Day 2 Dusty Miller
by bergiekat

Comment by sherpet:
I love these type of images, and this is well sone.....

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by sherpet:
I really like the depth of darkness of this one, as it casts a mysterious feeling all over the image.....

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by colorcarnival:
darn - i am at a computer at the moment where i think the screen is not calibrated right. This picture is a little dark and I cannot see the details as well as I would like. I will say the eyes look spectacular. And this does look like a very regal pose.

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by dsterner:
What a great moment!

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by poser:
wow I wish my cat would hold still long enough for me to do a photo.

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by electrolost:
YOur cat looks very regal as most cats do.
I like to use red filetr for b&W
well I did til I lost the one I had

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by roz:
i typed my comment on your photograph kat, and when i went to post it dpc had died .. that was 12 hours ago ... it was 'down' for hours ..
i love the different textures happening in this photograph .. and isnt it so difficult to photograph animals that are black? ... they can sometimes seem to lose all detail .. but in some ways that very thing works for this image coz it makes those eyes really pop .. love the cats posture ... very catlike!! ... :)
also i never got your pm till hours and hours after you'd probably sent it ... weird eh? ... but as you'd know by now there was no problem and thanx for starting the thread .. :)

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by undieyatch:
Traditional use of orange filter for b&w - increase of contrast especially evident in the eyes, which are a bit soft though. Vignette is maybe a touch heavy to my eye.

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by J-Me:
I love this shot. You've really captured this kitty's personality/ thoughts at this moment (whatever cats think....*grin*)

I'm wondering if perhaps, having cut and pasted another layer of the cat itself and dodging the background to lighten it just a bit around the cat, might have made it stood out a bit more? I think that adjusting brightness/contrast might have blown things out or darkened the cat too much so, I think that dodging the background a bit lighter and perhaps, blending it to the darker outside edges might have highlighted the focal point of the cat just a bit more dramatically?

Another new kitty!
by bergiekat

Comment by SandyP:
Ooooh. . .you have really captured the essence of cats: royalty. sophistication. And those sparkling eyes! Beautifully done, Kat!