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Interest Piqued

© Val Feldman
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Interest Piqued

Uploaded: September 20, 2010

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All it took was a bird landing on the fence to go from peaceful angel-like cat dozing in the sun to a cat with possible evil intent in her heart... :) Miss Jess, one of our three cats.

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Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 2/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 240.00 mm, Model: NIKON D60

Comments

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic September 20, 2010

Love this expression Valarie and wonderful B&W with great tones. #1309905

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe September 20, 2010

Excellent lighting, tones and capture, Valarie. #8919179

Anita Hogue September 20, 2010

An adorable b&w portrait, Valarie! #8919245

Patricia Seidler September 20, 2010

Miss Jess is adorable. Beautiful portrait and capture Valarie. #8919247

Ron McEwan September 20, 2010

Perfect photo and a great description Valarie, outstanding dof and detail. #8919359

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe September 20, 2010

A wonderful B&W portrait!! Jeff #8919405

Alan L. Borror September 20, 2010

Love cats and this is a wonderful portrait, Valerie! #8919439

Robert R. Goodman September 20, 2010

Hi Valarie,Beautiful B&W my friend.Excellent clarity and detail.Still very hot down here in CG!!!! #8919499

Maria A. Gonzalez September 20, 2010

Morning,Val..Beautiful portrait,the lighting is so pretty and I like the pose and expression..Very sweet looking cat..Excellent in B&W..Very fine detail,too.Well done. #8919519

Carla Capra Anderson September 20, 2010

Love this felines expression. Beautiful image.
;) CC #8919575

Kathleen Rinker September 20, 2010

Fabulous image, beautiful kitty!! #8919584

Terry Cervi level-deluxe September 20, 2010

Miss Jess is a beauty and so is your capture, Val! #8919613

Patrick Rouzes level-classic September 20, 2010

Incredible clarity, captivating eyes, tones, & expression captured here! WTG, Valarie! #8919870

Rony Sagy September 20, 2010

Wonderful capture and tones of Miss Jess's stern look, Val. #8920139

Gord MacEachern September 20, 2010

Her expression is priceless Valarie, perfect for the M/T #8920242

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 20, 2010

Adorable capture, Val! :-) k #8920435

Jim Baines level-classic September 21, 2010

Uh oh! Looks like Miss Jess's Fun-Meter just pegged from 0 to 100 in less than a nanosecond! Would you like to try for four? I'm willing to sacrifice "Tiger", a delightful li'l guy who would love to spritz your kitchen trash can EVERY morning. A brilliant capture of this perfect catty expression, Texanna!! #8921261

Karen Bacon September 21, 2010

What a sweetie,so much personality in that face. A great capture as always Valerie! #8921444

Melissa Olsen September 21, 2010

FABULOUS feline in B&W!
Stunning! #8921497

Ellen Hodges September 21, 2010

Wonderful alert expression and awesome detail, Val! Outstanding in every way!!!! #8921918

Carol L. Fowler September 21, 2010

It's always food in one fashion or another that wakes them up! Great capture! #8922064

Marilyn Cornwell September 21, 2010

Excellent b&w! Great moment too! #8922250

Nancy J. Locke September 21, 2010

Beautiful capture, Val!!! This reminds me of my first kitty I ever had.

Cheers, Nancy J Locke #8922277

Gina Cormier September 21, 2010

meow........meow!!!!!!

<---running with the catnip....
tripped over the cat box!!! ewwwwwwwww..........

Here.....kitty, kitty...kitty.....I got a sardine for you......

Val...your cat is ignoring me!!!!!!

Well.....he's beautiful and the image is just gorgeous as usual.
I have no cats. Hubby is allergic....

Ok....I'm done now. #8922427

Tammy Espino September 21, 2010

ThaT is evil looking...lol Great MT capture!! :) #8922750

Rona L. Schwarz September 21, 2010

Terrific expression on Miss Jess, Val - very cat-like. Lovely in B&W and perfect for the MT. Inspires me to shoot my cats - I haven't since they were kittens. #8922974

Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 22, 2010

Gorgeous portrait Val. Great MT submission.
JP #8923286

Julie Burnett September 22, 2010

Love the lighting and expression, Val. Perfect timing, perfect in B&W, perfect for the MT, what more can I say??? :) #8923353

Julianne Bradford September 22, 2010

Love the paw action as well as the narrowed eyes. Her mouth looks so unaffected as to not frighten the bird away. Boy you really had this one timed perfectly Valarie! Perfect for MT,WTG! You rock!! #8923882

Julianne Bradford September 22, 2010

I have 3 ferrel outdoor cats that come to be fed. (I'm allegic so I pet them with my feet!) One hisses at me and looks appealing in between,lol. It's so funny to watch them with the birds in my backyard. This sweetie is adorable! #8924174

Pamela Shane September 22, 2010

Oh, I love the eyes, lighting, b/w. I know what you mean - we have 4 cats! Miss Jess is gorgeous Valarie. #8924232

Leslie McLain level-classic September 22, 2010

Such a sweet capture, Valerie. #8924236

Nadia Paul September 22, 2010

A wonderful portrait of Miss Jess, from the beautiful lighting to the great detail and pose - great work as always my friend! #8924852

Marty Straub September 23, 2010

Ah, she's not capable of evil intent. She's so cute I'd go off into the woods and bring her back a canary in my mouth as a present. I'm sure you spoil her, too, Valarie. And she rewards you with a majestic pose, and you accomodate it with outstanding camera craftsmanship. Beautifful black and white with incredible details. #8925592

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe September 23, 2010

Miss Jess had her hunting instinct awakened for sure! Fantastic portrait of your gorgeous cat!

ccc #8925751

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 23, 2010

Wowza! Love the comp and your wonerful kitty portrait!! Simply stunning capture !!

jo ann c. #8925841

Thomas E. Hinds September 23, 2010

Beautiful image of this feline! Miss Jess is a keeper! Very nice light and composition! Great work, Val! #8926192

Patti Coblentz September 23, 2010

Well, my family kitty, named Katy, is blind and gets around just fine, thank you :))) Detached retinas, of all things! Her name is Katy and I adore her :)

Jess is definitely a beauty and what a fine capture you have of her hunting expression, Val!

LOL at Julianne...too funny! #8926536

Laura E. Swan level-classic September 24, 2010

3 kitties? Did I hear you say 3 kitties???

Guess how many we have? :))) Same as YOU! Not many people have 3 kitties.

Well, okay, okay. Our neighbors across the alley do, too, but who's counting?

What a darling baby. So precious and I love the treatment you chose, Val!

-Laura :))) #8926538

Sam Britt September 25, 2010

Cute portrait of Miss Jess, great expression. My cats all live indoors now, so they can only watch the birds outside. My first cat was an indoor/outdoor cat. She was always bringing presents to my door! #8930039

Dianna Murphy September 30, 2010

Well why haven't we met her before! What a little dolly. Great tones. #8939806

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 07, 2010

BEAUTIFUL kitty Cat! #8954358

Melissa Olsen October 11, 2010

Fabulous portrait!
Love the work on this image. #8960490

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