The Band!
Finally i managed to get them both playing! (Thanks to a lot of members here who came with the idea of a “rat-band”. )Now i have to figure out a name, if someone has an original name ,please let me know :) Thanks, Ellen.
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SnapHappy
they look like they’ve been practicing! another wonderful shot. love the mouth of the one on the left
Keeli
LOVE IT!!!!!
Linda Sannuti
thats awesome!!!!LOL ( The Flurries?)
Lucindawind
lol oh my this is just the sweetest ! a fav
hilarydougill
Absolutely stupendous, what absolute loves. Fantastic capture, wonderful subjects. great comp. What about ‘Ratty’s Ragtime Band’
Sara Wiggins
They are the ‘Rat Pack’ except not the singing part!
! Not sure which one is Sammy Davis Jnr.
daniels
if you get one more you could call them “the three blind mice” jazz band. great shot! db or you can call them “Rat-sody” as in rapsody
cherylc1
love it
J.K. York
excellent. how you got two i’ll never know. how long did that take? the best one yet Ellen. I’ll put my thinking hat on for a band name. groetjes.
mikrin
This is really cute!! Ever think about writing a children’s book and using your critters??
Torfinn Johann...
Great shot Ellen! Perfect!
dawndavies
Razzmataz
tserio
Love it and love the mouth on the one at the left. Rat-Toots. We still need a piano. If I find one I will bubblemail you for an address to send to.
Irene Burdell
Just brilliant, they must have been practicing.
carpenter777
so cute
pinkyjain
Amazing & so very adorable & way cute
Lorraine Creagh
Such wonderful work again Ellen. Love this one. The little fella on the left has such a cute little mouth.
AnaBanana
yeahhhhh this is superb!!
RichardV
So sweet Ellen.
What about “The Rodents” ??
Ellen replied
The Rodents…..really sounds nice, difficult to choose….Thanks for your comment :))
Forest Friends...
AWESOME WORK!!!!!

jbouzou
Wonderful shot !!!... :o)))
Gary Beeler
Beautiful—-even my cat loves it!
loramae
It just amazes me that you can get these little ones to do these things…How about Rat-A-Tat-Tat?
Adding a third of course,,,:)
Chanel2
They are wonderful, great work Ellen.
Judith Winde
This is priceless! You’ve done it again, Ellen! As far as a name, for them, I thought of a slightly different version of Alexander’s Ragtime Band, and came up with Ellen’s Little Rat Time Band :-)
Ellen replied
Well thats very original and nice name Judith! Thanks!
Catherine Veal
Excellent capture Ellen.
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Gilberte
Mooi gedaan deze ratjazzduo.Voor een band zouden er nog meer moeten zijn, tenminste drie.
cheridan
Oh that is SO cute
BeckyJean
Hmmmm, wonder what they would charge 4 a live concert? lol Great job Ellen !!
Nicole Weil T.
Unbelievable… this is toooooo cute for words. :)
Irish
OMG…I Love It!
Irish
THE RAT PACK…lol
Jacqueline Bar...
adorable!
mayuphoto
Sooo cute ;) ;)
Kimberly Palmer
To bad the blues brothers is already taken. he he he
So sweet Ellen!!
Sharon Hammond
Perhaps a punk band called ‘Vermin’. Gorgeous iamge Ellen
Benjamin Young
These shots are so wonderful Ellen…..
Christopher E...
LOL i love that curl on the lip of the little guy..hmm..a name eh? Rat City Blues Band
Gene Praag
I love these shots….I am going to have to think on the name!!!
Bonnie T. Barry
I’m like Chris. I was totally enchanted with that curled lip on the little one! So funny and so priceless! I’d keep it simple and just call them Ratzz with two z’s, one for each of these talented musicians. Keep ‘em coming, Ellen; you’re on your way to stardom and a movie. I want to be at the world premiere to see you in satin and jewels and to meet this charming duo. Rock on RATZZ!
Steven Agius
Allright you finally got them togerther Ellen, they look like they have smiles on their faces especially the sax player, very well done great capture ! As for a Name for the band maybe A Rat-A Tat- Tat (Lol).
justlinda
Well done, Like everyone else I think the one on the left is adorable.
