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loneliness - cat at number 7
loneliness - cat at number 7
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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: istanbul, turkey
Date: Apr 25, 2005
Aperture: f1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Cityscape, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2005

 street cat in front of an abandoned building on a secondary stairway passage in cihangir, istanbul

Statistics
Place: 317 out of 492
Avg (all users): 4.9451
Avg (commenters): 5.8276
Avg (participants): 4.8571
Avg (non-participants): 5.0476
Views since voting: 1012
Views during voting: 468
Votes: 364
Comments: 30
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 06:47:46 PM
The door being out of focus, just doesn't do it for me, other then that great shot
 05/01/2005 03:50:18 PM
Ahh, I like the idea, very much! Actually, this is an excellent composition. I am not sure it quite works for "minimalism", as there are (at least) two points of interest, but it's a great idea. Also, the background is so beautiful that it takes away attention from the cat. Hmmmm. You should try many more pictures at this place :) ~7
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 05/01/2005 12:06:24 AM
Beautiful color work.
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 04/30/2005 07:49:25 PM
The photo looks a bit blurry to me
 04/30/2005 05:01:03 PM
i like the color tone, adds a sense of abandoness.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/30/2005 05:43:30 AM
I like the composition and greenish hues in the picture. I think a plain border would have been better than a drop-shadow border. 8
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 04/29/2005 11:55:59 AM
Almost works. I'm just too drawn to the interesting door--even though it's out of focus--to really feel the cat is the "strong point of the image". Maybe if the cat was more in contrast to the background.
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 04/29/2005 10:54:31 AM
interesting use of theme
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 04/29/2005 09:03:28 AM
Wow. The sharpness of the cat is awsome! The door in the background just adds to the shot! Perfect capture of "minimalism".
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 04/29/2005 02:21:38 AM
love the expression the cat's face, interesting composition too!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/29/2005 12:38:19 AM
not minimalism
 04/29/2005 12:08:53 AM
Nice selective focus. I really like the pose of the cat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 11:52:34 PM
It's great that you were able to capture the cat looking at something like cats do when they see an interesting object.
There's an unusual color cast to the image; this makes it look unnatural.
 04/28/2005 11:03:43 PM
Since you brought the 7 into the title, I think it should be in focus too. Also, the bricks on the left seem to be blown out.
 04/28/2005 09:27:26 PM
The depth of field is very effective in this photograph, the tone maybe seems a little on the cool side, or maybe its a cold cloudy dank day...very nice.
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 04/28/2005 07:04:58 PM
I wish you had used a smaller aperature so the door was in focus as well as the cat.
 04/28/2005 04:47:26 PM
Kitty good. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 03:57:58 PM
What a cute cat! Good job getting and keeping the cat in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 02:24:42 PM
Sorry. I do not believe this meets the challenge criteria. The door seems to take control of the photo. I almost think the #7 (due to its color) is stronger than the cat.
The cat blends in. My perception. After all the emails and comments on the forums is your belief still the same? Am I wrong? My question- Is my perception of the complete description of this challenge right or wrong?
 04/28/2005 01:52:46 PM
The background is a bit too busy. It needed to either be even further out of focus or a different location would have been better. Like how the cat pops out, but it is lost too much in the background.
 04/28/2005 01:28:36 PM
I believe this meets the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 12:23:07 PM
bit too blurry but the cat looks good
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 04/28/2005 11:37:19 AM
I like this photo. Not something so common as many others in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 01:09:45 AM
I really like this photograph. The color appears a little overexposed and the focus is quite soft. Like the composition, subject. Title is great. Has high emotional impact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 12:59:29 AM
Nice shot.Nice dof, the background is blurred enough to focus the attention on your subject, the cat, but not too much to lose the overall "story" of the shot. Good composition. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 06:34:09 PM
the door wants to be the focal point.
 04/27/2005 09:42:50 AM
Now I'm no cat lover but the thing which immediately caught my eye was the number 7 - theres some real potential up there. The cat - well nice enough but its not stunning enough to really make the image zing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 08:20:59 AM
This is a great shot. Would of been perfect if the background was just a wall of space. well done I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 08:16:59 AM
Nice textures, muted tones and subject matter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 07:59:15 AM
You can do better


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