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Old Dog and Young Cat - new PP!
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:33 pmby dviv
Cat is ours - Spotted the dog in the local park
C&C Welcome - especially around PP of the cat.
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:44 pmby radar
Great shot of the cat, the goldie wouldn't stand a chance
I would be tempted to crop out the OOF left part of the cat photo. You have some great detail in the rest of the image and for me, the OOF section takes a bit away from it.
Cheers,
André
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:29 pmby Biggzie
I like the crop of the cat, but I find the out of focus highlights distracting.
I think this would be a good play image by trying to darken off the OOF highlights but keep the wiskers as they are. I think this would add to the effect of eyes drawn into the cats eye.
Id play like that for a bit before trying to crop if it didnt work.
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:17 pmby dviv
Thanks for the tips guys! much appreciated. I see what you mean about the OOF highlights.
I'll have another play and see if I can get it looking better.
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:22 pmby sheepie
Not too keen on the dog, but the cat shot is great - don't play too much with it, perhaps burn a little on the whisker to make it darker and less distracting. I think the OOF area provides a nice balance to the picture.
Once you have it how you like it, make sure it gets printed up nice and big!
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:09 pmby stubbsy
I'm with the others. #2 is wonderful but I'd crop a small amount from the left to reduce the amount of OOF image.
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Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:10 pmby Pehpsi
Great shot of the cat
Cool how much you can see in the reflection of the eye..
I'd also crop some from the left though.
Posted:
Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:52 pmby dviv
Thanks for all your comments again. I've played a bit and come up with an almost square crop, with the whiskers burned a bit.
Is it too dark? I kinda like the darker look but not 100% decided..... I'd love to hear your thoughts:
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:57 amby gasgasgas
I like the crop, but think you may have gone a touch too dark for my liking.
Great photo
btw though.
Cheers
Simon
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:01 amby Bluebell
I also think I like the crop, but at least on my monitor it is very dark.
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:04 amby stubbsy
Yes the crop is spot on but now it's too dark.
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:39 amby dviv
hmmm. Thanks guys - I think my home monitor is very light.... I think i need it calibrated.
Hows this:
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:57 amby Bluebell
Spot on
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:41 pmby dviv
Thanks Bluebell!
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Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:50 pmby Reschsmooth
I will differ (meaning everyone else is wrong) and say the 1st amended version (the cropped but dark version) is spot on. Cats stalk and are therefore generally stealthy (is that a word). The dark fur (with still a lot of detail) and dark green eye, showing a reflection of what the cat sees, gives it a steely, predatory feel to it.
My only qualm is that it is a cat!
Posted:
Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:54 pmby dviv
Reschsmooth wrote:I will differ (meaning everyone else is wrong) and say the 1st amended version (the cropped but dark version) is spot on. Cats stalk and are therefore generally stealthy (is that a word). The dark fur (with still a lot of detail) and dark green eye, showing a reflection of what the cat sees, gives it a steely, predatory feel to it.
My only qualm is that it is a cat!
Thanks Patrick. To an extent I agree - although it also depends on which monitor I look at it.
I think when it's a full size pic it looks better dark, but in the 800 resize it looks better light....
Guess I'll just have to get them both printed and see
