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.
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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.
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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