Life is too hectic!  Last night I was in tears as I realized I had to drop a class.  A history class that meets for three hours every day followed by a three hour public speaking class and four to five hours of homework between the two of them does not mix.  The public speaking class is gone (good riddance, the class structure was very bad for me) and I have time to catch up on my Art homework... yay.  There will be a *very* long shelter visit tomorrow.

Storm, male domestic short hair (Tabby - chocolate)
Unidentified photographer
Wake County Animal Center: WakeGov.com
Date copied: 5/18/11

I love the way this picture captures the many shades in Storm's fur.  I've stated before that I'm trying to focus on black animals and while Storm is not black his fur is dark enough that I imagine many of the difficulties in getting the expose correct for an animal with black fur would apply to Storm.  Storm's description said that in the right light because he is a tabby you can see his stripes.  The tabby stripes are displayed in this photo.  The neural background of the white kennel and a light green towel really focuses the eye on the dark color saturation.  I think the way the cat's ears and eyes are lighter also draw the eye to the face because they are framed twice, the opposite of how pictures are usually matted!  The shallow depth of field really draws attention to the animal's face as well.  The animal's description claims that he is sociable and friendly.  I feel the expression and position of the animal display that very well.