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My Household now has a cat ...

Postby rflower on Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:27 pm

Or a cat now has a household ...

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something about a daughter's birthday, and a soft dad :?

Is this too oversharpened? I used bibble to play with the colours slightly, sharpened and then resized. After the resize, I ran it through USM in the GIMP.

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Postby dviv on Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:28 pm

The cat looks great, but the background on the left is not quite right.

Great photo though - it's mesmerising. :shock:
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Postby ATJ on Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:01 pm

Great shot. I don't think it is over sharpened. If anything the eyes look a little soft, but I think that is the reflecting in them rather than the eyes themselves.
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Postby macka on Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:16 pm

Awwwwww, I want one. :)

I would actually crop the top so that left ear is the same distance from the top as the right ear from the RHS.

Otherwise, very nice.
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Postby sheepie on Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:35 pm

Love it - leave it as it is :)

Although the colour changes you made are interesting, amazing what you can do with a black and white cat ;)
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Postby Chad on Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:59 pm

'Love it as well. A typical feline pose, and looks just about ready to swipe five across your lens. :D
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Postby Greg B on Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:47 am

I like it Russell, just right as it is.

As a matter of interest, where did you get him?

(The reason I ask is that we got a kitten from Lort Smith on Thursday, and she was one of two (brother and sister), and the other was a ginger which went on Wednesday. A few photos here http://gregb.smugmug.com/gallery/3362875#187652828 of Raffy - taken by Rosanne with the IXUS and the S3)
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Postby Greg B on Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:48 am

dviv wrote:... the background on the left is not quite right.


I love the English language for moments like this.
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Postby garyr on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:23 am

I think the correct title for this post would be "The house has a new master". Lovely capture of a very difficult subject.
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Postby dviv on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:30 am

Greg B wrote:
dviv wrote:... the background on the left is not quite right.


I love the English language for moments like this.


Thanks Greg :D

It would have been better if the background on the right was not quite left!
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Postby rflower on Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:47 pm

Thanks for all the comments.

dviv wrote:The cat looks great, but the background on the left is not quite right.

He was sitting on my bed, so the background is made up of pillows and the headboard and books. I have not touched up any individual parts of the photo. It was just global changes to the whole photo.

Greg B wrote:As a matter of interest, where did you get him?

(The reason I ask is that we got a kitten from Lort Smith on Thursday, and she was one of two (brother and sister), and the other was a ginger which went on Wednesday.


We got him form the Lort Smith as well. Picked him out on 7th of Aug, and picked him up on the 8th (my daughters birthday - so it was good timing). He was also handed in with his brother (the other was also white and ginger). The people said that the two had been handed in at 3 weeks old :shock: and one of the carers had raised them by hand for a month or 2. He is around 3 months old.
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Postby blacknstormy on Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:32 pm

Russell - what a gorgeous addition to your household - and I bet you made your daughter a very happy young lady :)
Congratulations, and a very nice shot too :) :)
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Postby Laurie on Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:34 pm

very jealous
nice photo
i like the background :D
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I think I saw a pussycat!

Postby zafra52 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:19 pm

I did... I did... I saw a pussycat!
Apart form the lovely pussycat, I think it is a good picture because it is reasonably sharp around its face and is looking direct into the camera. The background is a bit loud, but not unattractive.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:35 pm

hi, nice portrait! for me, I like people, cats just seem expression-less...
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