kimochi ga ii

Posted by akarui (Kagoshima, Japan) on 17 August 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

A short serie of animals that I have met in Taketomi island (Okinawa).
kimochi ga ii (Japanese) means feeling comfortable.
A wild cat living on the beach.

Thank you very much for all your comments.
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Comments (22)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

so, so beautiful. cat on the sand, you can't get better than that, bravo Olivier :)

17 Aug 2008 6:25am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Sleeping on hot sand : a dream place for cats…

17 Aug 2008 7:20am

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

Sand angels for cats? What a peaceful photo

17 Aug 2008 7:23am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

A scene of peace and tranquillity so well captured.

17 Aug 2008 9:21am

Arps from Hyderabad, India

good shot.. i like the angle with which this pic is clicked...well captured... the feeling of blissful sleep comes across so well

17 Aug 2008 10:43am

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

The wild life seems to suit this little friend well . . living on a beach sounds a good idea. You've composed this very effectively.

17 Aug 2008 11:44am

Morgane from Laroque Timbaut, 47, France

so cute !

17 Aug 2008 11:46am

dan from Paris, France

COOL .....

17 Aug 2008 2:34pm

KIJI from France

Very kawaii mistigri! ;)

17 Aug 2008 4:11pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Super angle, and the pose, I am looking forward to this series.

17 Aug 2008 7:59pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic, pose and angle are great. As is the texture in the sand and fur. Great work.

17 Aug 2008 8:16pm

Jonah Murphy from Galway, Ireland

Cute cat, interesting composition, works very well

17 Aug 2008 8:25pm

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

Wonderful shot!

17 Aug 2008 8:49pm

Saeed from -, Iran

WoW!!! What a Nice Shot...! I Like IT...!

18 Aug 2008 2:13am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

An interesting perspective with excellent detail and textures in fur and sand.

18 Aug 2008 2:28am

Hikari from Kumamoto, Japan

I wish I´m the cat...living in a beach in Okinawa...that´s life !

18 Aug 2008 4:51am

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

just adorable! and what beautiful details here! marvelous.

18 Aug 2008 4:58am

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

La belle vie, sur le sable... un beai N&B...je voulais déjà la commenter hier, mais la connexion wi-fi partagée déraillait ? et jeudi, c'est fini, mon autre voisin déménage... tu me diras, pour le filtre...

18 Aug 2008 10:07am