An ice breakfast!
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Comment by artsavedthecity:
grainy, boring, composition needs work..

Come, rock with me
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Comment by noraneko:
Nice cozy-looking setup, and good job with perspective.

Come, rock with me
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Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Well done with the exposure - I know to get the flames looking good and the chair well light would have taken some effort

An ice breakfast!
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Comment by manish:
The image looks a bit grainy and soft though the concept is good. The expression on the models face is very nice. The blue band ( cap tail i guess) could have been avoided though

DNMC - Do Not Mock Cat!
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Comment by kelbelle:
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAA HAAAAAAAAA! I LOVE IT!!!! I laughed so loud, I scared my own cats. Fabulously Funny. And a great looking kitty.

DNMC - Do Not Mock Cat!
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Comment by Geee:
He's gorgeous.

Love the man, hate the habit
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Comment by Nuzzer:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: I like the composition as it tends to let me eye flow around the key elements in the image - the eyes, the cigarette, and the lighter in his hand. The only element I get drawn to that I don't really feel is a main part of the image is the jacket collar on the right side but that doesn't hurt the image.

Technical: Some of the commenters pointed this out already. The overall feel is that the image is a bit flat. Some increased contrast may have helped. The lighting works well in that it hilights the aspects you are trying to and is neither too harsh or too soft. Is it the DOF or motion blur on the hand with the lighter? I can't quite tell but in either case that works well as it is the cigarette rather than the lighter than your title refers to.

My Feelings: A nice image that fits the challenge in a couple of ways. Firstly there is the link that your title refers to. Secondly, your models eyes also portray a feeling of someone in a pool hall who is giving the cold stare to someone else for some reason. Great capture.

Feel free to PM me if you have questions

Octopussy!
by snaffles

Comment by Greetmir:
Great image! ... I love it! ... Cool Kat! ... Great Processing!

Love the man, hate the habit
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Comment by xianart:
a very nice image indeed. i hdd a little play with it, not basic legal, but i think what i would do with it. there are two screen layers, on the eyes, with one on the hair and lighter as well, a multiply layer for the foreground fingers, and a high pass layer for the eyes and lighter. a curves layer at 70% bumped up the contrast a little.

i hope you don't mind me fiddling with it. ya got yourself a looker there!

DNMC - Do Not Mock Cat!
by snaffles

Comment by emily212:
fun