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03/06/2008 10:16:42 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
First Impression
Intense. Curious. Considering a pounce. :-)
Looking Deeper
You definitely captured an expression with this photo. 'Captivated' as your title works quite well. I get the feeling that the cat is watching a toy or something being moved as a tease, and would be moving to go after it very soon.
The DOF is pretty good. I think another 1/2 stop of so would have really made the eye crisp...it's not OOF or anything, just a smidge softer than the area just in front of it (hair on bridge of nose). Hmmm...looking a little more it's hard to tell. It may be the reflection in the eye that makes it feel soft because the detail of the iris is faded some. Polarizer? Might have helped control the reflection some. Detail and clarity in the focal zone is great.
While this shot is in color, it feels like sepia. Looking at your notes I see you did a slight desat. Being an advanced challenge I would have tried to save the eye color.
Compositionally it's fine overall. The whiskers (lower right) help draw me into the image, taking me to the nose and then the eye. Kind of a natural L shaped line that brings the viewer to center. I think a bit more room to the left would give the cats' gaze some breathing room. Right now the subject is somewhat centered which makes it feel tight.
Did you know you had 720 pixels and 200kb of filesize to work with? You only used 640 and 150kb. This photo is nearly square cropped already. Taking the long side to 720 would have really let the viewer see the detail better and make the image stand out more.
Questions? Feel free to send me a PM. Thanks!
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03/02/2008 08:28:33 PM |
| Very nice focus, eyes are lovely and clear. Nice curious expression, great detail in the fur. |
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03/02/2008 05:03:00 PM |
| Pretty good. DOF was a bit of an issue here, but it was the case for my own entry as well. |
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02/27/2008 05:07:23 PM |
| The left side of the face disappears into the side of the animal. Maybe a full profile would have been more effective. |
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02/26/2008 09:45:47 AM |
| The more I look at this shot, the more I like it. At first I was not sure, but after studying it, I appreciate the details you have captured here. It is sharp in all the right places, and the softness is just right, the whiskers are pin sharp. the colours are deep and rich. Clever angle too. Well done 9 |
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02/26/2008 08:40:05 AM |
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02/25/2008 05:13:24 PM |
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