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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Edinburgh
Date: Sep 22, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 22, 2006

Adjusted levels, selective saturation, a bit of cloning to even out the white out of focus background area, cropped and save for web.

My model there is yet again my bengal cat. Her under coat colour is a beautiful rich red brown so I just boosted the saturation a bit to get that colour. Also some of her whiskers start out black and turn white half way through.

Statistics
Place: 133 out of 285
Avg (all users): 5.5283
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2444
Avg (non-participants): 5.8986
Views since voting: 863
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 159
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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10/06/2006 02:15:09 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Composition:

The position of the kitty and his whiskers leading from the bottom left corner is good, I would like to have seen all the whiskers in the frame and possibly a little more negative space to the right of them. I agree with your commenters that the white in the background on the left is quite distracting and may have lost you a viewer points with the voters.

Technicals:

Love the sharpness in the whiskers. Nice use of depth of field and focus, a little brighter lighting on the kitty may have helped but other than that I think this a 'technically' pretty good.

My personal thought:

I am really surprised this didn't score higher! The only other reason I can think of is its possibly easily recognisable at first glance which may have given you a few less points.

Look forward to seeing more images of your lovely 'model'! :o)

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

- Natalya :o)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/01/2006 03:15:25 PM
nice focus.
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09/26/2006 11:29:01 PM
This is a nice shot but I find the vertical white background section a bit distracting. It takes away from the organic feel to the rest of the shot. Great idea. Did you get a release from the model?
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09/26/2006 07:22:30 PM
how happy was kitty about having it's picture taken?
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09/26/2006 02:00:40 PM
..whiskers on kittens...

very nice. i wish the white rectangle on the left wasn't in the shot.
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09/26/2006 01:27:41 PM
amazing job on how sharp this is
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09/25/2006 11:31:35 PM
mine too........nice take.....
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09/25/2006 02:11:58 PM
Love the idea.
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09/25/2006 01:55:15 AM
this is what i was hoping to see in this challenge! wonderful& simple! 10
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