Manu's cat...

whooah, awesome composition and colors!

...a tutti in special modo agli amici italiani che mi seguono con pazienza...cosa che invece io non riesco a fare in maniera continua!!

 

Grazie a Raffaele, Dario, Michele, Andrea, Maria, Laura, Francesco..e a tutti quanti!

PS: Seguo cmq le vostre foto che, devo ammettere,danno lustro alla ns. BellItalia!!

 

Ciao,Mario.

 

Finally a cat's portrait that really stands out. The lighting may have been helped with PS as well as the colors, but I really can't tell exactly which area was manipulated. Very successful. I'd be interested to know more about the exact manipulations that took place here. Regards.

No English needed...Purrrfecto....

Amazing. Great composition. This one is a keeper. I am impressed that you found a way to take the typical cat photo and you turned it into an art form. Bravissimo! Sorry if my Italian is not so bellissimo.

What i like about it is that it looks very real... i can't tell where the picture was manipulated. Well done!

Unreal!

Mario,

 

A truly excellent picture. The colours and the use of light all blend together so well. As one begins to look into the eyes, the picture demands closer scrutiny, it is really quite mesmerising...

 

Peter

I've wanted to capture the eyes of my cat, but it is so darned HARD. They move when the eyes are open, and when they are sleepy and not moving, the eyes are closed. To capture such gorgeous eyes, and then to have such a dynamic background makes this a truly amazing photo. Simply beautiful.

what a great place to lie on...that new green grass is brilliant for the totally exquisite.. green eyes...!...

i simply cant stop staring at this loveliest photo!

its hipnotizing :)

congratulations, excellent work.

I am not a cat aficionado, but this photograph is remarkable. It is positively surreal! Regards.

whoa! blew me away!

No wonder this is top rated...what an amazing image! Congratulations!

great job :) I'm working as a graphic designer - I saw many tousands of pictures, but I didn't saw so perfect shot like this. I'm very impressed!!! I wish you more success, greatings...

However, this looks Photoshopped and edited. The transition from sharp grass in the forground to the blurred grass on the left of cat is very sudden (There is a clear demarcation line).

The eyes seem to have a bit of grass pattern added to them as well. And, surprisingly no wide angle lens distortion at all (as if the cat image was overlayed to the grassy field).

 

Not withstanding all this, it's a catchy image and excellent work.

 

too long to read all comments...I would like to know the tech details of this shot especially what you did in photoshop. Very nice one!

I would stay hours looking at this picture.. and won't get enaugh of it !!!!

 

As far as I'm concerned, this is the most beautiful and original nature photo I have ever seen.

I would like to hear about the manipulations as well before commenting further.

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very un-natural stare - did you change the eyes?

The cut-off around the fur must have taken a lot of work - but why bother? I'm not a cat fan, but I do think they should look natural, if you must photograph them.

This gives me a creepy feeling.

Whether you love it or hate it, this is very eye-catching and is drawing a lot of attention. I think you have accomplished something with this composition. As for me, I'm in the "love it" category.

perfect....

I like your idea!

...specially the reflex on the eyes...but not for the tree....

 

Thanks Val!