Looking My Best

© Sam Britt

<b>Looking My Best</b>

Uploaded: July 14, 2008 07:18:45

Description

My favorite photo of my cat, Tommy

Re-worked & resubmitted, selective coloring on eyes



Comments

Robyn A. Terrell July 14, 2008

Holy Cow, Sam, this is an amazing portrait!!! It's as if the cat was posing for you! BEAUTIFUL capture and work. The light and details are outstanding. #960456

Amy M. Wilson July 14, 2008

This is GORGEOUS Sam! I love the subject, tones, and the selective coloring of the eyes is beautiful! #6177854

Tonya R. Boles July 14, 2008

Beautiful capture for sure.. #6177922

Sam Britt July 14, 2008

Thanks Robyn, Amy & Tonya! #6177941

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic July 14, 2008

Awwww, sweet cat and capture..love the eyes! #6177958

Carol Sawyer July 14, 2008

Gorgeous capture, Sam!!! #6177983

Sherran Andersen level-classic July 14, 2008

Beautiful markings on Tommy...love the eyes. Sherran #6178084

Melissa G. Meiselman July 14, 2008

Wonderful portrait of Tommy..I love his gesture, your lighting and his gorgeoud blue eyes, Sam!! #6178145

A P July 14, 2008

Cat model. Perfect POV, light and color. Beautiful capture of Tommy, Sam. Now let's see Speedy again too. They are both so beautiful. #6178150

Ellen Hodges July 14, 2008

Fantastic image, Sam! Love the pov and details!! #6178190

Vitor Dias July 14, 2008

Lovely work Samantha........../rgs Vitor #6178303

Jennifer L. Taranto July 14, 2008

i love the beautiful blue sc on those eyes!! excellent clarity on your cute kitty!! #6178330

Margaret R. Barry July 14, 2008

Beautiful, Sam. Fantastic pose, colors and lighting! #6178353

Lisa R. Buffington level-deluxe July 14, 2008

Great portrait Sam! Love his eyes and the pose. #6178366

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict July 14, 2008

So cute and love the pose, Sam.


Dominick #6178520

Claudia Kuhn level-classic July 14, 2008

Aww... sweet portrait Sam! #6179093

Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 14, 2008

Sam, Tommy is BEAUTIFUL, AWSOME portrait of him! #6179095

Judy A. Lawhon July 14, 2008

Awesome capture of Tommy, Sam!! Great detail and beautiful eyes!! #6179101

Daniella Puente July 14, 2008

Wonderful cat's portrait Sam!!! #6179233

Sam Britt July 14, 2008

Thank you Shelly, Carol, Sherran, Melissa, Ann, Ellen, Vitor, Jennifer, Margaret, Lisa, Dominick, Claudia, Nancy, Judy & Daniella! #6179249

Georgeina M. Mckinney July 14, 2008

He is beautiful! :) #6179460

Tammy Espino July 14, 2008

Love his pose! ;O) Excellent capture~ #6179485

Michelle L. Frick July 14, 2008

Such a gorgeous tilt of his head! Tommy is beautiful Sam!! Love this - good luck with it! #6179528

Kathleen Rinker July 14, 2008

Fantastic portrait of Sam, love the tilt of his head, great light and coloring of his eyes!! #6179592

Laurie Daily level-deluxe July 14, 2008

What an absolutely perfect pose, Sam...he is a beauty! #6179648

Patricia Ronan July 14, 2008

Gorgeous image Sam,I can understand why it is a favourite with you:) #6179663

Sam Britt July 14, 2008

Thanks Georgeina, Tammy, Michelle, Kathleen, Laurie & Patricia. #6179675

Lorna Shutter July 14, 2008

How adorable, Samantha! What a great pose and a great image! :) #6179755

Sam Britt July 14, 2008

Thanks Lorna! #6179854

Amy JACKSON July 14, 2008

Very cute kitty portrait, Sam! #6179943

David Phalen July 14, 2008

What's not to love!! Excellent color and detaisl and the eyes are spectacular!! #6180075

Patrick Rouzes level-classic July 14, 2008

Exceptional colors, detail, lighting, clarity, b/g & presentation!!! Superb, superb job on this,Sam!!! #6180185

James N. Carpenter July 14, 2008

Great portrait Sam. Super color, detail and clarity. Outstanding. James #6180287

Bill Knaps July 14, 2008

Wow Sam, A winner here. It is Beautiful. Bill #6180518

Jennifer L. Alder July 15, 2008

Very sweet image of your beautiful cat, Sam! Nice light, use of format and eyes :) #6180820

