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04/24/2005 02:10:08 PM |
| Hi Catherine, Here's a comment to add to your 15 comments on your work. Zachary is a handsome cat. I'm fairly new to DPChallenge and not sure what to criticize intelligently, so I will only praise. Great pic... |
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04/24/2005 09:27:40 AM |
| I love the fuzzy texture of the cat and its playful expression. The crisp focus helps enormously. And the exposure is right on. I normally like tightly cropped subjects, but this feels just a tad cramped to me. (Cat's in motion, might bump his head against the frame ...! ) It looks like a flash lit the subject and I think the lighting feels a little flat - there is a two dimensional quality to the image of the cat that is unflattering. The flash also cast a strong shadow on the background which kind of looms above the cat in a sort of ominous way. |
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04/11/2005 07:34:02 AM |
| HI! I didn't get to this one before the challenge ended but I had given it a 7. The reason I didn't go higher and wouldn't have bumped it was, while a great shot as far as expression and composition (I really like the negative space in the lower right) the glare from the flash makes the shot a bit harsh light wise and the change to black and white causes Zachary to blend into the arm of the couch/chair he's sitting on. Also the texture of the arm on the chair/couch comes out rather noisy and the panel background is still noticable and a bit distracting. What can you do to fix this? Well, since this is an advance challenge, you can use layers to seperate the background and adjust the levels so it's very dark or black or burn it so it loses the pattern. The arm of the couch/chair could also be seperated in another layer and softened up a bit so the texture isn't competing with the texture of the fur on the cat. You could also use selective desaturation to tone down the colors of the background and couch, leaving the original colors of Zachary and his lovely eyes. Hope this helps. :) |
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04/10/2005 11:15:21 PM |
| Deftly b/w with great texture and such an expression. Bumping up. |
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04/10/2005 03:22:51 PM |
| Looks like a playful kitty :) |
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04/05/2005 08:01:05 AM |
| I would have liked to seen more tecture differences between the chair and his fur. Sort of blends in with the desaturation. |
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