I caught her whole yawn, but the tongue and the expression on his face cracked me up.
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Place: 81 out of 334 Avg (all users): 5.9551 Avg (commenters): 8.8000 Avg (participants): 5.8772 Avg (non-participants): 6.0938 Views since voting: 1314 Views during voting: 297 Votes: 178 Comments: 13 Favorites: 5 (view)
Marvelous capture. It looks kind of like she is about to sneeze. I love the intensity of the lion's interest in what she is doing. The focus and DOF are perfect.
LOVED the expressions in this - and your title was excellent! Good tight crop, and good use of the square format for impact. I'm very surprised it didn't score higher, but I will say that is probably the highest commenter average I've ever seen for something that got more than five comments during a challenge. That's amazing!
I really enjoy the fun appeal of this image. So many times we have seen this same scene in people. The clarity, lighting and contrasts are nicely done as well as the dof.
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