Uploaded: September 29, 2011
The biggest Cat in the neighborhood :-) I found the Road Grader idle on a Sunday afternoon – They are building some new roads near our home.
Sigma 10-20 at 10mm. ISO 200, Late Afternoon, 1/320 @ f10.0, EC 0 Adjustments with PSE9, Topaz Adjust and NIK Color Efex (CA)
Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 10.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Gord MacEachern September 29, 2011
All the elements of a great image come together on this one Jeff, Very well done!!!! #1411593Tammy M. Anderson September 29, 2011
Excellent comp colors and capture, Jeff. Nice find. #9704601Carolyn M. Fletcher September 29, 2011
That's a whopper alright! They do make a mess, don't they? #9704632Michelle Alton September 29, 2011
At least you're not getting torrential rain (or maybe you could use some of that by now). The Caterpillar would be knee deep in MUCK!Nice work with the wide angle I have such a hard time with it! #9704702
R. J. Laudenbacher September 29, 2011
Love your POV on this Jeff. Wonderful comp and colors too! #9704715Jyri Vissak September 29, 2011
Nice composition and colours! #9704763Robert R. Goodman September 29, 2011
Hi Jeff,Excellent capture.That is a fun machine to drive.I always have a hard time keeping a level grade!!!! #9704825Val Feldman September 29, 2011
Excellent perspective and great color, Jeff - what a monster! They're digging up new roads constantly here in Austin also - we need them, for sure. #9704833Agnes Fegan September 29, 2011
Nice find here Jeff...must be noisy! #9704875Julie Burnett September 29, 2011
Excellent pov and colors, Jeff, they DO make everything bigger in Texas!! #9704929Dayna Cain September 29, 2011
Very cool image. My nephew runs one of these big monsters. #9704948Renata Gusciora September 29, 2011
Very cool capture with fantastic pov,colors,lighting and great sky,Jeff! #9704958Mariann Kovats September 29, 2011
Excellent POV, colors and comp. Jeff! #9704983Lynn M. Whitt September 29, 2011
Great colors and capture... #9705053Karen Bacon September 29, 2011
Wonderful composition and colors Jeff! #9705059Tiia Vissak September 29, 2011
great colors, light & framing! #9705150Bojan Bencic September 29, 2011
That's a big Cat, Jeff. Great POV and background. #9705201Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas September 29, 2011
Great perspective and effects Jeff!,Marilyn K. Lincecum September 29, 2011
Wonderful comp, light, color and detail. #9705255Nancy L. Green September 29, 2011
That is one HUGE kitty Jeff, wonderful comp, lighting, and presentation!! <>< #9705266Ann Coates September 29, 2011
Absolutely fantastic Jeff. #9705360Stephen Zacker September 29, 2011
Like that perspective and sky. I guess even the Cats are bigger in Texas :-) #9705375Emile Abbott September 29, 2011
Love the contrasting colors of yellow and blue. Bigger than my cat. #9705458Claudia Kuhn September 29, 2011
A big CAT for sure Jeff... lots bigger than my orange kitty ;) Hope it just purrs quietly #9705530Linda M. Walker September 29, 2011
Excellent details and the colors really pop! #9705606John Connolly September 29, 2011
Wonderful color and detail here Jeff! That sky is awesome! #9705685Amy M. Wilson September 29, 2011
Excellent capture... love the pov, colors, details and description, Jeff!! #9705829Patrick Rouzes September 29, 2011
And a big cat it is, Jeff! The colors, tones, detail, clarity, & lighting are exceptional! Hope to see this again, my friend! #9705851Thomas E. Hinds September 29, 2011
Yes, I see you needed a very wide-angle lens for that cat! Nice work, Jeff! #9705970Terry Cervi September 29, 2011
Wow, that's a big one, Jeff! And a terrific shot of it too! #9706106Ellen Hodges September 29, 2011
Wonderful detail and very awesome pov, Jeff!!! #9706255Heather Loewenhardt September 29, 2011
Wow this big Tonka toy looks great set against that blue sky with amazing light. Great texture and curvature of the land for the metal to sit on. #9706258Barbara Waldoch September 29, 2011
Cool capture, Jeff! #9706430Robert K. Bemus September 29, 2011
Beautiful find and TX sky, Jeff!! I wish these things were street legal. #9706452Jeff Robinson September 30, 2011
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #9706558Brett Dolsen September 30, 2011
Great colours,clarity and composition Jeff!!To be honest we have them working just south of town at the moment destroying habitat for subdivisions to bring more people to an area of high unemployment.Progress? #9706721Daniella Puente September 30, 2011
Very cool angle and clarity Jeff! #9707487Marijana Fajgl September 30, 2011
It looks impressive! Great capture, Jeff! #9707524Phillip R. Connolly September 30, 2011
YIKES...that CAT looks a bit feral, Jeff!! Great colour and composition. Love that sky!!Phil #9707997
Avril Young September 30, 2011
wow, look at that sky...terrific colours, beautiful,we do have them here, I live in a farming area.. ...stunning Jeff.. #9708354Jeff Robinson October 01, 2011
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