Don't get the wrong idea, although this cat looks scruffy it was accomplished through processing :-)
This is Skootles In real life he is clean and healthy and happy, but I wanted to give him a tough street cat look. He was actually annoyed with me at the time of this shot because I had just stopped him from playing with Mercy's kittens due to the fact that he is lots bigger and sometimes gets too rough with them. I like the way he was walking into the low sun's light with his ears back and whiskers down.
BTW, used the RAW image and adjusted (D-lighting in Nikon Capture, similar to Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop), then applied the Lucis Art filter Whyeth about 80%. Cloned out weeds in the bricks, removed some of the red from the bricks to better match the orange of the cat, then selective dodging, burning and sharpening. After resizing I did further levels adjustments before saving for web.
Scootles McDoodles (don't ask me where that came from) - awesome. What really is cool is the perfect scallop of the edging of the bricks. Great texture. I love how he is kicking up that back foot. Again, you are the cat master!!!
I really really like the editing on this!! From the thumbnail it almost looked like a bobcat or some exotic cat. The colors turned out great! Definitely an awesome shot & awesome editing.... Great great great!
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