How about some basenji snot on the lense?
How about some beagle snot on the lense?
What excellent composition skills you have, Ma!
Not every photo ends up in the trash, however. To amuse myself, I am also fooling around with Corel Photo-Paint, where, with a little digital magic, I can "erase" the crappy composition ...
... and put Yo-Yo where I know she thinks she belongs:
My ancestors, as you can see, were the Pharoah's prized companions.