Ahh.. should have know that was you! Dam If I had know the Koala didn't do well with the forign votes (99.9%) I would I wouldn't have bothered submitting my choice for "Shallow DOF" I will let you guess which one that is ;) nevermind, 39 out of 164 is still prety good!
I like the diagonal his arm makes from the lower right corner. It's a good close up with most of his face visible and just enough of the background to add content without cluttering up the image. There is also good texture with his/her fur. Unfortunately Koala bears sleep a lot so I can understand the eyes closed, but with an animal portrait the eyes can be quite important to the emotive factor. Part of the right ear is slightly blown out, but not too distractingly. Good capture.
Ah Ha! gota be a fellow Ozzie! Cute, I thing this was Advanced editing rules, I would have had the Koala's hand poping out onto a white border, if you don't know what I mean let me know and I will show you.