It is orange, but I wouldn't eat it!
by mirdonamy

Comment by Mark:
a little out of focus

It is orange, but I wouldn't eat it!
by mirdonamy

Comment by missile:
Lovely perspective although I am think that a sharper or more selective dof would draw the eye to the point of focu you want. My eye bounces between two or three of the 'fingers.'

What was that?!
by mirdonamy

Comment by Dibutil:
Very good - the cat's nature is here which is very difficult to capture.

Message edited by HBunch - Critique Club status removed.

America's Zoos & Preserves
by mirdonamy

Comment by cbonsall:
(I'm writing this to everyone who submitted a landscape shot) The challenge was to produce a shot worthy of a magazine cover but to me a shot like this is not suitable to be put on a "portrait" format magazine.


---ADDITIONAL---
Due to forum discussions and accusations that marking landscapes down is nitpicking, I'm going through them and remarking. I still think some of the landscapes would not make good covers because of their orientation but I am no longer marking down because of that.
I still think landscape is inapropriate for the majority of magazines but I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the photographers.

America's Zoos & Preserves
by mirdonamy

Comment by Rooster:
cute shot. the wall thingy is just a bit distracting tho

America's Zoos & Preserves
by mirdonamy

Comment by ccraft:
Wow! This is an awesome shot. This is top quality and pitch perfect. I'm going to give you a high mark; however, you may find others will mark you down for having a horizontally cropped image instead of a vertically cropped image. IT seemed to be an issue in the last magazine challenge.

What was that?!
by mirdonamy

Comment by mirdonamy:
I would like to thank everyone for their comments! I know cat pictures are not too popular for high marks, but any subject can convey a message, and I wanted to show that with my "off screen expectation" photo. I love pet photography, and plan to get better and better at it!!!

What was that?!
by mirdonamy

Comment by Sammie:
Technically excellent and also conveys off screen expecation very well.

What was that?!
by mirdonamy

Comment by Tallbloke:
nice intense expression on the cats face. I dont like the very very shallow DOF here. Even the left eye and mouth is beginning to fall out of focus. Otherwise lovely capture.

What was that?!
by mirdonamy

Comment by StevePax:
This seems to be a snapshot of a cat, with little thought to the background at all. It is very destracting.