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    Brendon,

    I love this, wink.
    The hint of eye color puts it over the top.

    Chas

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    Brendon, you have handled this image beautifully. I think the antique (did you use Nik Silver?) treatment really works with this leopard. Agree with Chas, eye colour really adds something extra to this.

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    Hi Brendan

    Great image,regardless of what medium you chose to use ... the stare /eye contact goes right thru you... great angle...great IQ... I am not normally a fan of sepia toning.. but with the hint of colour in eyes it works really well in this ..

    super image!!

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    I think this works well Brendon...for the reasons stated above. I've tried leaving the colour in a cat's eyes before when doing a conversion, hasn't had the impact I desired, but I was doing it straight B&W and no sepia toning...great thinking and feel here
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    This is awesome Brendon. As peter says, it doesn't matter what medium you choose. Its a powerful image

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    Thumbs up from me too on this Brendan, colour & tones are just right and is in keeping with the overall look & feel.

    Good choice.

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    This image works for me as well. Very peaceful and serene image

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    Thanks all for your great comments, ya Morkel first of all i converted to B&W and then added a little sepia to the image but the selectively added a little more sepia to the eyes. Wasnt sure how this would be recieved, so very grateful

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    I'm a big fan of the graphic look and the spotted cats are a perfect subject. This is excellent. The hint of color in the eyes and the POV is arresting. Well done!

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    Brendon - I like this a lot. The treatment works well and the pov with eye contact is great. I would be curious to see the image you started with.


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    Thanks Rachel and Nancy. Rachel i will post the colour version tomorrow

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    This is really beautiful Brendon... it would make a stunning print... great conversion and detail (crisp)... and the coloured eyes just adds just that little to make it a stunner... great work Brendon as always!!!!!

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    I like this one better than the color version because it is different. Love the effect

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    Rare choice for me but I prefer this to the color version you posted. The light vignette and the very subtle color in the eye makes this one work for me.

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    Thanks again everyone

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    I didn't think I would prefer the conversion over the color image, but your treatment here is very well done. Excellent image.

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    Beautiful image,great detail,like how you have worked this from a colored one to this,great work.very well done.

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