Looking Back #2
Uploaded: August 29, 2006 00:02:39
Reworked and resubmitted
Photo was taken on May 7, 2005 at 2:53pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 70-200mm F/4L lens @ F/4, 1/180 second, ISO 100, -0.5 exposure compensation
Cropped, levels, + saturation, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
Julie Robinson August 29, 2006
What a lovely cat Janine- great capture! #512271Paul E. Earl August 29, 2006
Gorgeous capture, Janine! Very cute! #3237249Dan Holm August 29, 2006
EXCELLENT portrait, Janine!! Love that pose and the "attitude" in this! #3237251Su Sana E. P August 29, 2006
How very beautiful!! Very lovely details and pose here, Janine!! #3237270Tamara K. Walker August 29, 2006
Very pretty cat, wonderful color and details. #3237455Paul Sikora August 29, 2006
The cat is lovely but the phot is great, Janine #3237503Helen N. McHugh August 29, 2006
What a lovely capture, Jannine! A cat with attitude! Great colours & clarity!! #3237562Karen Bacon August 29, 2006
excellent capture janine! #3237597Paul Michko August 29, 2006
Incredible composition, Janine. #3237612Lani J August 29, 2006
I love how you composed this photograph, Janine. It's beautiful! :o) #3237621Adilson F. Ferreira August 29, 2006
Beautiful capture and composition Janine!!! #3237828Carla Metzler August 29, 2006
Beautiful capture, Janine. #3237974Marijana Fajgl August 29, 2006
Wonderful capture Janine! love her face expression! #3238141Jeff Robinson August 29, 2006
Outstanding portrait Janine! Great composition and color! Jeff #3238258Sherri Gorman August 29, 2006
Well done Janine. The cat looks so soft that I want to pet him. Another wonderful capture. #3238322Amy JACKSON August 29, 2006
Wonderful capture of this beautiful cat, Janine!! Great composition!! #3238352Ray Thoms August 29, 2006
Wonderful composition Janine.... #3238497Karen Slagle August 29, 2006
Fantastic capture, Janine. This is a winner in my book... #3238715Janine Russell August 29, 2006
Julie, Paul E, Dan, Susan, Tamara, Paul S, Helen, Karen B, Paul M, Lani, Adilson, Carla, Marijana, Jeff, Sherri, Amy, Ray and Karen, thanks very much for all of your kind comments and encouragement. #3238820Bambi L. Dingman August 29, 2006
What a perfect shot!!! Excellent composition, beautiful cat, *and* you got him to look back at the camera! Amazing! #3239306Gunther Allen August 29, 2006
What a great cat capture! The color and definition are perfect. Good luck on this one. BTW I love your clock in your gallery, so I got me one too! I really enjoyed browsing through your gallery - :-) #3239347Sam Britt August 29, 2006
Fantastic cat photo. Excellent detail and color.Sam #3239445
Theresa Marie Jones August 29, 2006
Memorizing, love it!! #3240171Wendy Stevenson August 29, 2006
Amazing pose Janine - I think only cats and owls can turn their heads like that!! Love the colour and comp too! #3240331Jo Berry August 29, 2006
Another outstanding capture!! Wonderful pose, detail and color!!! #3240505Jill Odice August 29, 2006
Beautiful cat and image Janine! The cat looks so relaxed and like it doesn't mind at all about getting it's photo taken :-) #3240834eileen bedford August 29, 2006
Beautiful cat, love the way it looks back, if only those eyes could talk. Well done Janine... #3241383Kaye Burazin August 29, 2006
Fantastic feline focus. Purrrrfect Janine. #3241734Janine Russell August 29, 2006
Bambi, Gunther, Sam, Theresa, Wendy, Jo, Jill, Eileen, One Shot and Kaye, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3242063Nancy L. Green August 29, 2006
What did you use to bribe the cat to pose like this Janine?? I love everything about this image!! Superb!! <>< #3242123Kristi A. Howson August 29, 2006
Perfect comp and detail here Janine. I love this! #3242326Esther Smith August 29, 2006
Excellent clarity, composition and color, Janine! #3242362Datha Y. Thompson August 30, 2006
GREAT SHOT Janine!! Very Pretty kitty Love the brick and pose!! Wonderful colors!! :0) #3243503Ronald F. Fischer August 30, 2006
Beautiful capture, Janine! #3244182Janine Russell August 30, 2006
Nancy, Kristi, Esther, Datha and Ronald, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3244935Tarun Bose August 30, 2006
Wow! What a portrait, Great pose. Excellent composition. Well done Janine. #3246443Melissa A. Mannon August 30, 2006
great portrait! love it! #3246672Janine Russell August 30, 2006
Tarun and Melissa, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3247104Graeme yew Chow August 30, 2006
Very beautiful with clear detail , compostion and the background, Janine. #3247478Janine Russell August 30, 2006
Graeme, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3247487SaMi Martin August 31, 2006
Good looking cat; I always enjoy looking at your work Janine! #3247814Robert R. Goodman August 31, 2006
A very beautiful cat Janine,And very beautiful image!!!!!!!! #3248059Marianne Fortin August 31, 2006
Beautiful, Janine! I love the cat's expression. #3249713Marilyn K. Lincecum August 31, 2006
Beautiful animal portrait, Janine !! Fantastic colors, detail and DOF, not to mention that priceless look. #3249949Janine Russell August 31, 2006
SaMi, Robert, Marianne and Marilyn, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3250308Stephanie Laird August 31, 2006
Janine, this is absolutely perfect! What a beautiful shot! #3250521Andrew I. Boyd September 01, 2006
Janine,this is gorgeous!The clarity is superb and the curve of the wall sets the compostion up very nicely,indeed!:-) #3252775Brenda Sides September 01, 2006
