My new cat, Lily, helping me out with a shoot in exchange for a romp outside afterwards.
pp: convert from RAW, crop, curves, contrast, saturation, clone red area around left eye, clone left hand corner of box, resize, smart sharpen, usm, save for web
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Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are good, nothing is over or under saturated, and hues are accurate for the subject.
Brightness and contrast: Brightness is good, and contrast is good as well. Shadows and highlights both hold the details well.
Focus and depth of field: Focus is sharp, but depth of field is shallow. The cat and the "Fragile" sticker, which appears to be the inspiration for the title of the image, both appear too soft. A smaller aperature will give you a better depth of field. As it is, the subject is soft, and the punctures and tears in the box compete for attention.
I do get a kick out of the expression on the cat's face. They will steal the show, every time.