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by Pixelstate

Comment by h2:
Congrats to your 4th, wish it had ribboned...

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Comment by IreneM:
Wow! to this. What a great shot. Congratulations on your 4th place.

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Comment by Pixelstate:
Hi All.... Thanks for the many kind words...
I'd like to say that I am a photographer with a talent for exceptional timing and a creative eye... but if I am I didn't really use it for this entry :-)

I was testing out my Bigma (50-500) and my cat happened to be sitting conveniently 20 yards away on a bench... I took a couple of shots from cover but was spotted... hence the pissed expression. (He really hates having a camera pointed at him and 80% of my shots turn out to be of the other end of him as he walks away!!)

One of three shots produced this entry and to be 100% honest it was only as I sat browsing through my weekend shots that I checked to see if I had a 'fit' to a challenge. I thought the mid-lick might qualify for stopped motion.

1/250, ISO 800, 500mm, Canon 5D, Sigma 50-500

Post Processing: RAW - Photoshop CS2 - Desaturate, Tone, Square Crop, Re-size, Sharpen and Save for Web.

Thanks Again...

Chris

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Comment by yanko:
Congrats! You placed high AND followed the challenge description. Kudos to you.

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Comment by Bear_Music:
Really crisp and clean, PLUS an utterly out of the box take on the topic, really. Great finish!

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Comment by elsapo:
congrats on 4th!

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Comment by timfythetoo:
I am a sucker for a great cat shot. Bumping up a couple.

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Comment by hideout:
Details ... details, de-tongue is purr-fect.

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Comment by blad:
Color would not have added anything to this. Wonderful shot!

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Comment by chele:
amazing. 10.