Bought a gold fish just for this shot. It was probably one of th e toughest shot I ever had to do!
To have the fish and cat looking at each other was sooooooooo difficult! The cat didn't care much about the fish.... :-(
I finally got this one shot!
PS stuff...
Cleaned out lots of the glass and just left a nice clean contour. Made everything nice and white. Cloned part of the fish's stomach as it was overex.Dodged both eyes. Burned some of the cat's fur. Added USM, difuse glow and gaussian blur at 20% on the cat only.
Voilà! :-)
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That's my Obie cat! But then no, couldn't be, we don't have a Goldfish ;) Looooooooove this photo, will keep in favs to look at again and again and ehmm sorry got carried away..
i left a comment earlier about thinking this was pushing the limits of photography - it seems it ( the comment ) was removed. so i'll mention it again.
What a wonderful shot! Should be a poster. I know how hard it is to get animals to cooperate. Takes a great deal of patience and a trigger quick finger. It's a wonderful capture. I love it!
Hi I really like your image, Humourous, great colour and good focus
Congratulations on your blue ribbon.
Although I don't think I would let that fish loose
My cat and most cats would eat the fish I think.
I am glad he is in the bag.
Hooray the cat photos have crossed over the line to the winner's circle, finally. Congratulations on your win, great shot, and a trend setter (I hope :)) just kidding for the cat shot haters.
very nice. It seems cruel thou. the goldfish has no room.
but must have taken ages to get them looking at each other. however the cats eye doesnt seemt to be loking right at the fish.But still very niec
overexposure done right. not only do the cat and fish go together, but the fish and water, and so does black and white. great choice of colours and focus, if this is not the winner, i don't know what is.
I love this shot. It is a great capture. The color contrast is beautiful as is the lighting and focus. This is one of those that makes me say, "I wish I had done that!" Hope to see it in the top three!
Very nice, good colours, like how they are both looking at each other... Wonder what they are thinking... The cat seems a little dark around the back of it's chin etc. 8
My favourite in this challenge... simple and efficient composition. The black cat is a great contrast to the white background and the colorful fish. Good job!
The cat may think they go together; I'm not sure the fish woujld agree. Nice rendition of the fish; I'd like to see more detail in the cat, though I have a black cat and I know how hard it is to get detail.
Too cute! Fabulous light, color, and composition if this was taken as one shot. The capture of the cat and the fish is just perfect. One of my top picks. I hope this wins and pisses off all the cat haters! (But I do hope this isn't a composite of two separate photos-I would be disappointed in that).
I think one is about to become a victum rather than a partner. Regardless, you've handled a wide tonal range very well. It's a very effective photograph.
The overlighting makes it look almost like the fish is swimming in air (I'm sure you intended this). Very interesting shot and a unique pairing. (shouldn't the fish be in the cat's stomach?) Nice shot.
My favorit in this challenge! How the cat looks at the fish is awesome. Would have liked it to see a bit more of the glass though.
Hope you do very well!
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