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11/14/2004 08:48:27 PM |
Welcome from the Critique Club
Initial Thoughts
Cute photo, but the kitten seems a little distressed. The packaging is also a bit too chaotic, at first glance.
Composition / Content
The composition seems a little bit off to me. The wrappings of the open gift kind of overpower the kitten, and the bulk seems to be too far to the left, where I think a horizontal centering would have looked much stronger here. A kitten in a box for December is pretty cliche, so works well for a "calender"
Background
The black background doesn't really work well here to me. Seems too cold and uninviting.
Camera Work - Technical
Great focus and DOF, but the exposure is a little bright. Some harsh highlights on the kitten, and bits of the wrapping. Foil is notoriously hard to expose for, of course, but your light source seems a little too bright.
Digital Processing
From what you've put down as digital processing, I can't see any glaring problems. A good use of USM, as the image doesn't seem too over-sharp, and I can't tell where you've cloned or smudged.
Fits the Challenge
I think this image definitely fits the challenge. It's a good tie-in to the month, and has a decent cliche that would fit in a calender of this type. A more, "holiday" type background would have helped, or even a plain white bg.
My Opinion on the Photo
It's a good subject for a calender, but a few things turned me off about the photo itself. The kitten looks distressed, the background is harsh and doesn't really belong, and the whole thing is a little over-exposed. I'd have also worked on getting a different perspective to work with a more horizontally centered crop. Good Luck with future submissions. |
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11/14/2004 10:14:59 AM |
| Something isn't warm and fuzzy with the black background but kittens are always cute. Good job. |
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11/13/2004 03:03:06 PM |
what did you feed that cat? it looks like it's gonna puke :P
pretty funny, and cute(?) shot :) |
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11/12/2004 12:11:36 PM |
| Great for cat lovers, well done. |
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11/11/2004 06:43:56 PM |
| The black background is a little abrupt for me. 5 |
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11/11/2004 09:56:28 AM |
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11/09/2004 03:04:21 PM |
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11/09/2004 02:21:56 PM |
| Perfect Christmas kitty! I think it may have given it more of a "festive" look with a lighter background and I wish he/she could have been caught looking up more, but just opinions as an afterthought. |
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11/09/2004 08:16:02 AM |
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11/08/2004 09:31:04 PM |
| Lovely shot. Maybe just a tad over-exposed. You've caught the kitten at a perfect moment. I can see the anticipation and wonder. I sense a leap out of the box is imminent! 8. |
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11/07/2004 07:45:24 PM |
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