is this cutout? if so (or even if not), i can see why some might think it's had expert editing used. this is just a fantastic assortment of visuals that work very well together.
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: I liked this before I spotted the cat and then it really came alive! Also, once I do see the cat and have that anchor for my eye and brain I begin to wonder how you shot and achieved this... I have no answers though - is it simply reflections of trees in the glass that you've given a bit of a treatment to>
Critical stuff: Nothing
Overall: Highly intriguing and well crafted image.
I never tried to imagine The Four Catastrophes before, and this picture is probably the reason why I resisted ... I could not have imagined it half as well as you and your Cat have. This is a thrilling photograph, beautiful, witty, but also a little unsettling (like Garfield's Apocalypse might be), and I'll enjoy seeing it every day as it hangs on my imaginary 2010 wall of excellence. Thank you.