~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by Swashbuckler:
I see the leg.....It's an O.K. photo, but I can't really say the focus is good/bad or other (the plants seem less than distinct). The color seems a little diminished, try upping the saturation a little (digi-cams drain color, but a little saturation goes a long way). I keep thinking this needs something more....maybe a face peeking around the bush? 5 Swash

Moon Palm
by Annida

Comment by CreativeFlyPhoto:
i like the color contrast ... i just wish the palm didnt seem as pixelated or blown out

~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by ChrisW123:
I knew this would be a tough challenge... If the subject is too easy to find it isn't good, but if it's too hard to find same thing. :( But you sould have found somewhere better to hide "Waldo" because those are the ugliest bushes I've ever seen!!

~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by mk:
Ha, this one made me laugh.

~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by kiwiness:
I see Waldo :-) Well his leg anyway. However just a tad blurry and for some reason seems very red to me. Good idea though.

Caught Napping
by Annida

Comment by crabappl3:
Critique Club Comment:

Knowing the camera you're working with, I will try to address what you can do from a composition stand point more then from a technical stand point.

What you can work most with is composition. That means to me, filling the frame with just enough content to make your statement. Less is usually more. In this shot it's not a matter of too much content, but perhaps the angle from which it is taken. Being that the camera is limited in its DOF and focus range, having the low angle with the pillow in the foreground is not as pleasing to the eye. Perhaps a higher camera angle to capture more of the cat's head and less pillow and would have made a stronger composition. This too would have had you shooting down at the cat some causing the less glare from the wall behind it. With the lighting coming from what appears to be an on camera flash, you will have a challenge with lighting indoor subjects well. You will need extra light to fill in where the flash can't. In this shot you can see that the right part of the photo is much darker then the rest. Working with a sleeping cat is tough enough, but maybe putting a reflective white surface out of sight above the cat so as to bounce some light down on her would have evened your lighting across her. Color, or lack of it. I appreciate the pink nose and the desaturation of color, but in this case, I think either a complete black and white with a good gradient, or full color would have been stronger. What you have now looks like the camera is unable to correctly capture colors. I'm all for artsy shots, just make sure that you pull it off to the rest of your audience. Post processing is critical too. Learn to use curves, brightness contrast, hue/saturation and unmask sharp. These are invaluable with any photo, be it a $50 webcam or a $2000 DSLR.

I like the crop on this photo, and the cat looks cute.

You have a strong desire to push your photography further, just start with paying attention to composition and lighting. The rest will follow.

Good Luck!

Moon Palm
by Annida

Comment by DougPaz:
Nice angle on the tree. The sky seems a bit oversaturated and the tree seems a bit underfocused.

Moon Palm
by Annida

Comment by goodtempo:
i like the perspective, but the post processing looks a bit overdone.

~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by albright1:
Hilarious! Clever idea!

~Not Clever Enough~
by Annida

Comment by kellie:
very nice