Cellar Still Life
by sylandrix

Comment by progersct:
Beautiful shot! I love the tones and mood of this. 10

New to the World
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Comment by Toddh:
Critique Club,

First impression, the shot looked a little too soft. On a closer look I think you have carried it off quite well. I like the texture in the fur just to the right on the body, but it looks like it came at the expense of the side of the nose and the neck.

I like the composition and think that the ears just out of frame works quite well. Nice contrast from the light side to the shadow on the face. It makes a nice duotone, the texture in the fur really stands out.

Technically, I think you loose a little on this due to two things. Firstly, it's just marginally too soft for my liking.... and secondly the blowout in the whites, might have been better to either increase the light overall or reduce it overall, if that makes sense. A little more light in the shadow areas would have given you the chance to avoid the overexposure on the neck.

Overall though I think it is a really nice image, it's not super captivating, but it has those soft, sweet qualities that a picture of a kitten should have.

Thanks for sharing and keep shooting.

Todd.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by BJ:
Really nice. Great job on the tones and focus.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by GolferDDS:
very nice portrait. I like the softness of the picture and the very intelligent look on the cats face.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by RiderGal:
The white in this photo is quite blown out, Softer lighting, possibly natural lihgt might have been nice. I also think that the kitten is a little on the blurry side, or maybe you used a softening filter? Try working on your lighting a bit...

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by CLarson557:
Very cute kitten. I actually like the soft focus. The lighting are colors are nice. Gives it a serene look. However, I do wish that the ears hadn't been cut off.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by Musicman:
It appears out of focus.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by inspzil:
I like the soft look to this photo. Diffusion filter? If so, what one... I must know as I'm in the market for one that does this. My softness in my photos comes from PS (not challenge photos of course). The cat is average cute. It has a peculiar look to it but I can't tell you why exactly. The framing is too tight where my mind says "big" to the cat without knowing its size exactly. generally "big" and "cute" are hard to find in the same sentence. I'd have preferred to see it much smaller in the frame. \"small\" and \"cute\" are a little more apt to be uttered in the same breath. Just feeling long-winded today.....

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by jimmythefish:
I think this is a little too soft. Soft focus is great for humans in that it hides wrinkles and imperfectons but the nice thing about cats is the great texture in the fur. I think thi is missing here. Just my opinion..

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment by juliaperson:
Its very soft, and fitting to the subject. Good job.