A kitten on an iPhone at (HDR) sunset

all these comments and no notes?

What a gorgeous image. I think you'll agree it's one of my best. It's a kitten on an Apple iPhone with a beautiful HDR sunset in the background.

I expect it to go straight to #1 in Explore of course.

And this is nothing: just wait until you see the video version...

All source material used under a Creative Commons licence:
- Sage's Kittens by T. Keller
- Another iPhone Desktop Wallpaper by Sigalakos
- Rural Sunset by sunsrfr

UPDATE: This breathtakingly beautiful work of art made the Flickr Blog on 14 November 2008. Future historians will remember this as the day Flickr ground to a halt as everyone realised the top of the mountain had finally been reached. Thank you, my friends, and good night.

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βlope says:

wow!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mikefranklin says:

um, no babies?

nice tags. haha
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

rizingstar says:

Haha! Classic tags, it's a cert!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Grady says:

lol
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

No, I didn't want to overdo it.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

tootdood says:

You crack me up LMAO ; )))

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Wooscary says:

ZOMG LOLLERSKATES!1! Number 1 here we go!!!11
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

distantLights says:

no cupcake?
i would of expected better of you......
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Dayglo says:

but where's the rather soulful looking lady in a long flowing frock?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

i.rashid007 says:

Impressive work !!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

SimonWhitaker says:

Hi! We'd love you to post this photo to our group, Cats and phones, and sunsets. And shit.!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Valdo! says:

Good tags! no wonder I never get to explore. Oh and never get as many (more than 3) comments as I would like ;¬) and thanks for usually being one of those 3 commenters :D
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mikefranklin says:

I admire your restraint, which appears to be second only to a few...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

FatPete [deleted] says:

Where's the naked ladies and dangly bits, dammit? ;-)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Mojo... says:

hahahahhaha - so true!

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

"Danny, this is not about cats, phones or sunsets. Or shit!"
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotofigg says:

I think you've cracked the algorithm for sure, Mark!!!! This will be number one on explore in no time.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Reciprocity says:

Wot - no bokeh? I think you've admirably captured the mood. Have a fave Mark for your ingenuity. :)

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Saiful Ismail says:

I expect this to go straight to explore no. 1 and stay there for three weeks no less with this threesome lethal combo.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Atavachron says:

You are a Man on Fire with this.
The thumbnail jumped out and hit me.No idea how you did it but it gets my vote.
Congrats on the explore to surely come.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

carljgodwin says:

This is the most beautiful image I have ever seen, and/or ever likely to see. Never has a single image moved me in such a way to produce such emotion I thought I never had. A single tear of joy rolled down my cheek upon viewing it for the 1st time. With images like this, what’s the point of there being other photographers in the world? ;)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mikefranklin says:

verily, I concur, though I had a single tear from each eye roll down my cheeks.

and upon further review, there are more tears, though I struggle to differentiate between allergies and mirth, at this point...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Reciprocity says:

I thought the clue was in 'video' and 'Explore'.

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Thank you everyone. I knew you'd all appreciate genius when you saw it.

Carl, your comment has moved me immensely. Please add your comment to Your Comment Is Beautiful And Made Me Cry. You are in harmony with the Cosmos, the power of seven rivers flows through your soul and your buttocks have an indefinable nectarine-like quality.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

SimonWhitaker says:

I've been similarly moved, although I had a single tear running down each bum cheek, which was a bit odd.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

eddiemalone says:

This is rubbish, unrealistic and badly composed....oh hang on there's a little kitten!!!

awwwwwwwww...instant fav!

Right I'm off to find a squirrel on a skateboard...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

No need to even Photoshop that one, Eddie...

Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

markrellison says:

Some people will stoop to anything to get their "fix" of hits, but I thought you were better than this Mark.

The only person you're cheating is yourself, you know that, don't you?

Honestly, I don't know :-)

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Zach_ManchesterUK says:

You are missing the 'cupcake', will never make Explwhore now!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

danisoul says:

loving you!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

eddiemalone says:

Hi I'm an admin for the group 'squirrels gone wild'...God I love flickr, more of this stuff and less wars I say!

Now horse in hat, dog in sunglasses and a cow wearing a feather boa and we are really getting somewhere!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Werewolf Puppy says:

Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous. :D I like the colors.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Bob_24798 says:

Cool
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

th3g says:

nice one Mark, how is this doing in explore?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Sunk like a particularly heavy stone. I feel cheated and ignored! :¬(
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

th3g says:

damn! I think they have changed the algorithm again as none of my recent shots have made it.
Although I bet it is still full of kittens, HDR, sunsets I think if you haven't got at least three friends who are flickr staff you don't even get a look in ;-)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

duckiemonster says:

Bah, the magic donkey of explore shuns anything with nawtyrood tags, so that's where you're going wrong...

...also, this image is light on the tall thin naked girls, so it doesn't have a hope in hell. Or, alternatively, are you a middle-aged, single, overweight woman with a self-image problem who's using flickr to gain some self-esteem and therefore has 500 contacts who comment on everything?

I'd give you a horrible flashing gif trophy thing, but the galactic federation outlawed them last week and I'm already on my final warning...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Thanks you two - I think I can see where I've gone wrong now. Will try harder in future!! :¬)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathenharty says:

Honestly, I nearly died laughing....thank god for BUPA.

I can't ever do an HDR sunset again.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

LOL - thanks for your comment!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Claire Howson says:

Hillarious - Mark I salute you.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Cheers Claire. I knew you'd appreciate the subtlety of this one.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Air Adam says:

Ticking boxes like crazy :o)
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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Jυstin says:

I can't believe I missed this. It's the iPhone that makes it. Great capture. :-)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Thanks chaps!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Duncan_74 says:

Mark, you owe my company 1 new monitor as this one appears to have a combination of coffee and poridge all over it. (Okay, only the coffee waas your fault, the poridge was already there).

