This is a picture I took of my cat a while back that I finally got around to posting. I think this is one of my best pictures of Mikey that I've taken. I'm especially happy with it because it was taken on the first roll of film I used in the camera, as well as my first attempt at using an SLR camera.
Matt: I really like this photo of your cat and though I don't yet understand a lot about photography I think you have done a very nice job with capturing a moment and the DOF. I love how the cat is holding the blanket in his mouth and I'm not really sure that the background is as distracting to me as it was to Deb. In fact, the background seems okay to me. Igave the photo an "8"
This is a good early effort, Matthew; Mikey's expression is priceless. The background clutter detracts somewhat, although the limited depth of field helps greatly. You could possibly crop the sides to get rid of even more of the distraction.