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Challenge: Hope (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Home
Date: Aug 23, 2004
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Interior, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2004

 Well guys, here it is, my pet shot. This is my little siamese/tabby mix named Lily. This cute girl flew all the way down from Texas to Newfoundland a year ago and has been a "Meowmie's Girl" ever since. ;) hehe Man its so hard to get a decent shot of a cat .. they squirm so much!!

I hope I do well with this image (well, don't we all!), but I'm not holding my breath .. unfortunately. I have no idea how this will do!

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 285
Avg (all users): 5.8552
Avg (commenters): 7.6923
Avg (participants): 5.6984
Avg (non-participants): 5.9708
Views since voting: 1161
Views during voting: 420
Votes: 297
Comments: 32
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 09/07/2004 10:21:01 PM
From the critique club...
Overall - not bad at all. I like the high key, lighting and colors. The only concern is tight and inconsistent cropping. The boder touches the cup? cuts the paw and reaches the ear. I would cut 1/3 of the cup but leave space on top and bottom.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2004 11:13:18 PM
Since I can tell what the cat wants, I non-randomly select a 6 for you.
 08/31/2004 09:14:39 PM
Love the white background. Good balance.
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 08/31/2004 08:29:29 PM
Not your normal "pet" shot. Good job. My cat has the exact same dish!
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 08/31/2004 07:11:57 PM
it is ok could have had the cat look at the bowl
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 08/30/2004 11:29:23 AM
Great shot of a beautiful model :D
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 08/30/2004 05:25:55 AM
You did manage to catch hope in facial expresion. Well done
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 08/29/2004 11:30:10 PM
Love the expression on his face. You have really done an excellent job capturing the beauty of his eyes. He definitely looks hopeful. I gave this very good marks because it fits the challlenge so well and because this photo is sharply focused and has great colors and is overall very well composed.

My only suggestion for improvement would be to have gotten all of that front paw in the frame!

Good luck!
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 08/29/2004 09:31:52 AM
My dogs have the same kind of hope several times a day. :)
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 08/29/2004 03:08:17 AM
It is a SUPERB cat image. Great capture of the intent stare, perfect exposure, great lighting. Hope is a reallllly long stretch.
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 08/28/2004 11:46:11 PM
This conveys the challenge's theme very well. I like the sharpness in it and the use of lights is great. the cat's right feet should all be in the frame.
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 08/28/2004 09:29:07 AM
What a face! How could you resist that long enough to take a picture? 7
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 08/27/2004 09:55:11 PM
Cute cat. Very nice shot.
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 08/27/2004 02:21:45 PM
One of my top picks for this challenge. You just did a perfect job on this capture and the processing.
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 08/27/2004 05:18:01 AM
Wonderfully well done technically, especially for basic editing. Too twee, for me, to be a really exciting image, but it's a good average.
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 08/27/2004 04:10:00 AM
What a cute picture! It really does convey hope, too. The color is great and I like the plain white background. I wish I could get my cats and dog to pose for pictures.
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 08/26/2004 11:38:20 PM
Your's says Please .... mine says NOW. Great pic.
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 08/26/2004 09:28:34 PM
Great lighting and expression!
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 08/26/2004 07:02:01 PM
Great focus. The white background works very well! And those beautiful eyes certainly protray hope. (Can you tell I'm a cat-lover!)
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 08/26/2004 03:40:25 AM
beautifull cat, good picture
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 08/26/2004 01:16:46 AM
Beautiful cat.....I love the eyes. This shot is well set up. Great Job!
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 08/26/2004 12:24:07 AM
excellently captured, near perfect technical details. I looked at it for a few minutes trying to see if i could come up with any constructive criticism and I cant... your photo is pretty near perfect
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 08/26/2004 12:09:44 AM
It's pretty rare that I look at a photograph -especially a staged one- and think that the lighting is just perfect, but I think you've achieved that with this shot. And it's a great picture for this challenge. Really excellent job.
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 08/25/2004 10:50:54 PM
This would be better with a couple crumbs in the dish for realism. You could use something other than actual cat food so it wouldn't distract your excellent model.
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 08/25/2004 10:34:55 PM
Ha ha the cat sure is hoping.
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 08/25/2004 06:01:16 PM
Awwwwwwww. . . . I love this picture! I hope you didn't starve the little fellow just so he would "hope" for some dinner, but then. . . .ummmm. . . I guess it doesn't look like he's missed too many meals :) Great capture of the sentiment of hope!
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 08/25/2004 05:04:40 PM
Pretty focus and lighting. Nice work.
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 08/25/2004 11:27:32 AM
OMGGGGGGGGG thats adorable!
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 08/25/2004 11:22:18 AM
A really nice kitty picture! He looks so plaintive (and hopeful). Good composition and colors. My only small suggestion is to have the crop not cut off his right paw at the bottom. - 7
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 08/25/2004 09:26:25 AM
The eyes say it all !!!
Very good exposure and pin sharp.
Good work
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 08/25/2004 06:53:23 AM
This is a good idea with great lighting. I just wish you didn't cut the paw off. 9
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 08/25/2004 03:20:42 AM
This is EXACTLY what I wanted to do, but couldn't get my cat to co-operate on s suitable background. Nice pic. I "hope" it does well.
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