Nice touch with the geo tag too. Perhaps if you'd shaved the kitten and appropriately tagged the image that would have been a dead cert for #1 in explore.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

LOL! Glad to hear I can still ruin the odd monitor. I'd hate to think I'd lost it. ;¬) And top marks for noticing the geotag!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Tesseract (Graeme) says:

good luck with your drive to explorer!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Steeena says:

lol perfect. hilarious. and i'll fall off my chair if your formula works.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Trazy says:

Genius. If a flower macro were somehow implemented, I would call it the perfect photograph.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Thanks you three! I was hoping that might have just tipped the balance and launched it into Explore but sadly not. Must be that "dangly bits" tag that's holding it back...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

DimiNamu says:

Lets write to flickr staff and ask them to permanently shut explore down - they can simply feature this picture everyday and it will be enough to feed our souls forever.
Hell why not just shut down flickr and host a really big version of this instead.
lol

and just to top it all off I thought you might like this...

GOLD STAR AWARD (invite needed)

You are invited to add this exceptional image to
GOLD STAR AWARD (invite needed)

please add the tag GoldStarAward

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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Wow, thanks. That's really touched me.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

lomokev says:

technically the best photo on flickr!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Thank you. I agree of course.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

StevenM_61 says:

How could the Magic Donkey resist this?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Steeena says:

maybe a semi nude girl will ehance the photo... :)
or a pregnant belly
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

I have literally no idea!!

Now you've got me thinking...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

slithy-toves says:

ouch
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Yes, sorry, I should have warned you about the eye-ache.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

c@rljones says:

Can flickr get any better than this? It's just perfect, so much infact, I think I may have my eyes removed and store this as the last image they ever saw.

I saw this in Jonathen Harty wet-dreams of HDR'd shots of kittens and iphones

Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathenharty says:

Yes I have no limits to what I will HDRify!!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

LOL - top comment, thank you!

And nor should you, for HDR is the path to enlightenment.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Jυstin says:

you deserve a spanking mr bitrot
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

`ra3yt-ha says:

WOW !!!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Jυstin says:

this has still got be my most favourite HDR like, evarrrr!!11!!!!11!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

olivepix says:

So panda wants an iphone now? How demanding!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ALtammar Q8 says:

beautiful shot
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Richard Holden says:

On the Flickr blog again? Well done, you!

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

Bloomin' heck! I'd love to say it was all part of some world domination strategy but it took me completely by surprise!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Zach_ManchesterUK says:

HDR Whore
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Richard Holden says:

That's what they all say just before they attempt world domination. Still, if it's a world dominated by kittens, I can hardly complain.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Zach_ManchesterUK says:

Actually - very well done, because laughing aside it didn't get to number 1 in Explore, it did much, much better than that - and for that reason, con-bloody-gratulations! xxxxx
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Saiful Ismail says:

Check you out. ;-)

blog.flickr.net/en/2008/11/14/quick-tip-uploa ding-photos-...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

AndyWilson says:

Just saw this on the flickr blog and it's made me realise how pointless it is ever uploading another photo to flickr when I just can't compete with perfection...

In fact - I think most other people will think the same way, so DAMN YOU FOR KILLING FLICKR!!

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

zsumoz says:

This strategy is brilliant. I applaud you.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Jυstin says:

Oh no. I am so blocking this photo on my Activity page now..
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

bitrot says:

This is where my usual policy of individual replies breaks down... but thanks everyone, especially my Flickr buddies. :¬)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jonanamary says:

I award this photo a SUNSET KITTEN FLOWER

A wonderful use of Flickr clichés (it's only missing the flowers to make it a holy trinity three-in-one shot - maybe we can close our eyes and imagine a beautiful tulip poking its elegant head on the right-hand side? And maybe an unconventionally beautiful girl looking pensive in the background?). I commend you. I think the HDR makes up for the lack of obvious flora, though.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Jayel Aheram says:

That is brilliant.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim Moran says:

Heh, you genius. And a Flickr blog genius at that.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

i5m says:

Ha. I thought I recognised this (or you, again) on the blog. I don't know if you got No.1 explore the first time round, here's hoping this time!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Philippe and Angie says:

haha, where's the lomo, tilt shift and flowers?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Lars Trebing says:

I can’t believe that this is not in Explore yet! It should definitively have reached #1 from the start, without the appearance in Flickr Blog.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

olivepix says:

I think a baby should be holding the phone. ;-)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jennis the menace says:

Fame!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

scubapup says:

damn thats awesome :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Halesz says:

:DD favfavfav :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Tato says:

you missin a baby there.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

becsterishbecster says:

The iPhoto/kitten combo makes a comeback - fabulous stuff. Maybe it's a sign that you'll be having some success in the In Pictures competition!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Amazing !!!
lovey background !!
Faved for sure !!
=D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

nurul_hidayahg@yahoo.co.id says:

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mobilya.net says:

very beautiful , Congratulations!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Russ Bates says:

This is the single worst photo i have ever seen on flickr! A lovely melting pot of cliches. Thanks for making me laugh
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter Bowers says:

one of the greatest images ever
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

JonMorgan. says:

well not sure about No.1 in Explore but you made it here

HERE
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

*Blueberry Pie says:

j'admire votre talent..
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Smith says:

Utter genius.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

peridot says:

Hahaha... this is the best image ever! WIN!! :D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ziz says:

hello from uae
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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