Deb Koskovich July 15, 2008

What a great pose, that's not easy to get! Great light, Sam. #6181104

Sam Britt July 15, 2008

Thanks Amy, David, Patrick, James, Bill, Jennifer & Deb! #6182098

Jessica Jenney July 15, 2008

What a sweetheart, Sam! I love his pose, those gorgeous blue eyes and terrific lighting! #6182354

Hendrik Storme July 15, 2008

Gorgeous portrait,Sam!!! #6182890

Sam Britt July 15, 2008

Thanks Jessica & Hendrik! #6182907

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 15, 2008

I remember the 1st one!!!!! This is incredible, Sam!!!!! You did a WONDERFUL job on the kitty's eyes!!!!!
Love this!!!!! ♫ k #6183435

John Connolly July 15, 2008

What an outstanding cat portrait, Samantha! Fabulous darkroom work! #6183485

Tiia Vissak July 15, 2008

a very cute portrait! #6183534

Sam Britt July 15, 2008

Thanks John & Tiia! #6183630

Sam Britt July 15, 2008

Thanks Kitty! Sorry I missed your comment. #6183773

Colleen Farrell July 15, 2008

I know why this is your favorite, Sam! Wonderful portrait, and fantastic selective coloring. I adopted two kittens two weeks ago! I'd love to get good photos of them but they're black and usually moving way too fast, lol. #6184090

Sue Marshall July 15, 2008

Beautiful portrait of Tommy I love the pose and those eyes are incredible!
Hope to see this again Sam! :-)
#6184360

Sam Britt July 15, 2008

Thanks Colleen & Sue. Colleen, good luck with your new kitties! #6184695

Cindy Bendush level-classic July 15, 2008

Such a classic and beautiful pose of Tommy you've captured here! #6184898

Sam Britt July 16, 2008

Thanks Cindy! #6186016

Jane E. Kirn July 18, 2008

Stunning work Sam, loving the cat, and your techniques. #6195067

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict July 18, 2008

Wow, Sam, outstanding image - great lighting, pose, clarity - she's a beauty!

Debby #6196471

Brett Dolsen July 18, 2008

Cool cat capture Samantha!!Brett #6196517

Sam Britt July 19, 2008

Thank you Jane, Debby & Brett! #6199511

Ellen L. Zaslaw July 20, 2008

Gorgeous cat portrait. Astonishing work on the eyes ! #6200809

Sam Britt July 20, 2008

Thanks Ellen! #6202322

Susan Weisensel July 20, 2008

OH Sam this is a stunning cat protrait, really love what you did with the eyes. #6202439

Sam Britt July 21, 2008

Thanks Susan! #6204094

Chris Ebben July 22, 2008

He certainly is good looking, I can see why this is a favourite picture of yours. Good work=^..^= #6218876

Sam Britt July 24, 2008

Thank you Chris! #6224823

Sara Dunn July 25, 2008

look at those eyes, wonderful photo. #6231468

Sam Britt July 28, 2008

Thanks Michelle! #6242175

Sharon Sawyer July 28, 2008

Sam, this is an awesome image of Tommy & love his eyes. Congrats on your well deserved EFP. #6243123

Terry L. Ellis level-classic July 29, 2008

I love kitties, Sam, and your portrait of Tommy is adorable! #6246234

Sam Britt July 30, 2008

Thanks Sharon & Terry! #6249089

Kimi A. Phillips July 31, 2008

Beautifully done, Sam!!!:) #6254264

Sam Britt July 31, 2008

Thanks Kimi! #6254428

David Pratt July 31, 2008

Terrific portriat of this cutie! Well done Sam! #6255623

Sam Britt August 02, 2008

Thanks David! #6263011

Emile Abbott level-deluxe August 03, 2008

Hi Sam I have been gone so long and have been missing so much (darn day job and sick folks but it pays the bills). Love this capture and makes me miss my Tazmania cat who look much like her. Drop me a line and tell me how to change my site like this. #6266102

Bill Houghton August 04, 2008

Sam, this beautiful work. Great job. Bill

Check out my personal website at:

Bill Houghton Photography

#6267965

Sam Britt August 04, 2008

Thanks Emile & Bill! #6270926

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic August 07, 2008

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your EFP. This is a beautiful kitty. Looks like my Littlebit - but my kitty has green eyes!! Those beautiful blues! wow. 8o) #6285828

