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Hell Cats
Hell Cats
cgino


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Polvadera, NM
Date: Dec 4, 2008
Galleries: Animals, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2008

Viewed: 596
Comments: 19
Favorites: 3 (view)

 This is Graystoke and Gandalf the Gray, 8 month old brothers from hopefully the last litter I'll find showing up on my doorstep for a while!
For those who don't know, since I moved to my current rural location a couple years ago I have taken it upon myself to stop the cat overpopulation problem in my neighborhood by luring all the strays here then getting them fixed and innoculated on my own dime. I'm in for several thousand $ at this point (not to mention the food and ongoing care costs, aarrgghh!), but it finally seems to be working! Anyway, many of them stay on with me so that's why I always have so many pictures of different kitties, they are all my little furry angels, er uh, devils :-)

Anyway, here's the processing steps, CS3:
Shadow hilight adjustment
Color Efex Pro (CEP) Tonal Contrast filter
Increase saturation and brighten eyes in both cats
Redfield Fractalius Glow 100 filter, multiply mode 77% opacity
Copy of above layer, color burn mode 50% opacity
Flatten all to make new layer and work from there...
CEP Photo Stylistic filter (added all those reds)
CEP Tonal Contrast filter, 67% opacity
New layer to again brighten and color eyes and brighten teeth
Flatten all and make new layer
Duplicate layer, apply chalk and charcoal filter, overlay mode 33% opacity
So the color changes basically came from the photostylistic filter, and the outlines came from fractilius glow 100

Here's the original, as usual poorly lit and sucky, image:


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 01/01/2009 11:24:41 AM
The processing on this image make it magical, like a Halloween post card.
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 12/09/2008 06:57:02 PM
i need to learn how to use the fractalius better. your editing made this photo look so very cool. it's like a halloween treat - spooky and fun!
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 12/07/2008 06:47:04 PM
Fantastic!!! I really love the processing on this!
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 12/07/2008 03:55:33 PM
This is just completely brilliant!! Wow - what an excellent effect. Whole new look for your kitties.
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 12/07/2008 12:08:53 AM
I LOVE this! Seriously...love it love it love it!
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 12/05/2008 11:05:54 PM
OK, I'll come clean first: I am a hopeless cat lover :) so do not expect any objective comment from me LOL! This image so clearly conveys the feline attitudes of these furry "devils"... And your title matches the processing completely. Good job!
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 12/05/2008 10:34:33 AM
Spooky. I adore your processing. This is truly Halloween worthy :)
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 12/05/2008 10:11:51 AM
Awesome processing. I am guessing you maybe used glowing edges in PS or something close?
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 12/05/2008 09:22:32 AM
I was wondering if you added the vampire teeth in the editing process, but I see they're there in the original too. Looking forward to the processing details, curious about the selective red & blue highlights.
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 12/05/2008 07:01:35 AM
That's just cool! I can't wait to see the details.
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 12/05/2008 06:36:50 AM
Really great looking shot! Love the lilght on the edges of thier fur. Great processing!
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 12/05/2008 03:07:26 AM
I sprayed my milo all over the monitor when I saw this....too funny!
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 12/05/2008 03:04:55 AM
Very cool..
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 12/05/2008 12:38:35 AM
I'm gonna have nightmares.
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 12/05/2008 12:34:16 AM
Basement Cats at their finest
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 12/05/2008 12:12:38 AM
Awesome!
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 12/04/2008 10:31:21 PM
Eerie and cool!
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 12/04/2008 06:13:32 PM
looks like a Halloween image to me ... perfect for a decoration at a party! great processing, the backlighting really makes that cat seem evil ...
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 12/04/2008 06:12:02 PM
WOW .. STUPENDOUS .. !!
you really know how to make your cats creepy as hell .. (sorry if i offend anyone with the 'h' word, but didnt know wot else to write !!..) .. just love this dark process colleen .. you've lifted a really excellent photograph into the realms of the macabre .. love those teeth .. the eyes are pretty intense too ..!!.. BRILLIANT .. !!.:)
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