Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by LucidLotus:
Ha! Fantastic image. I LOVE the facial expression the cat has, almost cross-eyed and clearly mesmerized. The focus is fantastic, lighting is wonderful, not too harsh and not so soft that you lose the details of the fur or its softness. Nice use of black background to pump up the cinnamony color of the cat's fur. I think this could be perfect for a calendar or even a greeting card! Very well done (don't let anyone complain about having cats in your image get to you), the expression is priceless. I gave a 7.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by dreamingfaery:
I think this is absolutely adorable.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by ttreit:
I can imagine how hard it was to get this shot. Great expression and title.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by mimid:
Knowing cats' behaviour, I suspect it took a while to take this shot, mut the result is fantastic.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by whatdewuc:
Its the cat's meow. Very nice shot! Good luck

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by Bebe:
Fabulous! The composition and colors are great, but the expression on the cat's face is priceless.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment by CNovack:
The composition is good with a tight focus on the cat studying the bubble. Love how the cat's eyes are focused intently on the bubble. The black background draws the eyes attention directly to the cat and the bubble.

Hangin' On By A Limb
by jonnie

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club]

You've told a nice story here, with the barely alive tree surrounded by fences. The story is, perhaps, just a little too subtle for our voters who, according to some of the comments you received, saw the fences but not the story.

While I really like the foreground fence, it would have been terrific if it could have been sharp. For that you would have needed an aperture of probably f16, f22, or more. That's where bracketing comes in. (Once you explore setting your camera to bracket, it's pretty easy to do.) And yes, for a nice sunset picture, a setting of ISO 100 would have worked beautifully.

You've got a good eye for photography. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.

Hangin' On By A Limb
by jonnie

Comment by PeanutGalery:
Like this picture!! 8

Hangin' On By A Limb
by jonnie

Comment by eschelar:
Nice tree. Nice framing. Ugly Fence.

That's not your fault though, and you captured it well.