Bird Watching

love your other shots, but this seems to be a move into a simpler but bolder style again. i really enjoy this. thanks for sharing it.

Wonderful lighting Leanne, great shot!

What a fabulous capture, Leeo! Congrats on being on the front page too!!!

Beautiful lighting Leanne. Love the intense look of concentration you’ve captured!

The lighting is beautiful, and you have captured the personality perfectly. Gorgeous colouring.

Great shot Leeo.

I love Russian blues :) but then again I love all cats

My Buyo doe a lot of that too….especially when he want to pounce on Chewy

Congrats being on the front page Leeo, this is a fantastic shot!

Great shot :)

So dramatic and mysterious looking at the same time. Love how you captured the emotion of anticipation and suspense on the cat’s face. Incredible candid capture!

Front page Lee. Woo hoo. Always been my absolute favourite. Love it

Thanks so much everyone! Your lovely comments have made my day : ) I told Mishka that he was famous, but he didn’t care!

Beautiful lighting – and it has that wonderful ‘frozen moment’ feel to it.

WTG Lee. Kisses to Mishka for being a super-star

The photo and the cat are both beautiful!

Thanks for commenting. I’m glad you like it : )

lovely photo – lighting and compostition is fantastic! and the cat – sooooo cute! my son wants a cat for his birthday and i am v. tempted to get a russian blue – such good looking cats…

Love the black background. Really makes the blue coat stand out. Lovely work:-)

Wonderful use of light and I love the compsosition. Great work!

My goodness this is gorgeous!!!!!!!

I knew I’d seen that shot of you before!! ;-) Lovely to meet you! Sharon took a lovely portrait of a lovely woman..

Awwww thanks Lee : ) Sharon is one talented lady & I must say that you have some absolutely gorgeous self portraits in your portfolio.

Great shot. I love the anticipation of this piece.

Gorgeous. I can only aspire to create something as striking.

Nearly number one lee. xxxx

Very nice capture! Congrats!

You’re just about there Lee. Well done. I told you this was something special.

Thanks for all your lovely comments everyone! : ) I’m so glad that you all like this pic & I was so chuffed to see it on the front page & in the popular gallery…...WoW : )

Thats a Madd pik.

love the overhead lighting on this as it picks out the great detail in the fur, nice work Lee

Johno

WTG Leanne You’re number 1. Congrats

Thanks John & Leeroy. I love this pic because it’s of my cat, so I’m bias! LOL. It’s wonderful to find that other people appreciate it too : )

This shot really stands out from the crowd.

Thanks Cherry. I was lucky that he was pre-occupied, as it allowed me to snap him while he was unaware. He usually runs when he sees the camera come out & more often than not I end up with a blurry shot of his behind! LOL!

Yeah my cat’s a bit like that too unfortunately – great shot Leeo!

Now, I’m a bit late – I can see what this is most popular – what an awesome image, incredible use of space and light… You have captured so much personality and expression in this image. I love the intense green eyes and the way the light hits the fur texture off the black background!

Wow this is great! :D

Whoo hoo…Most Popular…most deserved. xxx Sharon

Thanks so much Helene, Paul, Kirra & Sharon. I am totally overwhelmed by the response this photograph has received and everyones lovely comments! : )

Fantastic!
Glad I’m not the bird! (hope it got away…)

Thanks Suze. Mishka does a lot of bird watching, but he has never caught a bird, much to his disappointment!

Thanks so much to the person who bought ‘Bird Watching’ as a card! I am very chuffed!

Gorgeous cat….gorgeous shot..:o)

This is a stunning capture. Ready to pounce! Eyes are caught excellently

Cheers Jeff. He didn’t catch it! LOL.

Nice, strong image Leeo. The intent is obvious in the eyes. Great capture.

Cheers photobloke : ) Yes it was a good thing he was so intent on the bird because when he sees my camera come out he usually runs the other way! lol!

Love this shot! Great looking cat you have there aswell!

SnowDog

I find that cats are so hard to photograph, they are never still long enough!
Amazing detail and depth in this image, outstanding work.

Thanks so much Snowdog & Sharon : )

Woo Hoo Miskha is on the front page of RB. Big Congrats. xxx

Incredible! love the lighting

el gato! I love it!

Cheers Toni, Paul & Nikirios, I’m happy you like it : )

Expressive, beautiful, rich details and a gorgeous kitty. I can hear the feline chattering in avian anticipation … Thank you for sharing this fantastic capture.

Whoo – the front page. well done

Carmen – Thank you for you lovely comment!

Shaz – Straight back at you!

Wow that is amazing. Such a beautiful animal captured….. Perfect!

preddyy kitty! nice pic.

Thank you Antoine & Minoanphotography : )
And thank you, thank you to the person who bought a card of Bird Watching : )

What a wonderful photograph Leanne. Mishka looks like such a darling.

Stunning!! :)

Many thanks Marianne & Timbrewolf : )

Great cat portrait…love the concentration.

Awesome light and shadow shot!

