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Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Lakewood, CO
Date: May 5, 2007
Aperture: 7.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2007
Viewed: 249
Comments: 16
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Sorcha used to cry and beg for me to turn the shower on anytime I went anywhere near the bathroom, since she liked to lick the fresh water as the droplets ran down the tile. Now she has a pet fountain and doesn't lick the walls anymore, but she still sits on the tub ledge while I'm getting ready to take a shower.
This is a 1 second exposure since the bathroom tends to be dark, and Sorcha moved her head. She isn't good at keeping still for long exposures.
One more note: It wasn't meant to be tilted, but it was an awkward photo to take, balanced on the tub ledge, and I couldn't level it in CS2 without losing important parts of the picture.
In Nikon Editor:
Convert to b/w
Reduce contrast
In CS2:
Neat image
Shadow/highlight
Dup layer: soft light, fill 100%
Dup layer: screen, fill 42%
Dup layer: luminosity, fill 16%
Flatten Image
Dodge highlights on Sorcha, scrubby, water
Burn shadows on Sorcha, faucet, drain, scrubby, tile grout
Burn midtones on faucet, drain, scrubby
Adj layer: levels
Adj layer: curve
Flatten image
Resize
Smart sharpen |
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05/11/2007 06:10:11 PM |
Cool! I like the title and the story :)
Without the details, I'd think this cat has a fascination with water but is still not brave enough to jump in. |
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05/09/2007 05:47:32 PM |
Oh, this is great! I really like high-key B&W (just see my symmetry submission!). The motion blur on the cat (who's quite the charmer, BTW) along with that of the water gives a really dynamic feel, and I agree that the tilt, if anything, adds to that rather than detracting.
My only suggestion - you could lose the soap puff! |
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05/07/2007 12:59:00 PM |
| What a pretty cat! She's got so much fur, looks like a little lion. I love the high-key look, gives it a surreal look which fits well with a cat staring at the bathtub... |
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05/07/2007 12:05:13 AM |
| thats alot of pp....cool image tho, are cat likes to watch the toilet flush...go figure |
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05/06/2007 05:03:10 PM |
| CUTEE!!! I really wish there was more sharpness in the cat because this is just beautiful black and white post processing. I don't think this would work in color but I love what you did with it. The tilt kind of bothers me here though. Straightening it would make it a little more balanced I think |
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05/06/2007 03:38:26 PM |
| can I say again that you are good. |
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05/06/2007 01:09:40 PM |
| i like the movement blur of her head. very cool capture. |
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05/06/2007 12:55:37 AM |
| I see she like water which is unusual for a cat..... Nice one here..... |
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05/06/2007 12:45:52 AM |
I really like this. You apologize for the tilt, but I think it works very well tilted - that along with the cat's head movement and the running water gives it an "alive-ness" that it wouldn't have had otherwise. Very nice processing - and thanks for sharing how you did it, too. My only suggestion would be to lighten the "line" that runs up the left side of the cat on the edge of the picture.
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05/05/2007 08:21:43 PM |
| Interesting concept and nice high key photo. Not sure of the kilter myself, but the action/emotion is amazing in the photo. Tough shot to get both the cat and the water blur (1 second), but creates a wonderful drama. |
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05/05/2007 07:16:24 PM |
A strange (but not in a bad way) image...High focus on the tap and soft on the cat. My first impression was ooo no, but the more I looked at it the more I liked it. Love the intensity of the cats expression
V minor issue, the tile grouting just below and to the right of the tap is a little distracting in terms of the tones of the pic (imo)
J
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05/05/2007 06:20:43 PM |
| stunning photograph ... so beautiful in black and white and the softness is just so appealing .. the posture on that gorgeous cat is perfect ... and i love how she looks a bit wet herself ... it is a shame that she moved, but it is still a fantastic image ... :) |
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05/05/2007 05:59:06 PM |
| Great story, love her name. Just a little too tilted for me, feel like your bath has been incorrectly installed - SMILE! |
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05/05/2007 04:51:09 PM |
| Wouldn't be DPC without contradictory opinions - I love everything about this shot BUT the slant heh. The blur and the high-key really, really work here. |
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05/05/2007 04:00:25 PM |
| Cool capture. I like the slant. |
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05/05/2007 02:49:41 PM |
hehehhe my kitty does the same thing! she lovvvvvves the shower water! such a cool capture. love the slow shitter!...{edit} hahah oops, i meant "shutter"
Message edited by author 2007-05-05 14:49:59. |
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