Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

It's always much harder to critique an image that's on the front page, but I'll try :-) Being a cat owner, I love the subject matter; it's certainly meeting the challenge with that nice tight crop to the face, while leaving plenty of room for the cat to gaze into. The colours are realistic.

I have to admit though that the processing on the eye, though interesting in almost a watercolour effect, is just a little too much for my personal tastes. Had I voted this would be a 6. Still there are enough fans of more obvious pp work here who saw and rewarded you with higher scores.

Keep up the good work and look forward to critiquing more of your images in the future!

Susan

Returning To My Faith
by WonderDude

Comment by spencelg:
my favorite in this challenge -- well done!

Pink Kryptonite
by WonderDude

Comment by pixelpig:
no kidding

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by Ivory:
Very nice, congratulations on your HM.

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by WonderDude:

Originally posted by shadowdoc31: Congratulations on a great photo & your first front-page finish! To me, the detail in the eye is what makes this photo most interesting. Again, good job!

Thanks very much.

Also, I realize that there are some imperfections with my editing attempts. I hope to improve with using my software as I become a better photographer.

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by shadowdoc31:
Congratulations on a great photo & your first front-page finish!

To me, the detail in the eye is what makes this photo most interesting.

Again, good job!

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by WonderDude:

Originally posted by PennyStreet: Congrats on the HM! Nice crop.

Thank you Penny! I am very excited! :-)

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by WonderDude:

Originally posted by MichaelC: Well Daniel you certainly nailed the focus, congrats on your 1st HM.

Thanks man!

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by WonderDude:

Originally posted by aliqui: It appears that the eye was selected and modified. Your masking is a bit rough. I would suggest adding a little feather to your selection before modifying the selection. I can explain better if you're interested and I know what tools you're working with.

Hope you got my PM. Could use all the help I could get! :-)

Eyeing The Competition
by WonderDude

Comment by PennyStreet:
Congrats on the HM! Nice crop.