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Mouse Trap
Mouse Trap
hihosilver


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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: My House
Date: Feb 23, 2008
Aperture: F3.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2008

Sammy is a dog in a cat's body and the true baby of the family. He is a very large cat and has the personality of a golden retriever and he is very unusual and not very catlike really. He loves story time with my children and to lie by the fire. "Mouse Trap" is probably not the ideal description of him because I don't think he'd know what to do with a mouse if he saw one. He has incredibly blue eyes and my goal has been to enter a photo of him that would score over a 6.0. I waited so long for that dream to be realized and am very happy and appreciative of this result! I feel redeemed in his "eye" especially after the embarrassing entry of him in the Unrelatedness challenge...::sheepish grin::



Many thanks to my mentor Gordon for teaching me the Art of the Crop!

Sammy is my treasure and my hero in so many ways!

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 261
Avg (all users): 6.5149
Avg (commenters): 8.1667
Avg (participants): 6.2544
Avg (non-participants): 6.8523
Views since voting: 2393
Views during voting: 425
Votes: 202
Comments: 33
Favorites: 14 (view)


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10/11/2009 04:52:17 PM
Wonderful crop, what a gorgeous cat!!
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10/11/2009 11:17:53 AM
That eye color is amazing. I thought that it was colored in post processing until I read the description. I have a cat that has the complimentary colored eyes.
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04/04/2009 12:50:26 AM
so dramatic .. his eye is amazing & its a perfect crop .. i love the details especially his nose and THAT EYE ... !!! WOW .. !! ... its like i can see an orb inside the eye .. just incredible .. :)
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10/30/2008 06:51:01 PM
Really stunning work.
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10/30/2008 01:42:12 PM
Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
I didn't see this in the challenge and am delighted you posted it here.
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03/04/2008 11:33:36 AM
This photo became my favorite instantky, even though i hadnt seen many of the others. As i looked throught the rest i waited to be done so i could come back to this one. God Job!!!
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03/04/2008 03:43:20 AM
I loved this shot from the moment it lit up my screen. I can't fathom why this image didn't hit at least a top 10, but then figuring out what the DPC voters will like is just about as easy as picking winning lottery numbers. LOL.
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03/03/2008 02:53:17 PM
I really, really love this! That icy blue is just gorgeous, and the silvery black tones and the detail is exquisite. Beautiful work. :)
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03/03/2008 12:30:57 PM
Oh, I LOVED this photo in the challenge! I'm so happy it finished so strong. Redemption is sweet for beautiful Sammy isn't it!! My Milly redeemed me from my last humiliating entry in the architecture challenge too :) I think Sammy and Milly truly deserve extra treats today, don't you ? :)

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03/03/2008 12:52:19 AM
WOW. Talk about eyes.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 11:37:58 PM
I really like this close up and crop.....
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03/02/2008 06:23:01 PM
Very cool looking.
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03/02/2008 05:29:43 PM
Excellent title to equal an excellent photo.
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02/28/2008 09:26:57 PM
Really nice texture and detail, of course the dramatic blue eye really gets your attention. That's one cool cat.
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02/27/2008 05:18:35 PM
Wow, did you enhance the color of the eye? My only complaint is that there is a HUGE reflection detracting from the pupil.
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02/27/2008 09:49:40 AM
Oooooh. . .I really like this one. I love the artistic take on the pose, the coloring. . .that eye. Verrrry nice!
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02/27/2008 09:18:11 AM
love the fact that is only half a face, and oh gosh, how adorable is your model. his calm composure and elegant pose, whilst still looking interesting and have emotion in the eyes is outstanding. Oh and the photographer is pretty good too 10
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02/27/2008 07:19:24 AM
7 - That's nice. Really like the nose. As I can see the other eye, it seems a bit odd with that one not colored as well.
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02/26/2008 11:54:55 PM
This is awesome. I don't even like cats.
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02/26/2008 11:49:55 PM
dramatic and creative, unique approach
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02/26/2008 04:28:04 PM
Love the title.... not the eye
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02/26/2008 03:13:35 PM
7
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02/26/2008 07:45:00 AM
I don't know what to say. Cool!
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02/25/2008 11:05:04 PM
just, lovely!
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02/25/2008 10:56:45 PM
Ohhh, cool shot. nicely done.
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02/25/2008 10:49:06 PM
Magic
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02/25/2008 10:03:29 PM
Wow gotta love those eyes!
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02/25/2008 08:07:31 PM
Nicely done. Sharp focus and great detail.
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02/25/2008 03:45:41 PM
Wonderful extreme close up and composition.
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02/25/2008 02:05:39 PM
Really deep lovely blue. I would guess the depth of it was done PP? Very nice macro. I think this will be among the top ones. I commented after seeing just a few, and after looking through them all you have some serious competition. Good luck. I like the title.
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02/25/2008 11:13:52 AM
That is a truly stunning picture, it actually made me gasp when the page refreshed. Stunning focus and sharpness on the eye, superb DOF. 10
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02/25/2008 11:06:52 AM
Reminds me of Haneck stuff, but I could be totally wrong. Gorgeous picture, and lovely composition. I love that shade of blue!
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02/25/2008 09:04:39 AM
Just WOW and a ten from me !
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