Delectable Droplets
by jaid

Comment by jaid:
Wow, lots of comments this week! Thanks!
Figured I would respond to many of them, and explain a bit more about the shot.
First of all, this was a completely spontaneous shot. It was one of a series of 4 shots (I didnt make my kitty go thirsty for days to get her to want to drink condensation, nor did I glue her down to the desk until she did so =). I had no intentions of taking the picture for this challenge, but I liked the droplet texture and figured it would qualify. I realize it was probably stretching things a bit. I couldnt crop the newspaper out of the shot without cutting in to the glass, and that really put the focus on my kitty, and away from the droplets so that didnt seem like a good solution. It looks much better with the newspaper cloned out, but unfortunately thats not allowed. That shadow is quite a menace also.

All that said, the answers to all questions that were asked:

Journey: I hope she isnt becoming an alcoholic. I cant afford my own taste for wine, let alone the added expense hers would bring!

bunnies: About 5-10 seconds! I guess luck was on my side that day.

jochen: Yep, shes a Bengal, and it never occurred to me to take a shot of her fur either.

BeeGee: Im happy to say she didn't go without water at all ;)

Guillermo: Nope, its a Bengal Cat! //www.bengalcat.com

spiller: Thanks for the site! I submitted a variation of this shot, we'll see how it does.

GeneralE: Not yet!

amandolin: Nope, she is actually a Begal (//www.bengalcat.com). Thanks for the kind words!

Swashbuckler: The perspective on her coat is bad in the shot, she is actually more spotted than striped. Either way, her name is 'Shiraz'. I guess her name is turning out to be pretty fitting.

For anyone interested, heres a slightly different shot/perspective with the newspaper clumsily cloned out: //www.divinyard.net/gallery/album24/aai?full=1

Thanks again for all the comments!

jaid@divinyard.net

Delectable Droplets
by jaid

Comment by RedRuthann:
Great capture of the tongue and the sweat from the glass. Personally I think the lighting is a bit harsh. Cute kitty - nice coloring.
Ruthann

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by jimmsp:
Technically good, but subject somehow doesn't strike me quite right. I'd also remome the paper on right next time. 5.

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by sjgleah:
Nice image, nice texture.. great catch 7 sjgleah

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by mac:
good contrast of texture, good composition, and interesting story

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by jmsetzler:
cute cat :) = 5 - jmsetzler

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by janfries:
Nice touch of humor for this weeks challenge. Thanks for the smile.

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by Niten:
Rule of thirds? throw it out the window. 10

Delectable Droplets
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Comment by GinaRothfels:
A most original entry for this challenge. Pity about the ugly black shadow in the middle. If you want to use this photo for other purposes, I suggest turning the whole background black.

Delectable Droplets
by jaid

Comment by Swashbuckler:
I love cat shots! This is terribly nice. (neat tiger stripes, let me guess, the cat's name is tiger/tigger/or the like) Background is a little plain (-.5), hate to see you chop off the cat's behind (-.5) You had a 10 going here, but 9 will have to do. Swash (clean cat ears!!! we have mites! yuk!)