Janine, beautiful cat! I want to hold him/her:)font> #3255306Janine Russell September 01, 2006
Stephanie, Andrew and Brenda, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3256304KHAWLA Haddad September 01, 2006
Janine WOW WOW WOW I love this so much what great capture its winner in my book WOW I love it!!Janine Russell September 01, 2006
Kelly, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3256608Sharon F. Morris September 02, 2006
Love everything about this great imageJanine Russell September 02, 2006
Sharon, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments; glad you enjoyed my gallery. #3258327DiAnna F. Paulk September 03, 2006
I'm with Sharon ... I love everything about this image: the composition, colors, fantastically sharp focus and you just can't beat the subject matter!!Thanks for commenting on my apple image today! #3262577
Janine Russell September 03, 2006
DiAnna, you're welcome and thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3262694Steve Rice September 08, 2006
Janine, Excellent capture. Well done!! #3284137Janine Russell September 08, 2006
Steve, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3284954Jennifer Jones September 12, 2006
This is so wonderful, Janine! I especially love the colors and compostion. It really draws you in. Congrats on a job well done!! #3301596Janine Russell September 12, 2006
Jennifer, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3301934Daniel G. Flocke September 14, 2006
Janine - What a hansome fellow, very sharp great detail and a purr-fect expression!~Daniel #3307325
Janine Russell September 14, 2006
Daniel, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3309048Cary Rogers September 23, 2006
Wonderful, artistic composition, Janine! The framing, detail, lighting and colors are exceptional--and the juxtaposition of the curves--really makes this image some tasty eye-candy. #3350626Janine Russell September 23, 2006
Cary, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3350727Tamera S. Phillips September 26, 2006
Congratulations on your well deserved finalist! #3365595Melissa G. Meiselman September 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine on this most deserved finalist!!! #3365709Renee Doyle September 26, 2006
Awesome kitty capture Janine!!!! Big congratulations on this stunning finalist!!!Tarun Bose September 26, 2006
Congrats my dear Janine for being the finalist. #3366037Kay E. Mahoney September 26, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist. Beautiful kitty. Good luck in the next round. #3366131Noel Baebler September 26, 2006
Beauty kitty cat portrait, Janine! I see you swing artistically both ways with regards to fowl and feline. ;0) #3366263Bill Wyatt September 26, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist, Janine!! Good luck on the next round!!! #3366313Pat Gamwell September 26, 2006
Exceptional shot, Janine! BIG CONGRATS! #3366456RC Fritz September 26, 2006
Good luck in the next round! #3366757Brenda W. LaFleur September 26, 2006
This is great, Janine! Big congrats to you! #3366978Chris Budny September 26, 2006
Ah, that cat in your aviary ;) Looks like trouble...but a great image! Congratulations! #3367151Revonda L. Gentry September 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!! #3367163Graeme yew Chow September 26, 2006
Janine, congrats on your finalists. #3367197Sam Britt September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this and ALL of your very well-deserved finalists, Janine! #3367201Cheryl E. Molennor September 26, 2006
Beautiful Janine! congrats! #3367204Terry L. Ellis September 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine, on this beauty of a finalist! Love kitty shots! #3367311Virginia Leone September 26, 2006
Love this one...BRAVO! #3367341Robert R. Goodman September 26, 2006
Congratulations Janie!!!!!! #3367367Su Sana E. P September 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine!! #3367532Pamela Shane September 26, 2006
Gorgeous cat, & image Janine - congratulations!! :) #3367614Datha Y. Thompson September 26, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Janine :0) #3367753Paul E. Earl September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist!! #3367885Nadya Johnson September 26, 2006
Outstanding! Congratulations, Janine! #3368410Robyn Mackenzie September 26, 2006
Superb kitty image, Janine. The clarity is marvellous. Best of luck in the next round! #3368513Jill Flynn September 26, 2006
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this Janine! It is absolutely WONDERFUL. Congratulations on your finalist! #3368519eileen bedford September 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine, This was a great shot... #3368623Nancy L. Green September 26, 2006
Congrats Janine on this wonderful finalist!! <>< #3368706Daniel G. Flocke September 26, 2006
Janine - Congratulations on your Finalist and good luck in the next round!!!~Daniel #3368876
Barbara Waldoch September 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine, very well done! #3368878Husain Akhtar September 26, 2006
Warmest congratulations on being wonderful and very well deserved finalist my friend! Good wishes. #3369245Sylvia Rossler September 26, 2006
Finally !! I remember of this picture, if i'm not wrong it was the first I commented on your gallery :O) Love of first sight !! Big congrats Janine !! #3369382Janine Russell September 26, 2006
