Innocent eyes?by
chipucComment by CEJ: Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and offer the following:
Composition/perspective - the angle of approach (whether done in processing or actual angle of camera)is good. it compliments the facial expression quite nicely. Placement of the subject in the image is also quite nice. The face is strong enough that the negative space does not hurt it at all.
Lighting - it appears that the light is coming from the left/upper left. That is where I see the problems. The cat is indistinguishable from the background on that side and all definition of fur is lost. Actually in the eye it appears as though there are three bulbs??? If not, the one is very strong. If it is multiple bulbs, perhaps moving one of them down some would take the harshness and blown out look of the one spot on the cat down a bit. For the rest of the subject, the lighting is good - enough detail in the fur to keep it defined against the background.
Color - white on white...not easy to do and keep it all white. Except for the lighting effect, the shadows in the fur give enough gray to help with the definition. The color in the eyes is spectacular and the slight pink in the nose and ears is just enough to offset the complete white of the shot and help define the face and head. If you could achieve the same grays in the fur on the left side of the cat it would keep it separate from the background.
Challenge requirements - definitely meets the challenge requirements.
Overall/my opinion - I like your chosen subject and can see you took the time to set the shot up to your liking. How you got the cat to pose for you I will never know. Your focus is good and for the most part your processing doesn't seem to be overbearing or detracting from the image. Again, my only real criticism is the lighting/blending of the cat into the background.
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