Sunset on Mt Ruapehu
by rayz1

Comment by Steveinnz:
Awesome image

Sunset on Mt Ruapehu
by rayz1

Comment by Caltrop:
Beautiful

Sunset on Mt Ruapehu
by rayz1

Comment by jellyoooo:
just started voting... my first 10 and straight to my fav!!
well done.
you have to put down the lovation and setting

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by Montague:
What is he hunting? Whiskas or Friskies? :))

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by Jutilda:
HEE HEE - nice clear shot. I think I'd straighten the horizon - it wouldnt affect the shot, but just make it more level. I like the one barely opened eye. Nice detailing of the kitty's face. This has a snapshot sense to it but the clarity is good.

Taupo Dusk
by rayz1

Comment by sher:
Critique Club:

This certainly is high contrast and I think it met the challenge topic very well. There are a couple of things you could work on to make photos such as this even better.

1. Pay close attention to your horizon. While it's hard to tell here how level the horizon is by looking at the tops of the trees, you can tell that it's slightly off by looking at the water line.

2. The sillhouette os the clump of grass/reeds is very nice but it's so close to the center of the pic that it's competing with the sunset for my attention. Composing the shot with the grass in the corner would still give you some nice foreground interest but wouldn't be in the way of your sunset.

The color banding in the sky is kinda hard to avoid given the small file size we have to work with so there is often nothing you can do about that.

All in all, a very nice shot. Good luck in future challenges! :)

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by briantammy:
that's how I feel right now. nice pic.

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by Caltrop:
porâ€Â¢trait (pôr tr t, -tr t , p r -) n.
1. A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.
n 1: a painting of a person's face 2: a word picture of a person's appearance and character 3: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by mek87:
Cute shot!

Portrait of a hunter
by rayz1

Comment by Ram21:
Love the color, great expression. I'm not biased it looks like my cat :)