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Challenge: Ducky (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3100
Location: Elgin,Il
Date: Oct 9, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2s
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2006

Yahtzee asleep with her rubber ducky.
No cropping. Only brightness and contrast adjusted slightly.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.5000
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 5.3500
Avg (non-participants): 5.5759
Views since voting: 1224
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 238
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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10/23/2006 02:56:39 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Kat,

This is, as has already been noted, an extremely cute shot. Yahtzee of course makes the shot. Those eyes may be closed, but still the shot conveys a wonderful kitty contentment. Your setting and POV effectively communicate that the source of the contentment is the ducky.

I like your crop - just enought to convey all that you need. The light on Yahtzee is also lovely. My onle major gripes are the various distractions in the image. Specifically - the line of the blanket behind Yahtzee's back, the pick patches of blanket in front of Yahtzee's face, and the slight blow-out on the ducky's head. The first two would be easy to resolve with a bit of setting (is it really easy to pursuade a cat to sleep where you want it to?). The blow-out on the ducky can be corrected with the lighting. In addition I think the image could do with the slightest touch of USM.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul
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10/18/2006 04:35:44 AM
CUTE! And I mean REALLY cute! Love Tabbies.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/17/2006 07:48:44 PM
cute , sweet shot
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10/16/2006 03:07:07 AM
nice... would it be nicer if the ducky were more visible...
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10/13/2006 02:23:18 PM
Thats cute. The ruber ducky is the kitty's teddy bear. 8
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10/12/2006 10:46:51 PM
This is sooo cute, and a great shot. Very clear.
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10/12/2006 06:40:25 PM
Waaay to sweet. Glad you entered this.
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10/12/2006 01:35:24 PM
Meets Challenge = 2
Technical Stuff = 2
Creativity = 2
Overall Impression = 2
Biased Wow Factor = 1
This is the cutest!
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10/11/2006 11:14:40 PM
Very cute shot!
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10/11/2006 04:45:02 PM
Nice shot. I hate cats, just a subjective pet peeve, so for me to give an 8 on this means you really pulled of a nice shot.

The pink spots on the rug/towel/carpet beneath the head detreact a bit, but overall it's a really good shot. You may want to have cloned out the spots and a bit more of the flash relfection off the ducks face.
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10/11/2006 04:27:50 PM
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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10/11/2006 12:24:09 AM
awww. I'm a sucker for a cute kitty.
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