The Poor Bird Never Saw the End Coming
by feifer

Comment by Frankie_Lv:
Hi,
A nice image & it fits well with the challenge. I like the composition, think it is well done. You made nice use of the dof but it seems a bit blownout & the shine off the sink is a major distraction. The cat seems a bit over exposed also thou it has some texture it lacks detail. Most of this it seems can be corrected by a 1/2 to a full stop down in exposeure. Imho this would have improved the image vastly & it would have scored much higher.

The Poor Bird Never Saw the End Coming
by feifer

Comment by peace_on_earth:
My cat has givin different critters this look often. I love how you captured it. Clever title as well :]

The Poor Bird Never Saw the End Coming
by feifer

Comment by bcenu:
Nice DOF on the cat but background blow-outs spoils what could have been a much better shot.

The Poor Bird Never Saw the End Coming
by feifer

Comment by ThingFish:
One of the best in the challenge. Absolutely stunning image of this incredible animal and beautifully composed. The look in it's eyes has been captured in a exceptional way and one can feel the powerful emotions of the hunter as he /she closes in for the kill. The challenge theme "The End" is mirrored here perfectly. The lighting is brilliant and the image displays a full range of tones and fantastic detail. A masterwork in every way. Should definitely ribbon imo

The Poor Bird Never Saw the End Coming
by feifer

Comment by Nforsberg:
shoehorn

Live Loud
by feifer

Comment by bcenu:
Good setup. Face looks a little over exposed but otherwise nicely done.

Live Loud
by feifer

Comment by TheStick:
Wish the lighting wasn't so harsh on her face but love the expression & blowing hair!

Never Try a New Recipe on Company
by feifer

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First off, welcome to DPC

I will attempt to give you some pointers that may or may not, be helpful to you.

This was definitely a creative shot and does actually portray the art of cooking, if you look at it for long enough. However, and this is only my opinion, I am not sure that I would buy it as a stock image for that purpose. I think the primary reason this only scored 5.16 is due to the challenge topic. In order to score well on DPC, typically the image has to really meet the challenge topic and I can see here that maybe this one did not. Yes, it definitely met the topic of cooking, no question, but I'm not so sure it met the Stock part of the challenge. (Please remember, this is only my opinion)

The image itself I find to be a bit too busy and as others have commented the arms look a bit detached. The lighting is good too. The knife in the mouth does not really work for me and just adds to the busy feeling.

Hopefully this helps in some way.

Sarah

Never Try a New Recipe on Company
by feifer

Comment by dsa157:
welcome to DPChallenge! I hope it becomes an obsession for you. Katie looks like she is having fun here. I agree about the comment regarding the whisk being detached - without seeing the hand holding it, it is disconnected. cool lighting and creative crop and angle of presentation. whatever is in the pot on the right is not clearly presented.

Never Try a New Recipe on Company
by feifer

Comment by MrAkamai:
Quite a creative take on this challenge!