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09/26/2005 04:53:24 PM |
Hello, and greetings from the Critique Club. The critique you are about to recieve is tailored for DPC challenges alone, and is not intended to be seen as an artistic critique per se.
Initial Thoughts
I think this suffered from a confusion with "point of view" and "perspective", among a few other, minor, things.
Composition / Content
Not the strongest composition in my book, the leg and paw don't really have any dynamic to them. They're just.. there, to be as lay as possible. There doesn't seem to be any real rhyme or reason for it, other than just photographing a part of an animal that one rarely focuses on.
Background
A nice fade out with your depth of field, the background is nicely out of focus and soft and doesn't interfere.
Camera Work / Technical
While you have some blown-out highlights, the general exposure is pretty good. Your focus is a little soft I think, and the depth of field a little *too* shallow in the fur. f/3.5 or f/4 might have helped this.
Digital Processing
No information given, so I cannot comment on this area. I will say that the use of flat colors and darks isn't very pleasing for my part.
Fits the Challenge
I think this is where you suffered the most, second only to a rather uninteresting subject for the most part. For me, this is a confusion of "point of view" with perspective. That is.. you've shown a subject from a different and sort of unique point of view.. but there's no real visual perspective shown. You don't have any leading lines, or vanishing points, and nothing in the image really shows a strong feeling of depth, or representation of depth. (The only thing really is the other paw being out of focus, but it seems more gratuitous than being an actual element). While still technically a "perspective".. the DPC voters were just looking for something entirely different.
My Opinion of the Photo
While it's cute, and has some nice technical elements, I just don't have any personal connection here. The subject matter isn't all that interesting, and it doesn't really have the "wow" factor that is so important in DPC challenges. A good try, and I like the "out-of-the-box" thinking. Good luck in future challenges. |
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09/20/2005 05:55:33 AM |
| you must have tethered the back legs to the cinderblock, very clever. |
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09/19/2005 08:38:58 PM |
| Hee hee hee...I love the title. Such furry little paws too. |
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09/16/2005 04:30:58 PM |
| I don't really see much use of perspective here. It's a good capture of the cat's paw, but that's it. Sorry if I don't get it. |
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09/16/2005 01:34:37 PM |
| nice cat paws but I don't see the perspective thing... |
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09/15/2005 01:35:37 PM |
| Great shot. Though head on and level, your perspective works, because you are low and close - in a position that we normally don't view cats. Your lighting is great. I like how you kept the colors in the grey range throughout the entire image. |
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09/14/2005 10:39:20 PM |
| Interesting concept. I would have preferred to see more of the cat, but who knows, cats sometimes don't cooperate. |
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09/14/2005 07:53:00 PM |
very cute
sharpened very nicley
back paw a litttle over exposed |
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09/14/2005 09:41:32 AM |
| Love the title....and the image. Great Job. |
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09/14/2005 03:46:24 AM |
| Aww it's so fluffy. Nice lighting. |
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