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Pretty Kitty  a.k.a.  Boo
Pretty Kitty a.k.a. Boo
deepfrog17


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: home
Date: Dec 6, 2006
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2006

ok all kinds of darkrooming. shot this in the house at 800 speed without a flash at 1/25 and was very pleased. got lucky with only one out of about 25 that were in focus. and not too dark. brought this one back to life with a lot of dodging, then desaturating to avoid 'noise', also boo was standing in front of the floor heat lamp that gave off a wonderful glow. enhanced this by tons of saturation then selectvie lassoo around and median out the already blurred background to get rid of some more noise but careful enough not to lose sharpness of her hairs, then, sharpend, added frame and saved to submit. score guess 7.0 GO BOO!

Statistics
Place: 329 out of 378
Avg (all users): 4.7812
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.5116
Avg (non-participants): 5.0551
Views since voting: 794
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 256
Comments: 19
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01/17/2007 12:57:25 PM
boo boo. what happened? 3.3 above pre challenge guess. oops. too much processing and my monitor does suck when it comes to the 'highs' and 'lows'. it looks good on my screen. ha ha. junk monitor.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 08:29:13 PM
Looks like this was drawn on paper
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12/17/2006 11:05:03 AM
Something looks very wrong here - it seems to me that you've ruined your picture in post processing.
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12/16/2006 11:34:20 PM
3 - Good potential, like the composition and colors - although do wonder if another color other than red may have brought out Boo's eyes more. Main thing in this image is the grain/noise/something - very dominant here to the point the quality has deteriorated. Also, sharper on the eyes, and possibly also nose/mouth/whiskers.. Could all be pp issues, not sure.
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12/16/2006 10:15:55 PM
the background is the only thing that looks good. to over processed
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12/15/2006 01:28:58 AM
funny texture in the fur maybe from compression or processing. I like your lighting and background.
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12/15/2006 12:30:05 AM
Wow...wild eyes!!
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12/14/2006 07:33:56 PM
I'm not sure what you have going on in the background looks digital. The face is out of focus, and the exposure was bad - you just can't fix one this bad. On the + you did get a good expression. Keep trying pet photos are hard and if you don't have studio lights it can be a hard set up. You will find the black and white fur the hard to get right. Maybe you should try some natural light.
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12/13/2006 10:15:07 PM
most details were lost here ...
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12/13/2006 10:02:14 PM
Lovely soft presentation and great background to complement the eyes. 8
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12/13/2006 05:46:48 PM
lots of "noise"
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12/13/2006 02:03:05 PM
Great choice of colors! Beautiful eyes. This will be on the front page for sure!
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12/13/2006 12:23:16 PM
Looks unnatural and fuzzy, sorry.
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12/13/2006 10:18:37 AM
I am not diggin this - the focus is clearly on the eyes but it seems that the DOF is just too tight ... the foreground should be sharper IMHO ... The background doesn't blend well and goes over the line to distracting
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12/13/2006 08:42:17 AM
Love the kitty, beautiful The look on "her"? face is lovely. I am not too fond of the effect here, jmo.
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12/13/2006 08:27:02 AM
Processing overdone for my taste and it looks like the cat has dandruff.
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12/13/2006 07:57:01 AM
Excellent. Great DOF and detail in the dark fur.
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12/13/2006 06:34:44 AM
i don't like the post processing that has been done
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12/13/2006 04:36:05 AM
out of focus, underexposed and post-processed too heavily
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