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!

Looks like it was shot at an awkward time of the day, too many shadows. There doesn't seem to be enough light on the bike, my eye keeps going back to the decorative stone work.

You have given yourself a difficult assignment in re: the light! You have, however, done a nice job of hiding the bicycle - was that your idea? The eye really want to go to the upper quadrant.

Best,
Jon

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

Yes!!

Thank you!

Superb shot; no wonder you're featured in two categories! :~)))

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!

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!

Although the details are lost in that amazing black coat, it doesn't matter one iota because of those amazing eyes. The dof works so well because you're a bit curious of the background and can see it's another cat but then you're again drawn to those eyes. Wonderful

:-))

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. :)