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11/04/2005 02:34:34 PM |
Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and offer the following:
Composition/perspective - the angle of approach (whether done in processing or actual angle of camera)is good. it compliments the facial expression quite nicely. Placement of the subject in the image is also quite nice. The face is strong enough that the negative space does not hurt it at all.
Lighting - it appears that the light is coming from the left/upper left. That is where I see the problems. The cat is indistinguishable from the background on that side and all definition of fur is lost. Actually in the eye it appears as though there are three bulbs??? If not, the one is very strong. If it is multiple bulbs, perhaps moving one of them down some would take the harshness and blown out look of the one spot on the cat down a bit. For the rest of the subject, the lighting is good - enough detail in the fur to keep it defined against the background.
Color - white on white...not easy to do and keep it all white. Except for the lighting effect, the shadows in the fur give enough gray to help with the definition. The color in the eyes is spectacular and the slight pink in the nose and ears is just enough to offset the complete white of the shot and help define the face and head. If you could achieve the same grays in the fur on the left side of the cat it would keep it separate from the background.
Challenge requirements - definitely meets the challenge requirements.
Overall/my opinion - I like your chosen subject and can see you took the time to set the shot up to your liking. How you got the cat to pose for you I will never know. Your focus is good and for the most part your processing doesn't seem to be overbearing or detracting from the image. Again, my only real criticism is the lighting/blending of the cat into the background. |
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10/29/2005 09:09:07 PM |
| This is a beautiful photo. The eyes are just stunning. 10 |
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10/29/2005 09:15:55 AM |
| Nice clarity on the kitty's eyes . I think I might have cropped out more of the body and had a closer shot of that adordable face. |
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10/28/2005 05:18:08 PM |
| Beautiful eyes, nice work |
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10/28/2005 01:27:10 PM |
| Wow what a shot! good job on the tones. Love it. |
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10/27/2005 05:52:56 PM |
| He looks more angry than innocent! |
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10/27/2005 04:01:06 PM |
| Love the title. Is there an innocent cat? |
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10/27/2005 01:43:12 PM |
| Great shot, look at that expression on the cat. My vote - 9. As difficult as it is to accomplish with such a white cat, I would have given you a 10 for sure if the cat wasn't so hard to differentiate from the background. A bright light (or remote flash) behind the cat lighting up the background my have enabled you to turn down the highlights on the cat and still achieve a very white looking background. But look who is talking, I have a similar picture and didn't think of it until afterwards. Again, just an awesome shot. |
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10/26/2005 07:09:44 PM |
| What beautiful eyes, ok, so I'm biased when it comes to the kitties, nice shot.. |
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10/26/2005 03:01:38 PM |
| too much pink in background white, and kittie's chin disappears into "belly fur"?, so that is distracting, very cute though |
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10/26/2005 12:02:21 PM |
| I want a kitty like this!! What a cutie pie! |
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