On the Prowl [Contest Finalists September 2006]
Uploaded: September 07, 2006 01:32:39
1/15, f6.3, ISO 400
Adjusted contrast, levels and softened in PS CS2
Pat Gamwell September 07, 2006
Precious shot, Cristi! Love the softness & get a load of that pose! lol:) Excellent! Had a wonderful vacation...now I'm back loaded with new pics! Thanks for your kind comments, my friend! #517772Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Thanks Pat! It's great to have you back! Yes, this is my Oliver - quite a little poser! :) I followed him around the backyard for quite awhile tonight. He was fun to watch! :) #3277394Paul E. Earl September 07, 2006
That was the first thing that came into my mind when I saw this shot. On the prowl! Terrific capture, Cristi! #3277402Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Thanks Paul! #3277424Barbara Waldoch September 07, 2006
Excellent capture, Cristi! #3277432Alan L. Borror September 07, 2006
What a great cat image, Cristi! The pose and colors are great. I have two just like this guy so I may be biased. Really do love it, though. #3277439Julie Robinson September 07, 2006
A wonderful stalking image Cristi! #3277454Su Sana E. P September 07, 2006
Absolutely striking kitty portrait, Cristi!! Love the pose and softness. #3277455Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Thank you so much Barbara, Alan, Julie and Susana! #3277460David L. Luchowski September 07, 2006
Great capture,Cristi. I love the pose of the cat.Well done. #3277469Donald K. Cherry September 07, 2006
Cute photo, Cristi! #3277506Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Thank you David and Donald! #3277555Bill Wyatt September 07, 2006
What beautiful bright eyes! Wonderful pose love the lighting and colors Cristi! #3277670Jenny Bosmans September 07, 2006
Ooooh...what a gorgeous kitty, Cristi! Love the pose, the colors and the composition! :) Very beautiful capture! :) #3277717Wally Orlowsky September 07, 2006
Great capture of a beautiful cat on the job, Cristi. #3277741Michelle R. Kovach September 07, 2006
Too cute! Nice job! #3277865Carol Sawyer September 07, 2006
Wonderful capture, Cristi!!!! #3277957Wendy Stevenson September 07, 2006
Great pose you captured Cristi! I really like the beautiful colour too! Well done! #3278100Nancy L. Green September 07, 2006
Beautiful Kitty portrait Cristi!! Cats can be a challange and you have done a beautiful job!! <>< #3278480TS September 07, 2006
Nice composition, I like the softness of this image. #3278555Kay E. Mahoney September 07, 2006
Beautiful kitty. Love the colors. #3278729Evy Johansen September 07, 2006
Very beautiful kitty. And a great shot, Cristi!! #3278833Nadya Johnson September 07, 2006
Great capture of your handsome kitty, Cristi! Love his pose! #3279119Datha Y. Thompson September 07, 2006
BEAUTIFUL Capture.. The colors are SUPERB!!! Love the softness and that pose!! I have a kitty named Oliver too!! Love this!! :0) #3279155Dan Holm September 07, 2006
That pose is perfect!! EXCELLENT catch and capture, Cristi! #3279956Sam Britt September 07, 2006
Great kitty photo. I love the pose.Sam #3280027
Cristi Bastian September 07, 2006
Wow! Thank you all so much! This is the most comments I've ever gotten on a photo! It means a lot to me ... and to Oliver! :) #3280055Ronald F. Fischer September 07, 2006
Beautiful capture, Cristi, and I love the PS work!! #3280174Adilson F. Ferreira September 07, 2006
Terrific capture Cristi!!!John Connolly September 08, 2006
Christi, I love your models pose! Your lighting and colors are exceptional! #3284932SaMi Martin September 08, 2006
Great capture Christi; I love the pose and the one leg up. #3285056Cristi Bastian September 08, 2006
Thanks so much Ronald, Adilson, John and SaMi! #3285086Gail Vitikacs September 08, 2006
This is such a wonderful portrait! #3285559Christy J. Bristow September 09, 2006
I love this Cristi! He is way too cute!! #3288442Cristi Bastian September 09, 2006
Thank you Gayle, Gail and Christy! #3288707Emile Abbott September 09, 2006
Terrific capture Cristi and thanks for your visit and sympathy for my dogs. Enjoy you pets while you can. #3288803Jenny D September 09, 2006
Wonderful shot! #3289470Kristi A. Howson September 12, 2006
What a beautiful kitty and love the pose and title here Cristi! #3300188Sylvia Rossler September 17, 2006
Wonderful shot Cristi !! Excellent timing to get that superb and funny pose !! #3321511Cristi Bastian September 19, 2006
Thank you Emile, JD, Kristi and Sylvia! #3331277Lani J September 19, 2006
Wow, this is lovely! Gorgeous capture, Cristi! :o) #3332935Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006
Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503258Datha Y. Thompson October 26, 2006
Congratulations!!!! Love this!!! WTG!!! :0) #3504494Sam Britt October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this finalist, Cristi! #3504516Cristi Bastian October 26, 2006
Thank you all so much! #3504586Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006
Congratulations, Cristi!! #3504711Janine Russell October 26, 2006
Cristi, congratulations on your finalist. #3506046Adilson F. Ferreira October 27, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Cristi!!! #3507823Nadya Johnson October 27, 2006
Great kitty-portrait, Cristi! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #3509702Emile Abbott October 27, 2006
Great capture and deserving finalist, Cristi. #3510527Jill Odice October 27, 2006
Great catch!!! Congrats :-) #3511956Lani J October 27, 2006
Fantastic image, Cristi! CONGRATULATIONS! :o) #3512513Darryl Wilkinson October 28, 2006
Terrific finalist, Christi. Congratulations! #3512547Sandy Driscoll November 01, 2006
Fabulous capture, & I love your PS treatment! Congratulations! #3532994Andrew I. Boyd November 02, 2006
Cristi,you do fine work and I just love your feline photos:-) #3534880Kcalpesh B. Ajugia November 03, 2006
Wow! The perfect moment captured. Amazing work. #3539576Shelly A. Van Camp February 24, 2007
This is Beautiful!! I love everything about this! Thanks for the nice comment in my gallery! #3984773Carol Teal July 11, 2007
Beautiful cat, and I like the soft effect! He struck a beautiful pose for you too! A very belated congrats on this purr-fect image! #4496971Hayden Cannon August 05, 2007
WOW you have an amazing gallery of beautiful photos I didn't know which one to comment on : ) so I will on this because I am a cat person I have my own this is a fantastic photo great colors, lighting, composition, details and the effects all work very well beautiful capture! #4606405Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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