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~ Kimberly

this is brilliant, I can only wish

Cheers Ozchecho, Bluetiger, Kimberly (I think! ? :) & Phil.

Fantastic work.

Impressive!

Gorgeous use of Light

love the great low key effect of lighting
great pose!

Stunning shot!! And such a beautiful cat!

How did I miss this one…beautiful. The light on the coat is fantastic,.

Superb use of light and colour!

Dramatic use of deep shadow and the capture is spot on. the title says it all. This is a perfect halloween poster if you’re a bird :) Great work!

I like shadows and lights

Fantastic stalking pose and light and shade!

thank you all for your kind comments.

Lovely shot.

Wonderful lighting and comp

excellant capture, the lighting and the look in the eyes…perfect!

I saw this in the “In the Moment” group and I think it suits the theme perfectly! I feel like the cat is about to pounce. Also, the eyes are just fantastic. Really great work!

Thanks for you comments, I’m glad you like it!

dropped from “in the moment” group gallery
the lighting is great !
love the moment

Brilliant photography Leeo!!!

Great lightning, very nice shot.

Leeo: Love the use of negative space. great image.

A great capture and so well lit and composed!

I am so not a cat lover… but I am a lover of great photography. This is a fantastic image, superb light and contrast.

Bravo!

So intense and concentrationg.. Love cats big and small..
Gorgeous feline Love him/her…

Great shot very intense look she has there, great colour in the eyes. good work

awesome capture

It’s amazing, what a capture! the texture of his fur is soo good

Fantastic job on this, the lighting is great.

great lighting!

Wonderful capture.

thats so cool! awesome cat im jealous

makes you wonder what he see’s

this is a stunning shot.. the lighting is perfect and i love the pose and expression.. well done

One of the better domestic cat photos I have seen in a while.

awesome shot I love the lighting.

wonderful photo .. amazing lighting

Awesome capture, love the lighting. Superbly done!

not only is the cat gorgeous, the whole shot is too! great catch :)

WTG Lee. Great start to the New Year. Mishka is on the Home page…You know how much I love this..Congrats..xxxx

Look who’s on the Home page – none other than my other favourite feline Mishka.

Nice lighting. Looks great!

awesome lighting here…and you’ve captured the intensity of the cat so well…nicely done!

nice low-key pretty eyes on this cat!

just beautiful !

Beautiful shot – good lighting

amazing

OOO I love kitty cats. NICE SHOT.

Great lighting, you’ve captured the stance well.

Excellent shot, beautiful lighting

Congratulations on Misha’s front page display – he is certainly becoming very famous Lee:-D

Absolutely fantastic image, beautiful cat captured so well by you.

Incredible image! You have caught the meditative focus of the bird-watcher. You really bring out the beauty of the Russian Blue against the darkness. Nice work!

Fabulous shot.

beautiful and stunning, what more can be said!

Beautiful image!

this is a very striking photo of what cats do naturally… the cat is beautiful… :D

This is very beautiful!

WoW! Thank you all very much for your wonderful comments! I told Mishka, but he didn’t care lol. Typical cat! Thanks again : )

Well done, Leeo, was just discussing with my partner how difficult it is to capture a cat in such a pose unless their attention is completely focused on something they can kill!

A perfect image…what a beautiful cat

absolutely beautiful cat and composition!

Amazing capture, love the lighting!

Wonderful with the lighting!!

very nice!

Brilliant image Leeo.

An absolute classic, but you know it already :)

I really appreciate the time and subject matter here. It communicates so much more!

wow wow wow, what an image, congrats

wonderful

Fabulous capture!

Wonderful photo. We just had to lay to rest our Jasmine. She looked a lot like your Mishka. She was a wonderful companion for 18.5 years. Great photo!

Wicked cat shot! I have to just ask whether the lighting is natural?
Really nice capture!

stunning capture, excellent lighting, well done!

I am such a cat lover and you have done a stunning job on this! The lighting is awesome….........

wow beautyfull

wonderful shot :)

Fantastic shot

Love the lighting! How did you do it?! And his eyes just POP! I love it.

Excellent lighting and beautifully posed for.

Beautiful breed, name and fabulous picture! Good luck in the challenge!

Good photo. I like the light.

absolutely fabulous shot with awesome lighting and a stunning model!!!

this is stunning

Superb capture

Wonderfully captured!

WOAH this is an outstanding image. I LOVE IT!!!

Captivating shot!

The focus!!!

What a great image! This would be awesome for the new group Paws n Claws. You should stop in, it’s a fun group of Dogs n Cats.

awww.. nice capture and lighting!

this is awesome lighting!! I miss my cat…RIP Fluffy

Aaaa! So cool!

great ‘blue’ shot. I find it difficult to often get my abbysinian’s coats to photograph well; with their ticked coat (the blue or the ruddy), the light play off of it is very disrupted. Blue / grey cats are my favorites (like all the others too!)—so thanks for mentioning the ‘Russian Blue’ so I found it easily.