Eye Contact
by jjbeguin

Comment:

Originally posted by CalliopeKel: While I was looking at the mans face I got an eerie sense of being watched. That it was I who was being singled out. Freaky.

She expressed better than I could have thought to the same thing I've felt myself.

This picture grabs me with almost physical force.

Summa cum laude

Smokey
by DottieD

Comment:
really nice picture. the tilted angle does a good job of emphasizing the downward angle of the cat's glance. the texture of the fur is tactile and lovely. I like that the DOF is just deep enough to include a bit of the window, which has enough detail to hold interest without being distracting.

I think some matting and a title would be appropriate if this were printed out as a poster, but for web viewing, the requirements are different. For display in this medium - the Internet - the title is unnecessary, because you have a Title field just below the image itself. Borders are more a matter of preference, but they definitely work differently in print and digital.

Please feel free to PM me if you rework the presentation of this image - I'd be interested in seeing how it turns out.

Off to vote!
by graphicfunk

Comment:
I have to add this to my favorites. I keep coming back to it and laughing. Truly timeless!

It's TV Time
by Rikki

Comment:
so graceless... I love it :)

Tommy
by sfalice

Comment:
R.I.P. Tommy.

thanks for posting.

Brucey Blue Eyes
by taterbug

Comment:
Heh.... this reminds me of pictures that 'studly' guys take of themselves and then post on places like myspace.com :)

Hun
by Kivet

Comment:
yes, that does definitely add something. Wasn't sure if it was natural or the processing. It's interesting that the cool colors are all on the left and the warm colors on the right, and the eyes match that as well.

Cat-ouflage
by Rae-Ann

Comment:
it's almost a cat abstraction! I like it.

Living Portrait In Wooden Frame
by loriprophoto

Comment:
this is great!

Serenade on the riverside
by srugolo

Comment:
thought this would have done better.

I guess this challenge did have some pretty specific requirements, and this goes against the rules in a number of ways -

But that does nothing to detract from the quality of this image by itself, which is very high.