Smoke
by van63

Comment by bamihoo:
subject in the middle annoys.

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by lissylou:
not really macro

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by jemison:
nice,sharp focus. The foreground si distracting...perhaps a tighter crop would have worked here. The lighting is not particularly interesting, and the face seems a bit overexposed.

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by ShutterPug:
needs the brightness on the cats face/chest toned down - perhaps by tweaking the WB on your camera. Not really a macro or near-macro as you did not zoom in to a specific feature of this feline.

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by annah:
Ah! how did you photograph my cat! (no, seriously, he/she looks exactly like my cat).
either way, on a technical note:
for a light sorce, i'm not that fond of flashes because it makes the image a bit too harsh. and as for whether it meets the challenge or not, it may somewhat be a close-up, but not a macro in my opinion.
a nice attempt, just keep practicing.
good luck.

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by Emma-Leigh:
Just to predictable not Macro enough in my book. Butnice snap shot

Smoke
by van63

Comment by aboutimage:
A bit fuzzy, IMHO. I like the sun shining thru the smoke, but I think there needs to be some sort of "anchor" in the foreground to give the photo perspective. Maybe more of the tree with the sun in the upper left corner (keeping rule of thirds in mind)???

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by Strikeslip:
I pity the kitty who poses for a macro shot & comes away with a portrait. Give that animal its money back.

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by tjbel05:
cute

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment by plfg:
Nice looking cat, the shadow in the forground takes away from the pic and the slight image of the cat in the upper right hand corner is distracting.