Gail R. Schuett August 09, 2008

Congrats on the EP!! He is PURFECT!
Imagine if he and Peach got together..watch out!!! I love this photo.Gail #6293012

Sam Britt August 10, 2008

Thanks Nancy & Gail! #6296006

Jean E. Hildebrant August 11, 2008

What a beautiful portrait of your kitty, Samantha!!! Wow, you did a superb job on those eyes! #6301825

Howard B. Cheek August 12, 2008

Wonderful pose & a well composed portrait Sam..I think the added eye coloration has put this great image over the top :)
Howard #6302659

Karen Engelbreth August 13, 2008

Wonderful cat portait, Sam! #6309052

Sam Britt August 13, 2008

Thank you Jean, Howard & Karen! #6310313

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2008

WTG - congratulations! #6343904

A P August 21, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS on this well deserved Finalist, Sam. We all loved this one #6343999

Margaret R. Barry August 21, 2008

Congratulations on another fantastic finalist, Sam! #6344032

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 21, 2008

Big congratulations of your fantastic finalist! #6344207

Cyn Valentine August 21, 2008

Congratulations Sam!! #6344233

Janet McNeil level-classic August 21, 2008

Congratulations and good luck!! #6344278

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic August 21, 2008

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your FINALIST Award, Sam #6344444

Karen K. Givens August 21, 2008

Congratulations on your Finalist!! What beautiful eyes. :) #6344556

Lorna Shutter August 21, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist award for this real cutie! :) #6344670

Gail R. Schuett August 21, 2008

Way to gO!! Congrats!! gAIL #6344806

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic August 21, 2008

Congrats on this beautiful Finalist Sam! #6345017

Sam Britt August 21, 2008

Thanks everyone! #6345176

Sharon Sawyer August 21, 2008

WTGG !!! Congrats on your finalist, Sam !!! #6345193

Stephanie Frey August 21, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Sam! #6345690

Karen Slagle August 21, 2008

Sheer purrfection, Sam. Congrats on this outstanding finalist. #6345716

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe August 21, 2008

Congrats Sam ! #6345785

Ellen Hodges August 21, 2008

Congrats, Sam! #6345796

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic August 21, 2008

Purrrrrrrrrrrfet. Wonderful finalist. Congrats. #6345802

Amy M. Wilson August 21, 2008

I loved this the first time I saw it so I'm glad to see it as a Finalist, it's truly beautiful Sam, congratulations! #6345850

Cassandra A. Fontaine August 21, 2008

CONGRATS on your well deserved finalist! Looks like Tommy could be my kitty's Daddy! LOL.... Thanks for your support!!! This shot is so beautiful and it totally looks like he is posing for you...LOVE them blue eyes!!! #6346296

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 21, 2008

YEAH FOR TOMMY!!!
WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE Congrats and best of luck in the next round! #6346320

Georgeina M. Mckinney August 21, 2008

Congrats!! #6346405

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 21, 2008

Another WOOHOO!!!!! Congratulations on this finalist too, Sam!!!!! #6346554

Terry L. Ellis level-classic August 21, 2008

Another finalist and darling, too! Congratulations, Sam! #6346826

Debra R. Harder August 21, 2008

WOW, Sam!! This is FANTASTIC!! Another HUGE CONGRATS on your FABULOUS finalist! Deb #6347268

Evy Johansen level-classic August 21, 2008

Big congratulations on this lovely finalist, Sam!! #6347460

Renata Gusciora August 21, 2008

Congratulations,Sam on this great finalist!!! #6347984

Bill Knaps August 21, 2008

Congrats on another well deserved Finalist Sam. Bill #6348002

Derek D. Dafoe August 22, 2008

Congrats Sam!! Beautiful Finalist!!! #6348780

Carol Sawyer August 22, 2008

Congratulations, Sam!! #6348949

Susan Fox August 22, 2008

Congratulations Sam! #6350619

Sylvia Rossler August 22, 2008

Huge Congraz on your wonderful finalist Sam :o) #6350722

Elida Gutierrez level-classic August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your Finalist.

