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Day 5: No, I will NOT play with the kittens
Day 5: No, I will NOT play with the kittens
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Polvadera, New Mexico
Date: Oct 5, 2007
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 6, 2007

Viewed: 634
Comments: 23
Favorites: 2 (view)

 This is Tycho, 10 year old inside only female. She and her sister were our only two babies for nine years; my girls, my boyfriend and I were a very happy little family. Then we moved here and I turned into the crazy cat lady of Polvadera :-) My boyfriend has been SOOOOO tolerant but Tycho has still not forgiven me!

PP:
- crop
- duplicate background layer & apply LucisArt Whyeth at 25%
- select background, copy selection to layer, apply Gaussian blur
- channel mixer to convert to b&w
- clone out clock on wall and some other areas burnt out by sunlight
- patch area on paw and nose that were burnt a bit to bring fur detail back
- copy left eye to new layer set blend mode to screen to brighten eye (sharpen tool a bit too)
- decide I can't tolerate the busy background so burn the heck out of it and right side of Tycho's face so is in deep shadow, to the point of overdoing it probably :-)
- convert to grayscale then duotone using some pinkish color and black
- flatten layers
- duplicate layer and apply Virtual Photographer Ambience filter & set layer opacity to 39%(thanks for the tip on Virtual Photographer Judy jutilda, I'm having a ball with it!!!)
- resize
- save for web

For those who are interested in before and after, here's the original ugly image

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 02/16/2008 04:17:19 PM
I love this! The lighting is so, so beautiful. And incredible job with the editing... I really love the sepia tones, but I also wonder how this might look if you could have somehow kept those blue colors. The delicacy of the tones and the clarity of the light is lovely.
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 10/24/2007 12:47:14 AM
amazing processing. This is awesome. I have just now faved 3 of your images tonight. :)
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 10/19/2007 03:44:27 PM
It truly does look like Tycho is hiding out from the kittens. The picture has kind of a spying feel to it.
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 10/10/2007 10:32:28 AM
Adorable shot!! I think the lighting/editing worked really great for this.
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 10/09/2007 09:32:09 AM
Well, you certainly did a great job on the processing
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 10/08/2007 02:35:20 PM
That is an intense look on that face.
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 10/08/2007 10:03:34 AM
Again, I just love your processing, as you have made an interesting image, so much more enjoyable.
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 10/07/2007 06:10:38 PM
I think that you're bound to melt the hearts of even the most diehard cat haters out there with this series. Thanks for posting the before shots, too. Your processing is positively transforming!
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 10/07/2007 05:41:53 PM
Thanks for showing the before and after -- what a difference! Beautiful duotone. I have so much to learn! Btw, I feel like a parrot saying "pretty kitty" so often, but what else is there to say? :-)
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 10/07/2007 02:59:48 PM
Nicely done! Has a wonderfully dramatic touch!
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 10/07/2007 03:41:31 AM
You're PP work is over the top fantastic! I love your style. You did a great job transforming this image. Love it!!
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 10/07/2007 01:50:57 AM
You turned a snapshot into a great photo. It's like the kitty is in a light tunnel.
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 10/07/2007 01:35:32 AM
Well, the original isn't ugly. . .but what an amazing transformation. The processing on this really turns ordinary into WOW!

Your boyfriend is the bomb! We only have one cat, and my husband. . .well. . .I'll just say he can't get his mind around my loving our cat. He's a good sport about it, but if I had a bajillion of them. . .I think I might have the cats and not the husband :)

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 10/07/2007 01:31:10 AM
lovely.
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 10/07/2007 12:15:26 AM
Again, superb treatment. Love the perspective too.
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 10/06/2007 11:14:32 PM
Wow what an incredible change you wraught in that photo :) I am loving your posting your processing I'm learning heaps :)
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 10/06/2007 11:05:29 PM
I love the look you're getting!! And that's some seriously amazing post processing. I suppose I need more filters.... yeah, that's the ticket to getting rid of beige... Oh, and a cat. I need to find a cat...
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 10/06/2007 10:51:17 PM
the last three images i've seen of yours, all of cats, have been a joy to look at, and all different .. i love this one for the atmospheric feel .. your titles fit your photographs so well .. this is a beautiful image .. your processing is perfect ... love the darkness and the cat highlighted .. that eye is amazing, i feel he's looking right at me .. :)
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 10/06/2007 08:49:29 PM
Great job! Like the mysterious feel.
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 10/06/2007 07:18:55 PM
Great job on the processing. You made something intriguing & mysterious out of "blah". Perfect!
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 10/06/2007 06:31:11 PM
awesome job with the processing. lovely.
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 10/06/2007 05:58:19 PM
Beautiful lighting!!
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 10/06/2007 05:50:59 PM
Boy did you nail the expression and mood for the title !

A handsome boy !
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