Stunning shot of this intimate portrait of such a beautiful creature. Color and DOF are excellent. Your exposure is right on given the uneven lighting, which I feel detracts slightly from the overall impaoct. The lighting (face being mostly in shadow), and the fact that the animal appears to be in repose, does not give the impression that there is any danger here, as your title states. Overall though, very well done.
Does not meet challenge. Using the word edge does not make it meet the challenge, which was clearly defined as being a border. Shame, nice photo otherwise. 1
Wow, is very nice! I hope you had used a large telephoto... to stay away from him! :) Very nice eyes catch up. The tongue gives a sesation that it is in preparation to the lunch. Excelent use of DOF.