Tamera, Melissa, Renee, Tarun, Kay, Noel, Bill W, Pat, RC, Brenda, Chris, Revonda, Graeme, Sam, Cheryl, Terry, Reine, , Virginia, Robert, Susan, Pamela, Don, Datha, Dawn, Paul, Nadya, Robyn, Jill, Eileen, Nancy, Daniel, Barbara, MH and Sylvia, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, support, encouragement and congratulations.Lorraine A. Cook September 26, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Janine!<:)) #3369656Janine Russell September 26, 2006
From Amalia Arriaga de Garcia on 9/26/2006 7:44 PMLorraine and Amalia, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3369741
She-She Killough September 26, 2006
Love his INTENSE Look! It is all so crisp and clean. Excellent work Janine, and COngratulations!! #3369765Julie Robinson September 26, 2006
Congratulations on you finalist! #3369805Raymond Pauly September 26, 2006
Not surprised to see you among the finalists, Janine! Well deserved. Great shot! #3369843Sherry Stricklin Boles September 27, 2006
Congrats on this wonderful finalist, Janine! #3370232Debbie Hartley September 27, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Janine! #3370551Deborah Lewinson September 27, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Janine, great clarity, texture, and DOF, makes you want to pet the cat and hear her purr!Kathleen Brennan September 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine. I'm a vet and never tire of looking at pet photos. What a beautiful boy! #3371223Marijana Fajgl September 27, 2006
I still love this image a lot Janine! Congratulations and good luck! #3371708Emile Abbott September 27, 2006
Love it and Congratulations Janine on finalist. #3372295Cindy Wong September 27, 2006
Congrats on this beautiful finalist! #3372354Marianne Fortin September 27, 2006
Congrats, Janine! I thought this one would be a finalist. #3372457Janine Russell September 27, 2006
Sheesh, Julie, Raymond, Sherry, Debbie, Debby, Kathleen, Marijana, Emile, Cindy and Marianne, I really appreciate all of your kind and encouraging comments, congratulations and support; thanks very much. #3372888Karen Engelbreth September 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine! #3372970Karen Bacon September 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine! #3373190Adilson F. Ferreira September 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine!!! #3373427Rakesh Syal September 27, 2006
Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Janine!! #3373619Jill Odice September 27, 2006
Congrats Janine! :-) #3373688Ken Smith September 27, 2006
Janine, congrats on your finalist! Well deserved! #3374027Claudia Kuhn September 27, 2006
Wonderful capture Janine, congrats! #3374889Claudia Kuhn September 27, 2006
Wonderful capture Janine, congrats! #3374892Erica Murphy September 27, 2006
Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Janine!Erica #3374909
Laurie Daily September 27, 2006
Another beautiful image, Janine. Congratulations! #3375239Tressie Davis September 27, 2006
Great finalist Janine, congratulations!! #3375288Arnie Horwitz September 27, 2006
Great shot, Janine. Congratulations on being a finalist! #3375292Kristi A. Howson September 27, 2006
Congratulations Janine on this and all of your other fantastic finalists this month. What a great month for you. Best of Luck in the next round! #3375418Deborah Sandidge September 27, 2006
Congratulations on your finalists, Janine!! #3375429Janine Russell September 27, 2006
Karen E, Karen B, Adilson, Rakesh, Jill O, Ken, Jill F, Claudia, Erica, Laurie, Tressie, Arnie, Kristi and Deb, I really appreciate all of your kind comments, congratulations and encouragement; thanks very much. #3375900Jeff Robinson September 27, 2006
Congrats Janine on your wonderful Finalisst!! Jeff #3375975Debra Booth September 27, 2006
Great capture, Janine!! Congratulations! #3376357Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 27, 2006
Cute composition, Janine!!! CONGRATULATIONS! ^.^ Kitty #3376482Sharon Day September 27, 2006
Great capture and pose, Janine!!! Congratulations!!! Good luck next round! #3376899Janine Russell September 28, 2006
Jeff, Debra,Kitty and Sharon, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3379541Janine Russell September 28, 2006
From Sharon Mushock 9/28/2006 5:17 AMSharon, you're welcome and thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3379552
Tonya R. Boles September 28, 2006
Congrats. #3380350Mitch Spence September 28, 2006
Wonderful lines, wonderful detail. #3381157Cathy M. Gromball September 29, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Janine!Cathy :) #3386213
Janine Russell September 29, 2006
Tonya, Mitch and Cathy, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3386334Paula Dwyer September 30, 2006
Outstanding cat portrait!! Awesome looking cat, loved the way he is poised!! Congratulations Janine!!! #3389889Janine Russell September 30, 2006
Paula, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3390528Helen N. McHugh October 02, 2006
Congrats on this great finalist, Janine! Loved it first time round!!Stunning! #3398267Janine Russell October 02, 2006
Helen, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3398453Mário Ferreira November 06, 2006
It's always a pleasure to review your gallery Janine.Janine Russell November 06, 2006
Mario, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3552708Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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