Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Fantastic B&W tones and compositional crop bring me right to your main subject - the smiling girl with her cuddled cat. Very lovely girl and candid moment caught here. Lighting and details are spot on - a little blurred for the cat - maybe cat moved while shot was taken which a higher ISO will take care of and/or a higher aperature 7.1 or higher to get a greater DOF (although you may not get that nice bokeh background so it might just be a toss-up to what is best). None-the-less maybe a little blur is not so bad - life happens and movement gives this a feeling of being there at that moment to see and observe the beauty of the moment a girl cradling her beloved pet.

Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by jgirl57:
aweeeeeee I really like this one! Wish I could vote on this!

Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by tanguera:
The beast doesn't look too happy....

Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by kiwinick:
this would have been a 10 if the cat was sharp.ok If you had stepped back got more in then cropped is one way, also use a big number apature ie f11 /f22. that would give you more depth,and keep both child and cat in focus,. anyway its worth an 8 from me

Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by Lydia:
A 9 from me. (one of only two) THIS is beautiful. Her face... even if she weren't beautiful herself (which she is)... that smile... and that cat loving it.

Beautiful.

Firmament
by lei_73

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
I had to flip it over just to see what it used to look like. Nice edit.

Who is the beauty, who is the beast?
by lei_73

Comment by macwilyum:
This would have done really well for the awww challenge. I give it a 10 for this one!

Firmament
by lei_73

Comment by aliqui:
Awesome! Totally looks like one of those storm photos with the storm wall moving in on a city.

Out of the box?
by lei_73

Comment by markwiley:
Nicely executed -- congrats on the HM and only human centered shot in the top ten.

Out of the box?
by lei_73

Comment by vawendy:
Fun idea! Congrats on the top 10!