I love this photo. Watcher is the name of the cat and there are no spooks in this photo. But I bet you looked. :) I'm entering this one, because out of all the photos I took this year - this is the one that is perfect in my eyes for just about everything. The tonal quality, the sharpness, the interest, the composition and the subject all make me happy. Its not colorful or happy, and I'm not expecting a score above a central 5.5 for something like this - but its my favorite of the entire year. I get that feeling deep in my gut when I look at it - that slug of knowing I nailed the shot perfectly as I envisioned it. :)
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9 - Wow. Even with the blown sky dominating a fraction too much overall, in my opinion, this is a very nice image. Took me a split second more than I anticipated to find the 'WATCHER', but he/she is a very good element and well placed in the image. Wish the WATCHER had a little more 'pop', but obviously difficult with these tones/ranges. Really like the overall feel of this image and the composition. The toning works very well also. Maybe the top cropped a fraction tighter, not sure. Sure this would make a very nice print. Again - just wish the WATCHER 'popped'. Up to 9 from 8 and taking liberty of adding to Favorites.
Ah! Ever the cautious feline...I'll curious to know how many did not look at this for longer than the usual 3 seconds and never found this little prize...very nice.
I love the mood in this. It's so lonely, and makes me wonder if the kitty lives there? Or has a home of his own. Love the contrast. One of my faves of the challenge.
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