really great picture and DOF-well done

you guessed it right, jay. This cat (name is "kajal") definitely has attitude & thinks she rules our house.

thanks for the comments, everyone.

i agree...if the dof was more blurry, it would have had more impact and brought more attention on the cat...but i love the picture

I love your cat.... (and this pic - of course!)

Great photo. Very sinister eyes on the cat. Well done.

amazing

The tree makes an incredible sight on the giant rock form. I would love to see this place in person..

Thanks, Gary.

These "stacks" are on Rialto beach on the pacific coast of the Olympic National Park near Seattle, Washington.

Excellent!

Nice colors!! is that you on the left edge of the pic?

Yes!!

Thank you!

very striking photograph, in a beautiful medium

where was this photograph taken?

Thank you both for the comments!

This was taken in Olympic National park outside of Settle, Washington. This location is Rialto beach on the pacific coast side of the national park.

Cheers!

great picture-i love the composition

Yeah . The hair over the eye gives her a mysterious look . Stranges but the grainy effect adds to the picture and makes it feel more raw ! ...I like this lots

Thanks everyone for your inputs, mostly the thing i felt strange about was the left eye hidden behind hair.
But as manickavelu said, it adds to the mystery, so i guess it's ok.

I agree great composition and I like the "mystery" Great job.

no mystery here, she's playing on her computer ;)

thanks for the comment, dontbrandme.

this shot was taken in a garden & what you see in the background is a set of out-of-focus flowers. shooting it with a Nikkor 200 macro at a wide aperture really isolates the background & lets the foreground stand out.

Awesome shot!

I REALLY love it. It's awesome.

Very clear focus. J. Kirstein

Yes...love it.

love the color here and the view in the background ,the whole compostion!:)

Wish I were there!

Hi Lolly! Me too :)

This is Chilhoot lake in Haynes, Alaska .. and it is breathtaking!

:-))

you're right. I have the same prob...

I rename the files to vazaar_topicname_# before uploading and check first if it's already uploaded. :-)

i like this! beautiful work!

Beautiful Picture! Love the colors. I agree with Ian though it would be better without that ledge. But even with it, it's still an amazing picture!

right out of a dream!

I somehow feel that it's a pit too punchy in the colors; The upper left part seems a bit too crisp to me whereas the lower right part of the rock distracts me - but I guess it's a good shot nevertheless and I'm just jealous that I haven't been there. :)

Great job, Jason!
I wonder why the b/w, though. Maybe because of the textures in the lighthouse?

Hi Phil,

I had two cameras with me that night, one color, and one black and white (film). So, it was really just the luck of the draw I guess that this one ended up black and white...

Thanks for your comments!

Very nice. I wonder if we can do a 17 min exposure with out haveing any amp glow problems and noise. Excellent shot.

I love this photo, the stars look awesome! The lighthouse is very sharp and I cant really find anything to complain about.

Great composition and the b/w works perfectly here

Wow nice photo. Was Orion added post production?

Thanks againt to everyone for your comments.

@ caryscott – There was very little post production on this. Orion wasn’t visible when I took the picture because of the mist over the river, but the longe exposure alllowed the stars to burn through. Other than adjusting the white balance in RAW and using a second exposure layer to enhance detail in the underside of the bridge, this is as shot.

It's a stunning photo I never am tired to watch.

my god.. this photo is so powerful..

A-m-a-z-i-n-g perspective, you did a great job with this.