Felines in nature

This is such a difficult photo to capture and meets my brief. The clarity is amazing with the cat in mid-air while holding a bird! I love the way he or she is looking at the prize. Congratulations on 1st place! -Todd

Wow! Another fantastic shot. There were so many great photos in this contest that I deliberated for many hours. This has been one of my favorites. It fits the brief perfectly and id a difficult shot to get through leaves and still be focused pretty well. Beautiful. -Todd

Just a gorgeous image and cat! It is very hard to focus through grass but you did a great job. In my opinion the eyes are slightly out of focus. In my opinion having the cat cropped in the center works in this image. I would like to have seen the photo without the blurred part at the bottom and no vignette. This photo caught my eye from the very beginning. Well done! -Todd

Stunning shot! I really love this one and kept coming back to it. The focus is perfect. In my opinion it might be a stronger image if the cat was cropped to the left of the frame and a bit less saturated. However this is one of my favorites out of hundreds. Congratulation on a fantastic capture! -Todd

Fantastic capture! Definitely one of my favorites. There were so many great photos that I deliberated for hours and this one was always in the running. What a gorgeous kitty. This photo is composed perfectly. Also, the eyes are in perfect focus which is very hard to do with a kitten or any animal for that matter. I bet if the lighting was more dramatic this may have won. -Todd

Great shot and gorgeous cat! This fits my brief perfectly. One can see that this beautiful animal is in nature and behaving like a cat. Lovely depth of field and exposure. I also really like the tree at the bottom of the frame and grass behind. -Todd

Great capture of a kitten! The composition is very nice and the focus is on the kitties eye which is where it should be. I love the colors and they match the kittens fur too! It makes you wonder what he or she is looking at. Well done! -Todd

Wow! What a stunning image. The composition, colors and clarity are right on. This photo also fits the essence of my brief very well. I honestly can't think of anything to have done differently. In addition, the cat is gorgeous! -Todd

Wow this is a stunning photo! It is very hard to capture a kitten in nature especially with such a narrow depth of field, but you pulled it off here. The clarity is amazing. I would be tempted to either center the cat or shift to the left using the "golden ratio". This could easily be a poster. -Todd

This outdoor cat looks like a warrior. He/she got in to a tough fight that injured the left eye and ear. The colors are very nice and compliment the eye color. It looks to me like the face is slightly out of focus. It might also benefit from cropping the face with the rule of thirds in mind shifting the cat to the right side of the frame. However it is a beautiful capture. -Todd

This is a striking image that caught my eye immediately. I love the warm side lighting. Also, excellent composition. This photo could have won this competition if the cat's face was in focus. I know this is a very difficult by chance photo so I understand the difficulty there but you did a spectacular job with this shot! -Todd

What a fantastic shot! This fits my brief perfectly. I love the colors. The focus on the eyes is perfect. Personally I may have adjusted the exposure and white balance a bit. It would have been interesting to see the image cropped with the cat to the left of the frame adhering to the rule of thirds. -Todd