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A Girl and Her Cat
A Girl and Her Cat
alanfreed


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Challenge: Color Studio Portrait II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Carrie
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Ambridge, PA
Date: Apr 16, 2006
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2006

 I spent a good bit of time crafting an elaborate set-up of lighting with multiple flashes in my basement, and took numerous shots down there this morning. Then I took a couple quick ones with my daughter and the cat with just light from the window, and liked this much better. I'm not particularly fond of the shadows or how bright her nose is, but I really like her expression with the cat.

I tweaked the colors and contrast, tinkered with the shadows, noise ninja, crop/resized.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 199
Avg (all users): 6.6296
Avg (commenters): 7.9750
Avg (participants): 6.1714
Avg (non-participants): 6.9212
Views since voting: 3215
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 270
Comments: 49
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 12/07/2008 06:33:52 AM
Window light is some of the finest there is, in my opinion. Great use of it here, and excellent job getting both sets of eyes on the same plane, and getting great expressions from both models!
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 04/27/2006 08:51:22 PM
she looks like that little girl from 'i am sam' and 'dreamer'
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 04/24/2006 09:08:11 AM
Alan: this is a most intriguing shot because both models are in synch. Indeed, a lovely and memorable capture. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 04/24/2006 12:59:32 AM
This is an amazing shot Alan...wish it finished higher for you. I gave it a 10...I cannot belive anyone would give this a 1, 2 or 3 like they did...well done...it deserved better
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 04/24/2006 12:30:20 AM
Good one Alan, happy to see you cop a top twenty finish, this shot has a feel of honesty and being genuine about it, glad you didn't edit the life out of it.
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 04/24/2006 12:22:16 AM
wow alan!!! I didn't know you were this good at portraits...crazy man you deserved a ribbon for this man...awesome shot, going in favorites.
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 04/24/2006 12:19:11 AM
My absolute favorite. I think this deserved top 5.
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 04/24/2006 12:10:09 AM
This shot is terrifically striking. The sharpness and contrasting colors of the 2 sets of eyes is awesome. Surprised you didn't place better. You should take my spot on Team SMITE.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/23/2006 04:47:33 PM
cool angle and the addition of the cat is great, but the girl's eyes look a little overdone. they dont look real.
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 04/23/2006 04:30:27 PM
Wonderful shot. Great eyes. The colors of the cat and the dress work really well together beyond the color of all the eyes. Very nice. Bumping up.
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 04/23/2006 04:03:50 PM
great work, cool perspective
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 04/23/2006 02:02:35 PM
The eyes are so nice on the girl and on the cat! Very nice!
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 04/23/2006 04:14:49 AM
Great! Hopefully others will notice the photographic skill used here when their digital art sirens go off. Such wonderful details you captured especially in the eyes and the DOF and striking colors really makes this pop. Btw, she looks kinda like that actress Dakota Fanning!
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 04/22/2006 11:37:21 PM
My question is how did you get the cat to look like it wanted to get it's picture taken? I have to wait till mine's asleep and wake her up to get a good shot. I like this picture alot.
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 04/22/2006 02:20:27 PM
Wow! This has everything to make it at top 3. Lovely girl, sweet cat, sharp focus, nice angle, perfect lighthing and just right expressions. 10.
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 04/22/2006 01:16:58 PM
Wonderful image.
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 04/22/2006 01:32:12 AM
Adorable! Wonderful colors and perfect DOF and composition.
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 04/21/2006 06:38:56 PM
Splendid portrait of a little girl and her animal friend.
Just one nitpick, the reflection of the light on her left side of the nose, find that a bit odd. Would perhaps also fix the tiny hotspot on her chin.
Really great job though :)
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 04/21/2006 03:53:43 PM
The eyes in both are amazing :)
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 04/21/2006 08:36:47 AM
Adorable shot! Nice to see a portrait that tells the viewer something about the person. Well done and one of my favorites from the challenge!
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 04/20/2006 11:13:20 PM
I love the color of the eyes, but I think she looks fake, like plastic.
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 04/20/2006 10:28:14 PM
