Love the expression on the little guy's face as he stares up at that very big cat. Very unique shot.

Inspired!

You inspire me to be more bold. Splitting the composition in half horizontally shouldn't work. Splitting it into four parts vertically shouldn't work, either, despite the diminishing slices. Putting your main subject waaaaay the heck over on the right? Nope. That shouldn't work for sure. Cutting off the ears and paws ... I wouldn't advise it. Except ... except! It all works brilliantly. I am studying carefully, my friend. Verrrrry verrrrry carefully.

Very creative photography. Love the little one's expression.

impressive as always Mark pretty cool!!!

Mark, thank you so much for taking the time to share this thoughtful presentation with us today. This capture is perfect just the way it is in my humble opinion, as it illustrates so many important points in a very creative manner. Take for instance the old and rusted railing that is so perfectly contrasted by the adorable, youthful boy. Most important for myself is the way you managed to spot this memorable scene, and once more photograph it at the perfect moment in time. The expression of sheer awe on the little boys face is enough to warm the heart, as it showcases the innocence and lack of fear children often times have toward so many things around them. Of course for little boys that is most often seen in their response to animals like this highly detailed statue.

OMG, talk about arcane, this is it. I thought at first this was a split screen posting, then thought, no, it's a single shot, but then, after further scrutiny, I decided it actually was a split screen concept, something only Mark can conceive of and generate. Anyway, the child, who is a dead ringer for one of my cousins, from so many decades ago, appears fascinated by the huge sculptured cat, as revealed in what seems to be a long distance monochrome photo. If so, the clarity, tone and composition are stellar.

fabulous composition

I love the expression on the child's face; nicely spotted and captured, Mark!

lol at tara; she's right, nothing about this should work and yet....omg, it works so fricken well i think i'm gonna just throw my camera away and buy and old instamatic and call it good. i also thought it was two fotos till i actually LOOKED at it (yeah, that works). super duper awesome and totally rad shot!!

A Mark shot! Yes it works mighty well. I often say to Tara, I just don't see what you see...but the same goes for you. This inspires me to go back and relook at a lot of my photos that have been laying fallow to see what I may have missed:) Outstanding!

A very touching photo composition, Mark.And a belated Happy Birthday to you! I love how the interaction of the railing and trees neatly divides the composition, giving the child his very own zone, and the eye moves along the length of the animal as it is animation broken up almost into separate animation frames.