Thomas de Groot wrote:

> part of the image that needs focussing. However, if instead the eyes had 
> been focussed sharply and the rest of the cat slightly out of focus, the 
> image would have gained in intensity. It would not have been a wow image, 
> but certainly a more interesting one. But why not simply photograph the cat 

Ah, but I was going for something different. I wanted the focus to be on 
something different. I have many pictures of my cats with their eyes in 
focus.... Rules are meant to be broken. He often sits with his front 
paws outstretched and together like that, so I thought I'd emphasize the 
paws. I see it didn't work, and the intent is lost on people ;)

> sharply and leave it at that? The personality of the animal is more than 
> enough to make the shot attractive without extra add-ons.

> All this said without intentions to hurt whoever took the photograph. This 
> is the kind of analysis one would get in any photography or art class in the 
> world

Right. Strangely, the photo forum I frequent had an entirely different 
view of it, but there you go ;)

My feelings are not hurt, I take lots of Okay photos, and lots of bad 
photos... Depending on who you ask, this one is either a masterpiece, or 
a train wreck :) I think it's somewhere in between. The bicycle in the 
back killed it, and I don't think my focus/DOF was where I really 
intended it to be.

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