WC 447 Thirsty Kitty

Hmmm.. Looks like this belongs in Photo Art. For me, the colors detract from the image.

Lucy, this does not work well for me, even though it seems you have the technique skills. Thanks for sharing.

I did mean to make it a work of photo art. But this is posted in the weekly challenge gallery.

Am I wrong, that I assumed a zoo tiger could be posted in the zoo weekly challenge. I saw witch way and watercolor layers and thought this would work. I know the photo is a very bold work of art, but I wanted it to be strong....too strong?? I see this hung on a big wall, not in a little frame, so I tried to fit the color with the viewing distance

If photo art, that still shows the subject, is not accepted here, moderator, please....tell me!

remember, I'm still a newbie at posting photos..... And, I want all the critique I can get!!! just don't understand the rules,yet.

Lucy, I can see where you are heading with the image, and the crop does emphasize the action. For me, there isn't enough sharpness to the tiger. The wild colors might work for some, but the greens and aquas catch my eye too much and pull it away from the tiger.

Stan Rose has repeatedly said that Photo Art is fine for a weekly challenge. However, Photo Art outside the Photo Art forum sometimes bothers folks. It doesn't bother me, though.

Photo art is welcome here--in fact i encourage it so long as it meets the challenge, which this clearly does.
I like the tiger here--great pose! The problem i see (as already mentioned) is that the vivid greens and extreme blurring (almost looks liquified) pull the attention away from the tiger--which is contrary to your goal here. I would suggest a more subtle blurring, and maybe desaturation of the surroundings. Did i mention i like the tiger?