Surf,Sand and Sky
by kiwinick

Comment by streetpigeon:
Lovely colors and sinuous pattern. I want to see a wider expanse of this lapis lazuli tapestry.

Life Saver the Cape Egmont Light House now decommissioned
by kiwinick

Comment by Revecca:
I like how ominous this feels.

Life Saver the Cape Egmont Light House now decommissioned
by kiwinick

Comment by JohnFord:
Sky is just a bit dark on this monitor.

teatime,scones optional
by kiwinick

Comment by tnun:
I can hardly bear it, the little man in his auto-pot.

Merely Memories
by kiwinick

Comment by HornOUBet:
Over the edge. Seems like it should be faded.

Ready to pour
by kiwinick

Comment by skewsme:
ugly barcode :(

keeping it cool
by kiwinick

Comment by giantmike:
The shadow really hurts this.

whirligig in the wind, stopped motion
by kiwinick

Comment by jgirl57:
For me on this challenge, I would have loved to see maybe a little bit of blurry motion showing it moving instead of stopped..(not voted yet)

whirligig in the wind, stopped motion
by kiwinick

Comment by JohnFord:
Interesting idea to stop the motion with a flash, worked well. You have at least three sensor dust spots. The black in the upper right corner was a distraction for me. 5

I have Total Control, VOTE 10
by kiwinick

Comment by dtremain:
Generally, if you crop your main subject, you should do so symmetrically (top and bottom, left and right, or all sides). Try cropping your image so just the right edge of the right ear is also cropped.
Also, it looks like the cat's eyes are looking over the left shoulder of the viewer - may have had more impact if it was looking directly at the viewer.
This is a great image, precise focus, excellent dof, excellent lighting, very nice complementary bokeh.
I can't explain the 1 votes (not that I understand dpc voters anywho, but... it did make the difference between a 5.32 & 5.52). Guess the voters have seen a cat before... ;-p