that no animals were hurt during your award winning photo project :)

Way to go being selective and waiting until you had the winner. Maybe every challenge you enter will be a ribbon winner :)

MEGA CONGRATULATIONS!!!! This could not be improved on in any way! I'm surprised anyone gave it lower than a 10 :)

Let's rethink this without a net thing
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Comment by goc:
super. pity there is no datta in photographers comments ... congratz !

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Comment by fancypants:
Wow your first challenge submission and a second place ribbon! CONGRATS! Great photo, well deserved ribbon!

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Comment by Rgarcia:
Congratulations!!! It is a great achievement to win a ribbon on your first entry, and also getting the best score for your camera!!

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Comment by jdannels:
What a great first entry! Congrats on the ribbon.

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Comment by elizadeb:
So happy for you on this shot! It really captured the flavor of the challenge and was a fav of mine in the voting! Bravo & Congrats~~~~

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Comment by digitalpins:
lol this is awesome and fits the challenge perfectly

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Comment by studiog2:
Thanks everyone for all of the great comments!
Post processing:
Crop, color adjustment, noise reduction, sharpen, contrast.

I never thought this would do so well, I almost didn’t enter it.
Wow, my first contest here and I get a ribbon?!?! Hooray!!!!
Here’s hoping it’s not all down hill from here on out...

This was hard and frustrating!!!. And no, no animals were hurt making this, although the dog felt a neglected. hehe.
I was a little nervous at first. I didn’t know how the cats would react to a rat in the house. No worries, they could care less about it. I guess that explains the mice problem ;) Treats, that’s a whole different story. The cat I originally wanted in this, felt sleeping was in order. Plan B. Recast. This was one of the last photos, by then the cat was full of treats and joined the other for nap time. Wow, that rat’s fast!

Oh, btw, this cat always looks hungry. This is quite creepy when you wake up in the morning and you see him staring at you like that from the edge of the bed.

Thanks to my sister for supplying the rat and for her support. She told me to enter it. I’m glad I listened.

Thanks for the comparison to one of the great photographers here. I wish I was that good!
That’s the best compliment I could receive.

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Comment by bdenny:
Wow! Your first entry not only gets a ribbon but is also the highest scoring pic with your camera. Congratulations!

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Comment by hotpasta:
One challenge one ribbon...amazing...well done