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Challenge: Delicate (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A200
Location: Benton, PA
Date: Oct 21, 2005
Aperture: F/3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/180s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2005

My cat's first photoshoot, lol... of course she wouldn't sit still anywhere that there wasn't anything in the background, but it turned out alright...
Edit: color balance & blur

Statistics
Place: 249 out of 279
Avg (all users): 4.1029
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 3.8046
Avg (non-participants): 4.2692
Views since voting: 915
Views during voting: 291
Votes: 243
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
11/06/2005 02:55:37 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Kitters was your entry for the 'Delicate' challenge or should that be 'DeliKat'.

Technical:
A square format image using the maximum allowable size, always a good start. Nicely picked highlight in kitten's eye and luckily she didn't look at you or you would have had massive red-eye! The background is too cluttered and image looks tightly cropped. Of course this is the only possible crop you could use as the subject needs to be centre of attention. I am not sure where you used colour balance or blur? Was it too sharply focussed? DOF is good considering your aperture used.

Composition:
My biggest problem with Kitters is the blandness, your composition is fine, except for the table leg and camera bag in the background. It is the colour that lets the image down - Kitters seems to blend into the carpet and while a very attractive kitten, this image doesn't really do her justice.

Overall:
A good effort, Kitters was very good to keep still for you. You have captured her very well, she is well focussed. Why not try to reshoot and find her a more contrasty background. Practice and patience are what you need to capture good animal portraits. The score is on the low side, but reflects much I have mentioned. Move onwards and upwards, back towards those 5's. I hope this is helpful and constructive.

Steve
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/28/2005 08:55:10 PM
so cute..!!
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10/28/2005 09:47:56 AM
Sweet snookums....not that I'll argue your concept of delicate, but have you ever had to bath one of thise things? Jeeze!
Watch your backgrounds, the table leg doesn't add anything to image.
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