Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a nice shot of the Bengal cat. You have timed it well. The light and shadows, colours and the composition have worked out well. Good effort! Good luck!

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2018

Thank you very much for you kind and positive review! Daphne Oberon

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Daphne,
A beautiful picture of your beloved Satinshadow showing him at play with his soft toy as he might with "a Kill" in the wild! beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2018

Thank you very much for you kind and positive review! Daphne Oberon

Comment from Envision
He looks like he was a playful character as well. His coat was truly beautiful, such lovely markings with a soft and shiny texture. It sounds and looks like you took great care of him. Your lighting here accentuates his fur nicely.

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from alaskapat
Satinshadow was a Gorgeous cat! So sleek and shiny, beautiful color pattern! I love this image with him playing with the stuffed tiger! Well focused, clear to view, well exposed, colors and tones appear natural. Good storytelling image, this shows his playful nature! Interesting artists notes are appreciated, he sounds like he was such a special cat! Thank you so much for taking such good care of him for so long, thank you for sharing him with us .

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2018

Thank you so much for your heartwarming review! It is very much appreciated!!! Daphne Oberon

Comment from GaliaG
Good capture of the cat and interesting artist notes about him

good focus, light handling, details and composition

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from nikman
Quite a nice "fun" entry into the competition posted here! Your full and central composition offers us a good luck at the playful action before you. Exposure and sharpness are good. Well done and good luck!

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Amusing notes with interesting info!
Fantabulous tiger stripes!
Funny toy...

An artistic rendition. Monochromatic colors. Excellent details & features. Impressive subjects & textures.

Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2018

How sweet of you! This one probably rewarded you a total of 2 cents! I need to get it back out for more reviews sometime this week.... Thanks a lot though! He was one special kitty!

reply by Dick Lee Shia on 13-Sep-2018

;-) welcome!

Comment from iPhone7
This is a funny and special image for the contest. It has story telling power and will be a great entry for the contest. Best of luck in the voting Daphne ~ Steve

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 Comment Written 08-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 08-Sep-2018

Thanks very much Steve! How is your dog? That is your adorable dog isn't it? Shadow had a lot of gold glitter in his coat that seems to be disappearing from the newer Bengals. His mother's name was Golden Sheba. I worked for a cattery owner who was involved in starting the breed in the 1930s, but I eventually got as fed up with the whole purebred cat show ring racket as I did with what is done to promote Arabian show horses. (And race horses!! The stories I could tell.) Unfortunately, although showing is supposed to be about improving the various breeds, I did not find that. I found it to be about fashion and style and politics at the expense of the wonderful animals. I knew western horse trainers who tied their horse's heads up to the roof of their stall all night so their necks would be sore in the morning and they would hang their heads for a western pleasure class. Breeding Queen show cats have their uterus's taken out and rinsed in antibiotics so they can produce more kittens. It goes on and on. The stories I could tell. Very disillusioning...Oh well!! Thanks again! Daphne Oberon

Comment from dalebraatz
A very interesting shot here, love the colors of you cat, very good details and depth and textures, a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale

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 Comment Written 08-Sep-2018

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reply by the author on 08-Sep-2018

Thanks very much Dale! Shadow had a lot of gold glitter in his coat that seems to be disappearing from the newer Bengals. His mother's name was Golden Sheba. I worked for a cattery owner who was involved in starting the breed in the 1930s, but I eventually got as fed up with the whole purebred cat show ring racket as I did with what is done to promote Arabian show horses. (And race horses!! The stories I could tell.) Unfortunately, although showing is supposed to be about improving the various breeds, I did not find that. I found it to be about fashion and style and politics at the expense of the wonderful animals. I knew western horse trainers who tied their horse's heads up to the roof of their stall all night so their necks would be sore in the morning and they would hang their heads for a western pleasure class. Breeding Queen show cats have their uterus's taken out and rinsed in antibiotics so they can produce more kittens. It goes on and on. The stories I could tell. Very disillusioning...Oh well!! Thanks again! Daphne Oberon

reply by dalebraatz on 09-Sep-2018

Your wecome, did realise all that went on, dale