This is a nice image indeed. Wonderful capture.
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 04/20/2006 04:04:25 PM
Very nice photo, one of the best in the challenge, well framed.
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 04/20/2006 03:55:33 AM
Lovely portrait. Like the DoF in here. Good composition.
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 04/20/2006 01:16:04 AM
Nice composition and color, but the girls face looks like too much noise reduction was used, she looks a bit unreal. Very nice otherwise.
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 04/19/2006 06:30:02 PM
Charming shot. I love the tilt of their heads. Good luck.
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 04/19/2006 06:51:35 AM
Wow! This photo is so striking at first glance and kept me looking on.
The DOF is just right. Lovely!
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 04/19/2006 06:30:54 AM
8 - Very good portrait and capture of both. Colors are nice, although wonder if a variant in the background may have given this something extra. A more finely tuned crop, especially at the top, may have also made this even better in my opinion. Some slight 'issues' on the girl's nose, but fairly minor. The cat really makes this.
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 04/19/2006 05:53:38 AM
excellent.
I love how their eyes are so sharp.
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 04/18/2006 05:20:19 PM
Great picture!! Love the colors...they pop out at ya
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 04/18/2006 12:42:34 PM
Nice sharp eyes, nice colors in the image. Wow, the eyes just jump out!!
Very smooth image, great processing. Perfect 10, and I haven't given out a 10 for a long time.
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 04/18/2006 12:00:43 PM
Nice job on the lighting and post processing, I like the angle this was shot from and the outcome. Got an 8 from me :D
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 04/18/2006 01:26:30 AM
I really like how both sets of beautiful eyes are in crisp focus. The lighting is just right.. good job!
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 04/17/2006 08:54:47 PM
Really nice. Well done. 10
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 04/17/2006 07:24:26 PM
Great image! The post process on the eyes (cat and girl) are great - I love the DOF. The girl's skin tones seem a little off, like curve adjustment was tweaked too much or something - textures seem forced as well. Overall, great image!!
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 04/17/2006 07:19:50 PM
This is brilliant, one of my favourites. You got those eyes perfectly. Just amazing and one of my very few tens in this round! Respect!
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 04/17/2006 07:08:48 PM
Over done .. ice
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 04/17/2006 05:25:56 PM
great eyes... both of them. a 9!
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 04/17/2006 03:32:07 PM
Love the angle and DOF. Having both of their eyes on a diagonal makes for a very interesting composition. Excellent color as well. Her face looks a little plasticky to me.
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 04/17/2006 11:55:58 AM
The eyes seem too artificial. I think it would have been better to just leave them a tad more subtle. Still, great composition, especially the angle. Great focus, and nice depth of field. -7
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 04/17/2006 10:49:20 AM
cute
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 04/17/2006 09:50:41 AM
very sweet!
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 04/17/2006 09:32:08 AM
AWW. Love the eyes. Nice lighting and DOF. Great focus. On second pass, this gets my only 10. I just love it. A true shining moment.
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 04/17/2006 09:26:50 AM
Hmmm.... Striking image and have scored it reasonably well. However, IMHO I think the child's right cheek has been a bit over edited (Bit of powder on the nose would also have helped on the nose shine). Top notch on the eyes though.
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 04/17/2006 09:21:44 AM
Cute!! Good shot, and light.
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 04/17/2006 06:58:59 AM
I LOVE this! The eyes (all four of them) are connecting with the lens in a powerful way. I love the colour, the dof, the composition. Has to be a 15...oh, what, we only go to 10! Well it will have to be 10
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 04/17/2006 06:05:50 AM
The girl looks very much like a child movie star I do not remember her name. Very cute. This image is great for the faces are crispy clear and it is very interesting. Like the colors too.
You maybe post me if you know what actress I am referring to ;)
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 04/17/2006 03:31:04 AM
Very sharp. The gorsl is very cute and did a natural pose. - 10 from me
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 04/17/2006 01:06:19 AM
oh wow...beautiful. How in the heck did you get such great tones on the girl's face? She looks familiar, but I can't remember where...awesome shot, definately top 10 at least.
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