Photoshoot Setup
by FranziskaLang

Comment by AndyLeeG4:
Cool reflection, but why have the hand in the shot? Also, I wonder why you choose to take a picture of a flower in B&W.

Photoshoot Setup
by FranziskaLang

Comment by daclozer:
this photo would have been awesome without the hand.. good idea and setup..

Photoshoot Setup
by FranziskaLang

Comment by jonr:
The hand makes it, it would have been very dull and clichéd otherwise :)

Photoshoot Setup
by FranziskaLang

Comment by aussie:
Stunning photo. Love the closeness of the shot.

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by FranziskaLang:
Thank you all for your comments. This picture was taken Sunday afternoon, and while I knew it wasn't perfect I thought it was kind of fun anyway. The score certainly reflects that. To answer the questions, yes, this was the only shot I had, my cat went off cat treats (which you can see on the top of the tower, those are not my fingers) for the rest of the day. Yes, the tower did collapse, in fact, I wish I had taken the picture a split-second later, but that didn't happen.

I read up on working with photos in PhotoImpact after this, and found out just what I needed to do to sharpen and lighten the picture a little. Since I wasn't doing that one for the competition, I also included more of the left hand side and just cloned out some of the background which made me crop this way.

Last but not least, Mattias is still blending into the background, but I have to admit that I kind of liked that anyway.

Improved Photo

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by mtngoat:
An Action Shot!! Nice clarity. But I wanna know how the cat managed to get the other bones out?

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by lcgleah:
aaaaaawwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW CUTE!!!

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by autool:
Too bad you didn't have more light and better focus, "cause it would have been terrific. I like the originality.

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by pnicholls:
Focus is a bit soft, but a cute shot.

The Games Cats Play. . .
by FranziskaLang

Comment by svaleda:
Okay, what did you put on top to make your cat do this?