Sharon Wormleaton
This is priceless. Well done
Helene Kippert
Too cool Ellen! :o)
Belinda Leopold
Just sooooo adorable!!!!!
AARDVARK
You’re keeping those little guys busy!
brian pendrey
great shot
kaylarenee
hahaha, that little ones mouth makes me laugh, these have got the be the two cutest mice, so photogenic! :)
davidburk
Wonderful
William Hallatt
Pragtig! Hulle is so mooi en so oulik!
I’ve been so busy lately that I virtually no time to spend on the Bubble…but every time I do log on, I keep an eye out for your “musicians” Ellen since you’ve truly got a one of a kind idea going here…unique, inventive, imaginative, brilliant…etc :D
Ellen replied
Bedankt William, ben zelf ook even heel druk nu.
Groeten vanuit Holland!
Heather Rivet...
the one on the lefts face..has me in stiches..I have tears rolling down my face..ahh so cute
Cheri Perry
Outstanding work….how about just the Rat Band or maybe “The Rock & Roll Rodents”..lol You’ve got a lot of people givig you excellent suggestions. Good luck!
Luis Correia
Great work, well done.
Paola Massa
is fantastic! how much time you spend for get that?
Lisa Marie Pe...
Sooo cute! This is sooooo cute!
bertspix
Everything that could be said has benn said above…let me add: Beautiful, funny, loverly, funny, excellent, funny…so there…Bert
Joyce Dickens,...
Sweet! I love these little guys ellen….your work here is superb!
bunniballerina
hehe aw… they are so adorable…
Rachel Leopold
Oh the one on the left has the CUTEST little cheek action!! Awww I could just KISS them!!
MEV Photographs
How adorable is that! I wonder how long did you try to make them hold the instruments?...nice work!
Andy Harris
that is a fantastic shot….! Love it!
budrfli
Excellent as always, i also love the expression on the one… “The Whiskerin’ Tunes” “The Meecy Buds”
Antoine Dagobert
HAHAHA..dit is heel erg funny!..weer een mooi foto Elen! A clever shot!!!
Nira Dabush
A duet : – )..truly so cute and adorable…love it!
Sam Mortimer
Ha! This is great!
Dimf
Nearly an orchestra Ellen, very pleasant to look at this serie.
Groetjes
whisperingruth
Ellen…....your little pet companions are the most adorable models…......pretty talented too!! LOL….........
whisperingruth
Ellen…....your little pet companions are the most adorable models…......pretty talented too!! LOL….........
Jan Piller
You did it!!! Yay!!! It’s awesome!!! They’re making beautiful music together…....
Kelly J
First time visiting your work – and just love this – reading through the comments is extremely entertaining! Cant wait to check out the rest – the lip curl is fabulous!!! LOL
Tom Gomez
Brilliant …
Amanda Hammock
Ra-ta-toot-ie. I could not resist and now I shall go cower in the depths of being ashamed at giving in!
On a more serious note, oh sweet mercy I punned, outstanding image. :)
AngelArtist
This is so wonderful; what smart mice you have.
Daniela Weil
OMG, this is toooo cute, Ellen!
CinB
this is just adorable! well trained rodents! and cute!
farmdogger
Great shot. Those are some very well trained rats. How to they sound?
Ellen replied
haha, thats a good question….i hope one day to hear a nice melody :))
LenitaB
Love the ‘rat band’ pics! So cute, and so comical! The instruments stand out really well against their fur colouring, and they really look authentic – well done!
Rosina Lamberti
great timing stunning capture
April Webb
OMG this is so freaken cute! i love rats. :)
Cliff Vestergaard
I will have see these guys live.
dorka31
WOW! Fantastic! I love your rats :))
Marvin Collins
This is just amazing!! I love this series. Favorite
Bec Winnel
These are so so so cute! they remind me of the little mice from beatrix potter books and this book i had when i was little. it had photographs of mice getting up to all sorts of stuff in the kitchen. and your photography skills are amazing. great lighting and framing. so cute!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much for your comment!
anaphotography
This is sooooo cute…Excellent work
Jen Cannella
This is perfect…you did it, got them together. I love the little one’s mouth!
Ellen replied
Thanks Jen, it was not easy…..:)
mikepaulhamus
very creative and cute!
Ken Mucke
This is really amazing how you pull this off….BRILLIANT
Lisa Kenny
so so cute Ellen ~ just brilliant !
