HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Cute shot. Seems on the pale side (you might want to try some color saturation, it's lega and does a world of good) The egg must be moving, so it's clarity isn't very high. Details of the sheet say the focus is very good, but with the cat legnthwise to the camera, much is out of focus. 5 Swash

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by NicNic101:
Adorable

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by Chuckie:
nice job, i like the idea

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by kellymcg:
it's a bit out of focus and would have looked better against a solid background - the bed is a bit distracting

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by OneSweetSin:
Cute kitten, likes the egg too I see.

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by dacrazyrn:
more DOF to focus in on the cat and the egg both. could have a bit less lightness...too bright and washes out all the colors

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by jmsetzler:
cute cat :) interesting idea... - setzler

HEY! What's this white thing???
by Doorskidder

Comment by thatguy:
Nice idea, the image is a little blurred though

Intrigued
by Doorskidder

Comment by tcherring:
CRITIQUE CLUB:

SUBJECT: I think the kitten is extremely cute and the look on his face is priceless. This is a once-in-a-lifetime shot that can't be anything but candid. I know you are getting some greif on the coloring and contrast, but I also think this was taken "quickly" to steal the moment and there's nothing wrong with that.

LIGHTING: Obviously, the lighting is a bit flat and washed. Again, you couldn't drag studio lights in and still get that cute face. However, to make it a better print NOW, you might want to brighten it and increase the contrast with a photo editing program.

TECHNICAL: Everything seems fine, except that the "frame" around the kitten is blurry - maybe want to adjust shutter speed and aperture a bit.

CHALLENGE: The kitten has beautiful yellow eyes, but they are a very soft yellow compared to the rest of the items in the challenge. I think this just wasn't yellow enough.

OVERALL: A very cute candid shot that you'll be glad you took. It's also one that should be easy to touch up.

Intrigued
by Doorskidder

Comment by Lustre:
Hi. I didn't get to your image during voting, but thought I would comment now. As other people have said one of the problems with this image is that it's washed out. The black isn't very black and the white isn't very white. Your Westward Bound has slightly better contrast.

Have you looked at "histograms" or "levels" in your photo editing tool, or even simply "brightness/contrast"? Also have a look at the tutorials section on this site for some helpers.