The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by mariuca:
Great! Totally out of his wits after reading Poe! gave him ideas ....

Autumn Dreams
by vawendy

Comment by bjoern:
Nice composition, only the flash on her seems a bit strong. The sharp shadow of the umbrella somehow does not fit with the lack of shadows in the rest of the shot.

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by melodicgrace:
Awww, I knew that I knew this little guy! He is growing up so fast! Great photograph, Wendy!

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by Jutilda:
Well done my friend. I thought it deserved at least the top 20.

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by herfotoman:
A gem missed my most. Thanks.

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by posthumous:
creepy!

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by BrennanOB:
Very clever and quite creepy. Something about the mortar lines in the brick seems to steal a bit of the thunder from the noose, but that is a minor quibble on a shot that ought to be on the front page.

Wynken, Blyken, and Nod... and Clyde
by vawendy

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Very cool image.
Total nitpicking here- there's something odd about the left side of the frame and a portion of the bottom of the frame. The tone is different for some reason.
Great shot though.

The Black Cat
by vawendy

Comment by CNovack:
White patch gallows a warning of fate you fail to outrun
Once I revolved around you like Pluto to the Sun
But your cruelty plucked out the amber orb forever dimming my sight.
To unveil the blood severed wedding vow, my wails will be your blight.

Nice attention to details of the story - the elements of the brick wall behind the cat, the gallows emblazed on the chest, and the one eye all allude to Poe's work. The biggest critique I have is that 'something' is not quite right about the one eye aspect of the cat (and yes the composition does creep me out for the violence done to the cat and the lady in the story is unnerving). I guess it is because the plucked eye area looks flat....like the fur has grown over it.

Cygnus
by vawendy

Comment by Purple_Girl:
Very pretty bird, I'm curious as to how you got a background behind her that looks like a studio, lol. Lovely shot.