Sherstin Schwartz
Hahaha, how in the world did you do this?
Magda Vacariu
they must be playing jazz.
Craig Hender
Incredible!!!!!!!! The expression is awesome. Fabulous capture. How about Rat Tales.
Ellen replied
Thanks Craig! Rat tales….sounds very good!
kies
I have to say this is officially my favourite shot in the whole of red bubble.
Brilliant brilliant work. I love it.
mkl .
I am in awe…............
Estelle O'Brien
This is just wonderful Ellen, what patience and imagination you have!
Terry Arcia
This is adorable.
desginbynicole
This is so cute!!! Great work!!
Nicole
Janie Oliver
terrific shot. love it.
James Stevens
You are bringing joy to loads of people!
God bless ya.
LindaR
now your jammin’!!! LOL…such a great shot! how do you do it?
Boban
Wow ............... B.
Ellen
Thank you who bought a card today!
F. Kevin Wyn...
Hi Ellen, delightful sense of whimsy – have you checked out – midorikawa – her paintings also have a wonderful sense of whimsy around music and instruments that I think you might enjoy. Her Moondance is great
picketty
howzabout “RATJAM”
Mui-Ling Teh
HOW CUTE! I esecially love the one playing the sax: the way his mouth is twitched as though the other side has already gotten too numb that he has to move it over, and he has his fingers on the keys too!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Mui-Ling!
Katja Fønss
He he….those pictures are all wicked!
lisa1970
this series of pics is marvellous. great idea well executed (with more than a little help from\your furry friends!) very well done :-)
SBCStudio
thats hysterical! so cute
Ellen
Thank you whoever bought this card today!
skyhorse
Brilliant !!! This is soooo cute & your rats are trei clever – darlings
Liesl Yvette W...
fantastic! How on earth did you get them to co-operate???? Amazing pic!!!!
Liesl Yvette W...
fantastic! How on earth did you get them to co-operate???? Amazing pic!!!!
MzSardonicus
Absolutely adorable! I want to know how you got them to do that!
Ellen replied
Thank you! One of the things i always use is food.
ashroc
This is the funniest thing i have ever seen! lol
LCImagery
Your whole series jus just so adorable.
Ellen replied
Thank you so much!
ANJacobsen
This is so priceless. So wonderful
Emma - Lou .
omg this is so adorable :D lovely pic
Ellen replied
Thank you!
claudiu
Ahhh, i guess this was hard to get:)) but is so sweeeeet!
Ellen replied
Yes ,it was….i tried it later several times again but with no succes!
Thanks!
Deon de Waal
this series is seriaaasly brilliant!!! how about the name Rattatootie
Deon de Waal
or better yet, The Rattatooties
Ellen replied
Thats a very good name :))
Thanks for your comments, appreciate it!
georgiegirl
These guys are soooo cute (and really clever!!)... what’s their music like? Squeeky? but they are really cute… I hope you spoiled them with cheese after these!
Loreto Bautist...
Stunning…Luv it !!! Are they both Genetically Modified?
Ellen replied
Thank you Loreto :))
josiem
hahaha brilliant!!
love the series
Anders Hollenbo
Amazing,what a good idea
Ellen replied
Thank you Anders!
Mechellerene
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!
Anthony Gregory
Hehehe – Fabulous image – My name is Rat and i play a trumpet- you haven’t an image with a trumpet have you ?
Do they play well?
They look very professional :)
Ellen replied
Thank you Rat, you play better i think :)
Anthony Gregory
They’re look great though – excellent work :)
syd baker
Rat-A-Tootie. Your shots of these little guys are outrageous!! You crack me up!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you for your comments Syd!
Luci Mahon
Fabulous work Ellen! : ) Well posed rats! (sorry don’t know their names) What are your rats called?
Ellen replied
Thank you Luci, They are called Moppy and Witje. (little white)
Luci Mahon
Aww, such sweet names! : )
Marilyn Harris
lol!!! What a team!!!! Such cute names!!!! Your work is awesome Ellen!!! :)
Edward Henzi
Hi Ellen, Oh Wow! A real rat band. They are really cute rats and they look like they really are playing music. Wonderful capture. Ed
Ellen replied
They are playing music :))
Thank you Ed!
cdudak
This is so cute, love it! Really like the guy on the left.
