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11/23/2003 07:04:20 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
The red ribbon and bell adds a nice splash of color that adds impact to the image. The white background is a great contrast with the black cat, but produces such a wide tonal range that it is difficult to photograph well. And indeed, all detail is lost in most of the cat; it is just solid black, with no texture. Exposing the cat properly would have overexposed the background, but I think this would have been preferable.
The cat's pose is great and the image is well focused, although some sharpening would bring out the textures (where they exist). The composition is lacking in two ways. First, the picture needs more space at the top, both to get the entire ears and to provide vertical balance. Most importantly, the bell is large, bright, and red; it is the first thing the viewer sees in the photo and it holds his or her attention, stealing the center of interest from the cat. There is plenty of red in the ribbon alone to provide the needed impact; the image would have been better without the bell. |
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11/18/2003 05:10:12 PM |
| The red ribbon contrasted by the black cat, very nice. But I'm not sure it matches the title exactly. Perhaps if there was a red tint or something to it, or maybe against a red sheet. |
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11/18/2003 03:38:43 PM |
| Fun execution and good idea. |
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11/18/2003 02:18:12 AM |
| Excellent use of lines and contrast. Good composition as well. |
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11/18/2003 02:14:15 AM |
| Wonderful cat. Perfect shot. Crisp and clear. The set-up is nice too. Deserves a ten. |
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11/17/2003 08:50:03 PM |
| Nice picture, but it doesnt look like that cats truely playing with it, maybe if you had the ribben under her(his) paw? |
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11/15/2003 04:42:09 PM |
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11/15/2003 03:04:25 PM |
| Now this is cute, simple yet very very imaginative, good job |
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11/13/2003 12:03:51 AM |
| try placing the background further away, So I see the cat, not the material in focus. |
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11/12/2003 11:20:58 PM |
| I like this, but I think it could have been improved. not cutting the tip of the ear (if cropping off something or showing something partially, make it big enough to show its intentional) . I'd also like to see an exposure (difficult, I know) that shows the cat's fur or at least "texture". |
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11/12/2003 08:57:35 PM |
| How'd you get the cat to cooperate? Very good shot... and a great book to boot. |
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11/12/2003 06:00:24 PM |
| clever actualization of the title - the fold of cloth lower left is a distraction to me but a small one and the expression is delightfil |
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11/12/2003 05:59:18 PM |
| would have been all the better if you found a siamese to shoot...rock on Qwill |
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11/12/2003 12:12:33 PM |
| Your cat looks so much like mine! I like the way you contrast her soft fur, the texture of the cloth and the hard surface of the ribbon and ball. |
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11/12/2003 12:26:32 AM |
| Loved that book and all her books. Also your cat! |
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