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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Deck
Date: Aug 23, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/40 second
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2006

I was trying to cover off two things:
1. get some pictures of our cat, Furface
2. learn/play with Photoshop
This is one of the images I came up with

Editing Steps:
Converted from RAW
Rotate
Crop
Horizontal flip
Gradient Fill layer, opacity 13%
Levels
Brightness/Contrast
Select eyes to new layer
- Hue/Saturation
- Colour Balance
Curves
Healing brush to right eye, background
Burn around edges and right whiskers
Resize
USM, 80%, 2, 1

Post Challenge:
I'm very happy with the result in this challenge. The competition was very stiff.

Statistics
Place: 154 out of 684
Avg (all users): 6.0314
Avg (commenters): 7.1852
Avg (participants): 5.9050
Avg (non-participants): 6.4909
Views since voting: 21915
Views during voting: 415
Votes: 255
Comments: 35
Favorites: 11 (view)


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02/27/2007 01:26:38 PM
You could sell this. Really great. Love the eyes and all the black.
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02/27/2007 09:21:14 AM
He looks like he is about to jump up and get you. Pretty cat though, great capture.
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10/19/2006 03:32:37 PM
I want this gorgeous cat to watch me forever!!!! :)
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10/11/2006 03:27:52 AM
My first impression was it was a little soft..but the eyes seem pretty sharp. It's just the nose area. I don't think it really bothers me though as I'm drawn to the eyes. Very ominous. Great detail in the hair.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 11:45:53 PM
Very good image! A cat photo that is different from all other cat photos... This would make for a good stock image as well.
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09/07/2006 09:38:08 PM
Good potential, a little soft on the focus.
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09/07/2006 08:55:42 PM
A little OOF.
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09/07/2006 08:28:42 PM
Those eyes are amazing.
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09/07/2006 04:17:19 PM
Perfect crop and colours. Love the stare.
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09/07/2006 03:43:28 PM
Wow! Those eyes are amazing! Love how you cropped and composed this!
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09/07/2006 02:13:52 PM
WOW! a 10
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09/07/2006 09:54:38 AM
I have a black cat & know how hard it is to get a good lit pic of them. The lighting is really good in this one, but I'd like to see a stronger focus on the eyes to really make them jump out at you. The softness takes away it's strength. At least yours kept it's eyes open ;) Mine always blink.
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09/07/2006 08:59:47 AM
Great capture. I wish you could have gotten a little better focus on the eyes..but still a great capture.
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09/07/2006 08:29:00 AM
Lovely cat, and so much potential with this shot...if only it was in focus. :( If those eyes and the nose were tack sharp this would be rocking! Poster potential. Best of luck in the challenge to you.
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09/07/2006 01:21:29 AM
Wow. What eyes!
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09/06/2006 11:10:38 PM
great eye! 10
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09/06/2006 08:20:57 PM
Nice eyes
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09/06/2006 12:50:08 PM
just the right amount of light. highly personifying! 8
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09/05/2006 02:12:28 PM
Overprocessed, possibly upsized ?
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09/05/2006 01:52:13 PM
An excellent shot ... in a very menacing sort of way!
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09/05/2006 12:15:53 PM
GREAT BLACK ON BLACK! I wish the eyes were sharper, but I have tried to shoot cats before and its not easy. Definitely one of my favorite animal shots to date and one of my top rated images in this challenge. wonderful job.
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09/05/2006 08:05:55 AM
Wow, amazing eyes. I love the stare.
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09/05/2006 12:38:32 AM
That wonderfully tight crop ensures that our eyes will become captivated by those vibrant & staring yellow cat eyes! Those bold & vibrant yellow eyes just 'pop' visually off the page and grabs our attention. The close-up also gives us some nice sharp details - such as the hair of the cat and the whiskers.
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09/04/2006 01:18:20 PM
'Just lost our 18 year old black cat Fred a couple of weeks back. We really miss him! I had taken a similar photo of him called "Macro Fred"
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09/03/2006 02:11:31 PM
Gorgeous model!
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09/02/2006 04:21:56 PM
Some thoughts:
-GREAT composition!! I love the framing
-I love the specs of white in the black hair
-The eyes are stunning but could be more sharp in my opinion.
-Score: 7
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09/02/2006 04:17:21 PM
looks OOF. great comp and fantastic lighting.
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09/02/2006 10:49:48 AM
Great exposure (i have a black cat too, it's difficult) and amazing eyes.
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09/01/2006 11:50:05 PM
You're gonna have ton of favorites on this one! A classic capture.
Beautiful.
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09/01/2006 06:13:06 PM
Nice & dramatic. looks oversharpened, however.
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09/01/2006 10:55:20 AM
it looks amazing and spooky at the same time...perhaps needss a bit better focus...well done
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09/01/2006 10:30:45 AM
Beautiful eys, I really like this one, spooky looking Kitty!
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09/01/2006 08:59:36 AM
I like the idea but it seems that it might have been slightly blurred, so oversharpening is apparent.
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09/01/2006 05:36:10 AM
nice cat
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09/01/2006 01:08:17 AM
I'm in awe. This is a fantastic shot, so much clarity in the blacks, and the eyes are fantastic. Would love to see the lighting/settings you used to obtain this shot.
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