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Soothsayer
Soothsayer
jenesis


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Half (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Sep 28, 2007
Aperture: F/2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals, Textures
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2007

 - duplicate background, auto levels, auto contrast, auto color, lower opacity to about 80%
- rotated clockwise 1 or 2 and cropped square
- selected eye to it's own layer, sharpened, bumped up saturation a smidge
- slight desaturation of the rest of the cat, flattened
- used urban acid filter with slight changes to the curves and saturation
- new layer to darken edges and lighten the face
- ran lukos sharpening
- some dodging & burning
- resized
- smart sharpen then more selective sharpening with the sharpen tool to the ear and around the eye
- sfw

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 184
Avg (all users): 6.0750
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.1277
Avg (non-participants): 6.0411
Views since voting: 1084
Views during voting: 179
Votes: 120
Comments: 11
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/18/2007 07:29:14 AM
Back for a second comment, I think I know what to say now. :) I put this up on my desktop background the moment I saw it. And it's still there. Your cat has been silently staring at me for over a week. I simply can't get over the startling, exquisite beauty of this image! The clarity of the focus is breath-taking, and the sweet colors make me want to stroke her cheek and give her a little scratch behind the ear. Splendid, glorious photo. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/09/2007 03:25:08 PM
So beautiful. I don't know what to say! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 02:53:24 PM
YA! this one kicked me in the face when I first saw it. my favorite so far. Love the sharpness of the eye, and the balance of the comp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2007 11:11:20 PM
Oooh..... the eyes! The colors are just right. My favorite so far in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2007 04:48:03 AM
Excellent - fits the challenge very well, and by including the body, you've effectively filled the frame - something lacking in a lot of shots. Mostly I just like staring back. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 09:54:03 AM
this meets the assignment but not good composition. the next step is to balance the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 11:55:01 AM
Nice cat, and a good clear shot, but I'm not finding anything extra special or different about it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 12:23:11 PM
great colours, especially on the eye!
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 10/01/2007 10:38:45 AM
If this wasn't so perfectly done, I'd say "oh here comes another face cut in half" but DAMN that is fine work. Excellent detail, light and DOF. If I were to change a thing, maybe that little tuft of white fur in the lower right area. Otherwise - SPOT ON.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 09:58:43 AM
i love the color scheme and the eye looks amazing
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 10/01/2007 12:07:26 AM
The processing is just DELICOUS - the clarity - SUBLIME!
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