straight out of the camera with a touch of contrast adjustment.
C H A L L E N G E!!
Ok... after discussion with a couple of you, and with Kylie from Shanghai's wonderful title suggestion, I would like to invite you to a challenge with a bit of a difference for us "cat" lovers, please join me in a different... and my first challenge of "Caturday" on the 11th of October :o) meow! All cats allowed, be it yours or the neighbours or the moggy down the street :o), domestic cats, big cats, fat cats and skinny cats, you don't have to own one to be in the challenge! Happy Snapping!!! (no cats in cages please).
I hope you will joing me in the challenge, please link your page back to my page on the 11th so everyone can see who has participated in the challenge... if you aren't sure how to post a link drop me an email through the "contact" button and I will let you know how to do this. Have fun!!!
Pour mes amis français…
DÉFI ! !
Après discussion avec des deux ou trois vous, et avec Kylie de la suggestion merveilleuse du titre de Changhaï, je voudrais vous inviter à un défi avec un peu d'une différence pour nous " ; cat" ; les amoureux, svp me joignent dans un différent… et mon premier défi de " ; Caturday" ; sur le 11ème octobre : o) meow ! Tous les chats permis, que ce soit le vôtre ou les voisins ou le bas moggy la rue : o), chats domestiques, grands chats, gros chats et chats maigres, vous ne devez pas posséder un pour être dans le défi ! Rupture heureuse ! ! ! (chat dans les camps ne satisfait pas) l'espoir d'I de vous voir dans le défi, lient svp votre page de nouveau à cette ma page sur la 11ème ainsi chacun peut voir que qui a participé au défi… si vous n'êtes pas sûr comment signaler un lien me laisser tomber un email par le " ; contact" ; le bouton et moi vous ferons savoir faire ceci. Avoir l'amusement ! ! !
© Kylie Greenan Photography 2009
All rights reserved
Please contact me via the "contact" button on the bottom of this page if you wish to use or display any of my images. Many thanks
@Karthik: Thanks Karthik, no, not HDR, straight out of the camera with only some contrast correction in Picasa2. Appreciate your comments and dropping by.
Une photo toute simple, mais cela donne un très joli tableau !
19 Sep 2008 5:14am
@Zygene: Merci Zygene!
another fantastic image Kylie I am enjoying these photos for their simplicity and beauty love the idea of the challenge roll on Caturday 11th oct
19 Sep 2008 5:20am
What a dreamy image Kyles!! Absolutuely brilliant! So many different shades of green. The lines are wonderful....ooooo, you are soooo clever my friend:-)) Ahhhh haaaa a challenge ay.....count me in girlfriend!
19 Sep 2008 5:21am
Kylie my friend this is very artistic .. very nice .. looks like a painting .. great shot .. btw .. i dont have a cat .. meow meow .. here i go searching for one ..:)
19 Sep 2008 5:22am
Excellent image. The colors are especially pleasing with the prominent bluish leaf among all the green ones.
19 Sep 2008 5:28am
Lovely photo, nice colours and dof. Looking forward to Caturday!
19 Sep 2008 5:54am
Kyles I am loving these macro plant images of yours. This one is a knockout! Beautiful focus and lovely soft colours. Really really lovely.
Hurrah for Caturday (though I cant claim to have made up the name, I have seen it somewhere on the internet before).
19 Sep 2008 5:59am
Lovely shot Kylie!!! Should be framed!
19 Sep 2008 6:31am
Has a gentle almost painting-like appearance.
19 Sep 2008 6:56am
In fact SIMPLE. Amazing. Great colors and DoF. Remarkable work Kylie.
Now... let's shoot cats for Caturday. Meow
19 Sep 2008 7:06am
Une jolie composition aux allures de peinture. Le dégradé de couleurs et de flou de gauche à droite est superbe.
19 Sep 2008 7:42am
LOVE that image! I would love to do Caturday, I have so many of them, how could I not? I will forget though, try to remember to remind me closer to the day?
19 Sep 2008 7:52am
@lisa v: Thank you for your kind words Lisa, much appreciated, I will put a reminder on my page for Caturday the few days running up to it ...just for you! :o)
De la simplicité dans les courbes qui donnent une beauté évidente à ce cliché !
19 Sep 2008 8:27am
wow - that's pretty! nice work!
cats, hmmm... that'll be rough! not sure i can come up with anything...
19 Sep 2008 9:17am
joli aiguille de pin, beau flou artistique ! Allons'y pour les chats, le 11 octobre
19 Sep 2008 9:57am
Simply gorgeous ... love the softness and suggestion of motion ...
19 Sep 2008 10:45am
I love it! Le titre est très approprié. As for the challenge, we'll see what we can come up with in our group.
19 Sep 2008 11:04am
@Wolfgang - vu@granby: Cheers Gilles, I am sure your wonderful group will do something totally awesome, you have a great page. Thanks for stopping by!
gorgeous; love the "simplicity" and, more important, the fluidity, the way the colors flow one into the next. excellent image...
19 Sep 2008 11:11am
I love how the simplest of thing can be so beautiful. Wonderful shot!
19 Sep 2008 11:35am
Wow, i need a camera that gives me 'art' straight out of it... i dream about cameras like that, honestly lol... this is a stunning image!!!
19 Sep 2008 12:16pm
Awesome picture, and a great idea for the cat challenge!