Ellen replied
Thank you very much:)
Larasolnishko
another idea…you have to make sure they have an audience of pedigree cats listening them…
Ken Boxsell
The little guy on the left is the absolute essence of a muso…........Awesome timing Ellen
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Ken!
easimag
how you do it? very cute .
Ellen replied
Thank you! (One of things i always use for this kind of photo’s is food)
Steve Scully
love jazz, love this.
Ellen replied
Than you Steve!
stephaniefaith
“(One of things i always use for this kind of photo’s is food)” >works with boyfriends too! lol. your photos are adorable, really nice.
Ellen replied
haha, thats true :)
Thank you Stephanie!
lorilee
This is too funny!!!!!!! Thanks for the laugh!!!!!! “All God’s Creatures Gotta a Place in the Choir” (or band in this case)! God bless you!!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much for your comment Lorilee!
shanemcgowan
I love this art it says so much. It’s like it ellen my sweet girl :-) how ru tis evening??
Ellen replied
Thanks Shane, all is o.k.here!
Karen Moore
Wow !! I love this I collect Mice, not live ones but I have had at one time over 2000 mice, I used to raise them not any more, fell in love with the little creatures. This is awesome. I am going to tell my daughter about this one maybe she will purchase one for me for christmas !! By the way my son plays both of them.
Ellen replied
Thank you Karen for your comment! Thats nice you have raised and also collect Mice!
Best regards,Ellen.
karenuk1969
How long does it take you to get these kinds of shots? They are AMAZING!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you Karen! I have taken several shots,and this was the best.
Later i tried again many times to take the same kind of photo,but without succes.
Secretwomen
This is sooooo cute!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!
StarKatz
LOL they’re adorable! ;0) I can’t believe how many of these I’m favoriting LOL.. look at that little guys face on the left LMAO he’s so sweet!!! :0)
Ellen replied
Thanks, yes i know ,he looks so cute….I have tried to do this photo again, but without succes…it was hard to have both rats with instruments on the photo :)
mariejean
So I wonder what music they’re playing! maybe Jazz… rat at tat tat… ;-)
Ellen replied
Thank you! I am not sure what they play, it could be Jazz!
StarKatz
What about the Arfers R for Rat band
Ellen replied
Thank you….I only dont know what Arfers R means :)
StarKatz
Sorry I originally wrote R’fers ie R for Rat :0)
Lyn Evans
Fantastic capture.
Ellen replied
Thanks again Lyn!
kneeknee
Well Done Ellen
this is amazing
Ellen replied
Thanks again Kneeknee
Johanna Rutter
incase you hadn’t gotten your bubblemail i found your card in the store yesterday so i have it in my room displaying:) they are so cute:)
Ellen replied
I wanted to write you back yesterday evening Johanna,but suddenly i saw my photo on Zazzle and had a discussion about it all evening:)
(see discussion here) Sorry,will answer you mail this eveing.Thanks!
JKKimball
play on! fantastic!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!
Lover1969
Just simply amazing!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!
findingmyzen
This is just too cute. Enjoy them all!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you :)
Gaspar Avila
I love your photos of rats. This one is really awesome!
Ellen
Thanks very much Gaspar!
ApeArt
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!
Veronica Schultz
What talented little friends you have! Truly adorable!
Ellen
Hi Veronica, yes they are very talented :) Thanks for your kind comment!
William Harri...
Very excellent!! I remember seeing this photo and your other photos on Photo.net
Ellen replied
Thank you William, thats right, I am on photo.net too.
Are you a member of photo.net also?
DravenStudios
Wonderful! Going in my favs!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much, really appreciate it! Sorry for the late reply.
Maria Moro
a perfect pair,, an instant fav,,,
Ellen replied
Thanks very much Maria for your comments, sorry for the late reply!
XOXanimalsXOX
Absolutely perfect and unique in every way, love the mouth on the little guy on the left. Instant fave.
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!
photography1839
fabulous idea and hard to immortalize the moment!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!!
sunata
Stunning duo
Ellen replied
Thanks very much for all your comments!
Shaun Whiteman
This is just brilliant, very mad but brilliant!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Shaun! It was not easy to take this photo :)
RakeshSyal
Simply outstanding!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Rakesh!