Gulliverby
chipucComment by Artyste: Hello, and greetings from the Critique Club. The critique you are about to recieve is tailored for DPC challenges alone, and is not intended to be seen as an artistic critique per se.
Initial Thoughts
Funny.. but I think the perspective could have been worked on a little better.
Composition / Content
You've got a pretty good composition going on here.. tells the story well enough. I like the scene, but as some have said, the bases the figures are on just pull you out of the moment a little too much. Some slight cropping work would have fixed that (and seeing more of the cat's head wouldn't have hurt either.. feels really cramped).
Background
The cat is the background, and it works.
Camera Work / Technical
Now this is where I personally think you could have done it differently and perhaps scored higher as a result. I really don't like the shallow depth of field here, and the fact that the "lilliputians" as it were, are not in focus.. at least, not for this scene as it is. They are just too close to the cat for it to really work. I think, where we closer to the figures, (looking over their shoulders as it were), and the cat was a little farther away.. this depth of field idea would be excellent. As it is, I just don't feel it, and it just doesn't look right to me.. and, I suspect, many of the voters. Your exposure is a *touch* over-exposed, but not a lot. Nothing is really blown-out, but there is a distinct lack of detail in some areas of the cat's fur. Where you do have focus it is nice, but in this particular image, having the toys in focus may have helped as well.. but I truly think a slightly different point of view would have been even better.
Digital Processing
No information given for this area, so I cannot comment.
Fits the Challenge
It does fit the challenge, but the perspective you were going for (forced perspective), isn't exactly the one voters were looking for, and that may also have hurt you a little. As I said, get in closer to the figures, so it's like we're looking over their shoulders, and have the cat a little further off.. and it might have been a stronger perspective shot.
My Opinion of the Photo
It's a fun shot.. shows great ingenuity, and I applaud the idea. As a DPC entry though, it's not the strongest. Keep up the creativity and work on the technical areas, and we'll see you in the higher echelon soon. Good luck in future challenges.
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