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Our editor of the Meowhoo.com Focus on Felines contest is pretty discriminating. I think perhaps one in ten submissions makes it past his criteria – and the quality certainly is high in this month’s contest:

You can cast your vote right here on this page. Don’t ask ME who to vote for – way too many amazing photos that truly let that purrsonality shine through! Here’s the thing though, don’t tell anyone, but due to a glitch in our voting system, you can actually vote more than once… Are we working on fixing that? even better – we’re working on a total revamp of photo contests on both Meowhoo and TheCatSite.com!

Ok, I know I keep saying that with every contest, but honestly, these ten pictures are absolutely amazing. It’s a tough tough choice this month between some gorgeous cats in some very high-quality pictures, so hurry up and cast your vote here -

The Meowhoo.com Photo Contest for June 2008

And just to whet your appetite, here are the ten pictures for this month – click on any of these thumbnails to get to the contest page and vote.



I warned you, didn’t I? Not easy, this time…

If you’re reading this, then I think you’ll probably agree that cats are amazingly beautiful. Simple enough of an assumption, and there’s probably no need to post a poll about it in here Their striking looks make cats a wonderful subject of photography, or at least a subject well worthy of some attempts! Catching that perfect look in a picture can be quite a challenge, actually, but we never stop trying, do we?

And we love sharing those pictures too! This much is obvious by the huge popularity of the “Fur Pictures” forum on TCS where members share pictures of their fur babies and join in praise of some wonderful images shared by other members.

One of the more pleasant tasks in running the cat sites is managing the “Focus on Felines” cat photo contest on Meowhoo.com, where we present visitors with ten new pictures every month. As it happens, my husband is in charge of selecting the pictures that enter the contest. Both of us enjoy this particular chore, as he calls me over every now and again to show me another spectacular cat photo.

Here’s the thing though: on this particular cat photo contest, the emphasis is not so much on the beauty of the cat (after all, they are ALL gorgeous), but rather on the quality of the photography. And herein lies the real challenge! We all have stunning models, but alas, we’re not all expert photographers!

Having gone through a few dozens of submitted photos today, to find the ten gems that will participate in May’s contest, I thought it might be a good time to mention a couple of resources, that aspiring cat photographers might find useful -

How to Take Good Pictures of Cats – some tips about cat photography, published here on TCS a few weeks ago.

Pet Photography – some professional tips by our forum moderator Kelly (aka Clixpix) from her excellent photography blog.

The pictures in this post, btw, are from past rounds of our cat photo contest on Meowhoo – aren’t they gorgeous? We’re actually considering a revision of the contest, and possibly moving it under the TCS umbrella, with some great new features added… but that’s still in the future, for now, let’s just enjoy the pictures!