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Smile, without a reason why. Love, as if you were a child, Smile, no matter what they tell you Don't listen to a word they say Cause life is beautiful that way. (From the film "Life Is Beautiful")
I once did an acrylic painting in college that utilized only the black stripes on a group of zebras on a solid white background. I'm imagining what this would look like with a similar treatment. You certainly captured real intensity on their faces, Thad. When I've seen big cats in places like this they're usually just standing or laying around with nothing but boredom on their faces, as though they were saying to the camera "So what do you want?" You got lucky. Faved.
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