My sister and her hubby live out in the middle of nowhere, which seems to be a prime place for people to dump unwanted animals. This is Buttons, and two of her litter of five.
Could this be any cuter?? Love love love your BW conversion as well as the crop. Really excellent photo. I hope they all do well. Humans suck. Well animal dumping humans do.
This is a very emotive portrait of these beautiful cats. Kittens are normally portrayed as sweet innocent things, this image seems to delve deeper and shows a relationship.
Like how the B&W version really brings out the different patterns of the cat/kittens and lawn mixed together, whereas with the color version I see the cat/kittens and the lawn as totally separate entities.
I think having her head cropped out in part makes this shot more dynamic, gives it a sense of immediacy, and especially with the strong b/w contrasts in her face, makes it an effective focal point. I am kitten-susceptible right now for some reason - must look away before it causes me to run out and adopt those two Tuxedos I came across in a Petsmart yesterday. ;)