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lol. fun

Thats how we get it right-Grand work!

Oh man, So cute!



Nice depth-of-field and composition :)

SOOOO NICE!

i love this pic!

you really deserve your ribbon!

hope nothing bad happenned to this cute mouse ;)

I love this picture! You can imagine how shocked I was to see this, as I had actually thought of doing the same thing!! My difference would have been a mouse instead of a rat. However, my cats are no where near as well behaved as yours. My photo would have been similar to an action shot in a war zone -- protect the mouse, hold the camera, keep the cat in frame, etc.



Glad this worked out so well for you! Congratulations on the ribbon! It is well deserved.

That is fantastic.

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 :)





super. pity there is no datta in photographers comments ... congratz !

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

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

What a great first entry! Congrats on the ribbon.

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~~~~

lol this is awesome and fits the challenge perfectly

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.



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

One challenge one ribbon...amazing...well done

wow! congrats! your first challenge and already a ribbon! but well deserved. I'm looking forward to see more pictures of you!

priceless! I didn't get to vote on this challege topic but your photo is both creative and well executed not to mention funny I give ya a 10.



congrats

Clever idea well brought off, congratulations on the ribbon.

Well done!!! Congrats!!! I'm so pleased my favourite two images of the challenge came 1st and 2nd :-)

Congratualtions on the ribbon, but....n/a for a comment? Come on, tell us the story of the setup!

Very well conceived shot and deserving of a ribbon. Congrats.

This is just way too cool. Congrats on getting such a fun picture!

GOOD FOR YOU!! RED!! this was great in challenge & even better on another glance!

congrats!!



This was very funny, glad to see it do so well. Congratulations on winning the red ribbon!

wow...nice job for your first challenge...good luck keeping the high scores like this up!

congrats on the ribbon, i liked this shot while voting. and besides a ribbon you now have the highest rated shot for your camera, good job!



what a great shot. too cute, nice first image ;)

Comments Made During the Challenge

This is probably going to get the real blue ribbon because it is simply a perfect take on the challenge, but just in case it doesn't, I'll give it a Posthumous Blue Ribbon. And yes, I know what I'm risking here. After all this could be scalvert. And that title is trying too hard. And I have two other brilliant photos to give this ribbon to.



But the tension here is incredible. The hunger in that cat's eyes...



Posthumous Blue Ribbon





LOL- good job handling these tough models. The composition is a little lopsided, but still one of the top entries. 9

I love this picture! Very very appropriate. Good job.

Excellent shot, love the composition, Dof and perspective - well done. One of the best so far!

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Nice setup.

Great shot... I really like the angle and the lighting! The look on the cat's face is perfect! 10 for me!

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clever...I would have cropped about 15% of the right as it doesn't add to the image and throws it off balance...good luck with this, might see it on the front page...great work...the cat's pose is priceless 9

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You are getting my first 10!

the cat looks kinda hungry

Ha! Ha! Ha! Clever idea - Hope it does well!

Purrfect depth of focus. I think this will do very well. Shame about the top left, and pattened carpet - otherwise excellent.

haha! VERY funny idea! the best in this challenge! 10 points for that! though you should perhaps have cropped away the left corner, but still such a cool picture! hope it wins!

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very clever!

Love it love it love it!

Fantastic! Great angle and posture of both animals.

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... oh, I love it.



10.



+favs.

great work!!!!

perfect!

great originality and suspense. Jealous I didn't think of it. I wish it the focus on the mouse was a bit sharper.

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Hehe, one of the best shot´s in the challenge. That upper left corner not having a rug but what I assume is hardwood floor bothers me a bit but the rest I like, great perspective and DOF. Gave an 8.

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Excellent! The look on the cat's face is classic.

I like everything about this one - the lighting is perfect, the story behind it is very amusing.

love it, such a great moment and really sells the story. bump to 10

Great story. I like the DOF.

lol Great idea!

Excellent shot! ...and a clever setup!

I like the idea, very funny.

love this shot! Great expression on cat's face, interesting comp. 8

Brilliant. Well done. I'm from PITA - were any animals harmed during this?

wow, very clever! I love the concept. Great focus on the rat, and I love the cat's expression! I give you an 8!

Excellent use of DOF, expression on the cat priceless. Great shot one of my picks for the top. Minor distraction in the upper left corner, and I might not have had so much empty space on the right... but still one of my favs...great job.

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FANTASTIC. Love the idea and the composition. 10

hahaha excellent!

Nice capture - Great tones and very clever and well thought out - I find the composition a little awkward but still not enough to take away. Well done for going the extra step! 9

Fake cat? Still a 10 :)

sweet - I also hate it when my dinner runs away.

Fun shot. The look on the cat's face is priceless.

Great shot!. Cat looks hungry.

Funny!!! Add some text and you've got either a card ot poster.

I love this picture - hilarious!

great idea, well executed. Rug is a bit busy, and some blowouts on the rat.

cute i love the title

Great composition. Great DOF. Great idea. and funny with it. Absolute 10!

great one! I'm still chuckling...

This looks like something scalvert would do. Very creative. 7

hehe great shot

Quite funny :)

(I hope he didn't fall down)

My favorite of the challenge! Really tells the story of RISK...besides, I'm a sucker for great animal/pet shots! :-)

LOL, great concept and composition to pull off this creative idea. Nicely done!

perfect 10! #1 in my book and I'll be shocked if this is not the blue ribbon winner at the end of the week. Tells a great story and it just well, well done.

This is a definate contender for tbe top ribbon. There are a couple I think are strong, but this one definately has something over them. Very clever and well executed. 10 and Good Luck with the ribbon

This is just awesome! Oh, that poor hamster. That hungry looking cat. 10 all the way.

Clever !

Great idea, DOF is just shallow enough to keep the cat's expression. Nice composition as well (9)

Great composition & a creative idea. One of my favs for this challange.

Excellent concept, well-shot! :)

Great shot. I like the composition.

omg! awesome!!!

cute! 7

Definitely the most creative shot in this challenge. Looking forward to reading how you pulled this off.