19 Sep 2008 12:30pm
I love this green fantasy, it's brilliant and oh so luminous :)
wow Cat challenge very easy for me as I have three and hundreds of shots lol not too mention cats outside...so if anyone needs to 'borrow' a cat, I'll be happy to oblige (no not one of mine, they wouldn't like that ;)
19 Sep 2008 12:44pm
wow amazing shot-soft tezture & beatiful harmony of color
19 Sep 2008 12:59pm
A very complex piece of simplicity. The colours are stunning.
19 Sep 2008 3:44pm
AWESOME ! Wow ! You should be proud of this one ! And let me tell you : you are talented ! Great eyes Kylie, and an accurate sense of aesthetism (ALL that I like) !
Thanks for your com, you're a sweet heart ! :-)
19 Sep 2008 4:57pm
Love the soft lighting and slight blur, make for a wonderful shot! I'd post a pic of my cats but they're back in Ireland. I may have to go out hunting for one!
19 Sep 2008 7:24pm
Wow... so many comments! anyways I had to stop and tell you that this picture is very nice!!!!! love the colors and the movement!
19 Sep 2008 7:26pm
KISS - keep it simple stupid! applied here to great advantage , Really really lovely.
19 Sep 2008 8:37pm
Wow!!!My mouth is still open!Someone help me please!I can`t close it!Truly this is one of the best abstract shots I`v ever seen!Superb indeed!I do love it!Congratulation!5*;)
19 Sep 2008 9:05pm
Simply a wonderful image, Kylie!..
...I like the "Caturday" idea! :)
19 Sep 2008 9:32pm
Serene and calming, beautiful quiet image, simplicity indeed.
19 Sep 2008 9:52pm
Beatiful, Kylie! I think I might just have a picture for "Caturday". :)
19 Sep 2008 11:08pm
painterly. it's an eye-catcher for sure. well done.
...eagerly searching kitty for caturday now :-)
19 Sep 2008 11:45pm
Ahh! Could these be cat whiskers? (kidding)
Outstanding capture straight out of the camera. I love the colors, softness and how the light outlines the blades of green.
I see you have some impressive images I must look further.
BTW thank you for your wonderful comment on "Sweet Katie" and I love this idea for Caturday.
Katie is looking forward to it.
20 Sep 2008 2:11am
You get many more comments you'll have to hire a secretary ,great shot.
20 Sep 2008 7:26am
@Jeff: You are funny Jeff, thanks for making me laugh, you are right, I am a secretary or Executive Assistant by trade but even I am struggling, haven't had a chance to thank everyone yet, but thank you for your comments here, much appreciatred!
Thank you to everyone for your amazing comments, I am totally humbled and inspired by you all! My sincere gratitude.
20 Sep 2008 7:56am
Kylie, this is so beautiful!! Love the colors and the lines. Thank you for your recent comment on one of my photos!
20 Sep 2008 11:23am
YEAH! congrats on the homepage spotlight feature ~
all of your artwork is stunning and this image even more so for reasons too numerous to mention :)
20 Sep 2008 9:34pm
@grcc: Wow, I didn't know it was there, thank you so much Gulab, I really appreciate your comments (very special coming from you)... I am so touched by your words here, thanks so much for dropping by to let me know it was there. Hope all is well with you! Thanks again :o) :o) :o)
My sincere congratulations on 'spotlight' my dear...well deserved and stunning work of art! I love this one so much!
21 Sep 2008 5:47am
@bluechameleon: Thank you so much Blue, coming from you that is the biggest compliment in the world, I really apreicate it!
Congrats on the spotlight, Kylie! Bravissima! Great shot!
21 Sep 2008 8:19am
@Giovanni: Thank you so much Giovanni, you are very kind.
@Eleftheria!: Thank you very much Eleftheria!
just GORGEOUS!!! wow!!! so sorry i missed your big day :( but so delighted to see not only this stunning image, but also that it was so deservedly chosen for the spotlight!!! BRAVO KYLIE BRAVO!! one of my top favorite images from Am3!!! :D
21 Sep 2008 7:24pm
@dj.tigersprout: Wow, that is an amazing compliment DJ, thank you so much for your kind and touching words, very much appreciated!!
Congrats on the Spotlight. I like these kind of abstract photos very much and you've made great use of the wide aperture ... great lines and a nice softness.
22 Sep 2008 11:47am
@Monique: Thankyou so much Monique, very much appreciated, glad you liked it :o) I am very touched to receive your lovely comment, thanks again.
Kylie, this is absolutely beautiful in it's simplicity!
22 Sep 2008 1:35pm
I saw this and commented the first time but missed it being featured. Well deserving. Congratulations.
22 Sep 2008 2:53pm
i saw this via my feedburner on the best of aminus3 - love the dop. it's amazing how u managed to bring out the beauty of the most simple things - the simpler the beauty, the hard it is to bring it out but u managed to.. great job! was pretty happy to recieve a comment from u, thanks!
24 Sep 2008 6:30am
Beautiful image Kylie. I love the light and the softness of the image - excellent composition - it all works!
24 Sep 2008 1:50pm
beautiful image, Kylie-- i really like the slight softness it has, while maintaining such sharp lines--magnificent!
congrats on the spotlight!!
25 Sep 2008 10:24pm
I found your photoblog through Sherri at pearweed. Fantastic photograph. Nature is so beautiful.
26 Sep 2008 2:08pm
Simplicity - this name says everything for itself. Great shot!
31 Oct 2008 10:11am
Precious images to your blog, so I like to capture your environment, Colors and diversity.
Congratulations.
10 Dec 2008 2:47pm
Dtunning. Love it!!! Amazing colour and it's like silk!
11 Dec 2010 6:00am
Canon EOS 40D
1/15 second
F/2.8
ISO 200
100 mm