#6350842

Kimi A. Phillips August 22, 2008

BIG CONGRATS, GIRL!:) #6351220

Kate Jackson August 22, 2008

So cute Sam! Congrats on all your finalists! #6351686

Patricia Ronan August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your 3 beautiful finalists Sam:) #6352508

Laurie Daily level-deluxe August 22, 2008

She is such a beauty, Sam, another big congratulations to you! #6352512

Tiia Vissak August 22, 2008

Congratulations! #6352577

Wendy Moghadam August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist #6353023

Sam Britt August 22, 2008

Thanks everyone! I know I'll probably never get another photo this cute of him again. He absolutely loathes my camera now!! #6353537

Leslie McLain level-classic August 22, 2008

Congrats on your adorable finalist. #6353611

Robyn A. Terrell August 22, 2008

A huge congrats on all your finalists, Sam!!! #6353751

Nancy L. Green level-classic August 22, 2008

So beautiful Sam, HUGE congratulations on ALL your wonderful finalists!! <>< #6353807

frank w. degenhardt August 22, 2008

I am so happy to see you get a finalist for this fabulous picture. Congratulations and hope to see you in the winners circle. #6353960

Brett Dolsen August 22, 2008

Congratulations on your great finalists Samantha!!Well done!Brett #6354142

Erica Murphy level-classic August 22, 2008

BIG congrats on this gorgeous finalist Sam!!! #6354208

M.Christine Duncan August 23, 2008

One of the sweetest portraits I've ever seen, hands down! Congrats on the finalist :-) YAY!!!! #6354473

Erin Appelbaum August 23, 2008

Stunning finalist Sam. Congrats. Peter #6354744

Jennifer L. Taranto August 23, 2008

WTG girl!!! #6355869

Colleen Farrell August 23, 2008

SOOO well-deserved! Big congratulations, Sam!! #6356847

Anna Diederich August 23, 2008

Congratulations, Sam!! #6357121

Tarun Bose August 24, 2008

Big congrats for your finalist, Sam. #6359521

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. August 24, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS SAM!! #6359765

JO ANN CLEVELAND August 24, 2008

Awww so sweet, great colors textures and sharpness!

Congratulations Sam!

jo ann c. #6360162

August 24, 2008

Congrats on this darling photo of your sweet kitty! #6360691

Sam Britt August 24, 2008

Thank you all! #6361432

Cindy Bendush level-classic August 24, 2008

Love this one of Tommy Sam! Congrats on all 3 of your terrific finalists! #6361640

Inge S. Lasmana August 25, 2008

Congratulations Sam, WTG! #6364290

Kathleen Rinker August 26, 2008

Congratulations Sam on this fantastic winner!! #6369812

Renee Doyle August 26, 2008

So cute!!! Congratulations again Sam!!! Just wonderful! #6372271

Dorann Weber August 26, 2008

Sam... This is absolutely gorgeous.. What an amazing portrait of Tommy.. Congratulations on your finalist win..! #6372876

Kathy L. Clark August 27, 2008

Congrats Sam on this gorgeous finalist. What a beauty. #6378744

Sam Britt August 28, 2008

Thanks everyone! #6382674

Gary Lange September 02, 2008

Hey Sam, wonderful portrait of your cat. I don't see too many that pose like this and such blue eyes. It must have been a real tough competition because I thought this deserved at least a second place. Well done! #6400086

Max Aureli September 08, 2008

Wonderful shot! And the blue eyes... Tommy I wish to have your eyes! :)
Great shot and congratulations!!!
Max
#6430370

September 09, 2008

Excellent choice of color on the eyes. Beautiful portrait of Tommy! - David #6434769

Sam Britt September 09, 2008

Thank you all! #6434890

Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling January 02, 2009

WOW! This is amazing! #6970999

Melinda B. Shiflet March 01, 2009

Oh, that's WONDERFUL!! He is one handsome, dude!! I love your eye color that you have added! Congratulations on your Finalist! Very well deserved! #7227911

Jim Baines level-classic April 27, 2009

I love every hairy detail! Brilliant work on the eyes, Samantha! #7455865

Peggy J. Maguire May 15, 2009

Congratulations,Excellent shot.... #7525269

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 18, 2009

Hi Sam from a long lost BPer who just had a 4 week old kitten dropped off on my porch that looks just like Tommy. On my 69th BD I decided to try to get back to some of my BP friends after a hard winters work in the med biz. Love the blue eyes and I hope my new kitty keeps his as well. Oh yes congrats on the finalist. #7534643

Peggy J. Maguire November 10, 2009

Excellent!!!!!!! #8121255

Mitzie Loland December 08, 2009

Great photo Samantha - I love your gallery, have a nice day :) #8202509

Jillian Danielson September 18, 2010

Oh so cute!!! My 2 lil girls just love it toO! #8916857

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