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Someone Else's Cat
Someone Else's Cat
Sam94720


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Zurich Zoo
Date: Sep 30, 2007
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2007

 Taken at the Zurich Zoo in one of the rare moments when the leopard didn't sleep. ;-)

Thanks for the comments! What I'd like to say about them:

Contrast: Yes, a slightly higher contrast might have improved the image.

Make-up/unnatural: You're right, there's probably too much saturation around the eyes. However, the guy does indeed look like this. Here's what the unedited face looks like:



Selective Desaturation: Some love it, come can't stand it - it's always the same. Maybe I should have submitted it without any color:



However, I felt the look was less "powerful" like that.

Statistics
Place: 122 out of 503
Avg (all users): 6.1613
Avg (commenters): 6.5385
Avg (participants): 6.1489
Avg (non-participants): 6.2000
Views since voting: 1576
Views during voting: 205
Votes: 124
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 10:51:26 AM
Nice and sharp, love the eyes! Majestic creatures aren't they?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2007 05:05:22 AM
Wow - look at those eyes !!

Quite magnificent shot - back to bump upto a 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 11:40:03 AM
Wow, are their eyes really that color blue? How beautiful! He is giving you "the look" =) I just love this! His white coat really stands out against the dark grey background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 11:03:34 PM
Lovely blue eyes and pink nose.. Nice kitty!! Good luck~~
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 06:07:07 PM
Cool looking cat. I realize that he is probably an albino or something but the selective desat feel to this is kind of odd. I am sure he is an odd cat to be looking at. That said its got good focus and I like that he is looking at me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 01:49:43 PM
wow talk about mean looking, I don't really like the selective desaturation.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 05:07:01 AM
Oooo and it don't look happy either. Nice and crisp focus on the eye's and good border. Maybe a little more contrast would help it pop!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 04:52:34 PM
This is a great photo and I think a bit more contrast would have made it absolutely stunning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 01:24:50 PM
OMG staring right at me! great job with the partial desaturation. I like your choice of shallow DOF having only the head in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 06:54:04 AM
the blue around the eyes looks unnatural.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2007 05:37:22 AM
I bet it is! Not your every day cat, at least not around my house.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 08:48:23 AM
I like this one a lot. The eye contact is great and although it's not the sharpest of images I think some subtle PP has brought out the detail very nicely. Good choice of border too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 08:19:42 AM
very good focus and composition. the selective desat wasn't helpful here, makes his eyes look as if he wears make-up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 08:13:57 AM
A slight more contrast and you could be in the top 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/01/2007 06:03:06 AM
Great desat here (no too overstated) on what was already a lovely image. Bokeh and fra,me work very well
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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