18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
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Comment by yanko:
You did capture the attitude well. Thanks for the tribute!

18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
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Comment by Rosacalaca:
love the eye color

mummenschanz
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Comment by Balko:
nice image - 8

18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
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Comment by Balko:
love those eyes - 9

mummenschanz
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Comment by HeiSch:
beautiful composition with the silhouettes and the shadows on the leaves. very strong. 1 fav, 10

18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
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Comment by CNovack:
Your composition is an above average pet portrait shot. But there are a few things that need improvement to move this out of an above average shot to a stellar shot. In the original it is the amber golden glow of the cat's eyes that draw the viewer in for they are very hypnotic. While the colors of this cat's eyes are vibrant and bold it lacks that hypnotic amber glow because of the slight green tinge in the eyes. Lighting could be better so that all portions of this feline's face are evenly illuminated. The nose of the cat gets lost in the shadows. Another area that needs a tad more improvement is the sharpness in the details of this feline. The lack of sharpness is most noticeable on the whiskers of the cat. A higher aperture (6.3 and above)and an ISO of 50-100 will give you a sharper DOF and greater detail. Of course, you would have to use a slower shutter speed and cat's can be notorious for not cooperating when you want them too:-)

18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
by skewsme

Comment by dnstommy:
Great color and depth.

18 months (a prelude to Yanko's 18 years)
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Comment by mpeters:
Now i'm nervous. I must give you a 7.

closing the gap
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Comment by UNTITLED:
My favorite of the challenge...congratulations on the HM!

mummenschanz
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Comment by booboo_goon:
I like this for many reasons, interesting plant, nice background and congrats for getting 2 types of silhouettes in 1 shot!! =D