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Sunshine and Pride
Sunshine and Pride
Carmelynn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study IX (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ10
Location: Marilla, NY
Date: Nov 20, 2005
Aperture: f 2.8 @20.9mm
ISO: ISO 200 full exif
Shutter: 1/50s
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 20, 2005

Lighting came from a large window to the right. They actually posed for me for quite a while. They had been playing together all morning and were like two best pals mugging it up!

Statistics
Place: 178 out of 519
Avg (all users): 5.7847
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 5.7826
Avg (non-participants): 5.7901
Views since voting: 998
Views during voting: 451
Votes: 288
Comments: 26
Favorites: 6 (view)


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12/08/2005 10:25:58 AM
I had to play around with the crop/border/saturation a little. Hope you don't mind.

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12/08/2005 09:51:33 AM
Very nice catwork, didn't expect this to get such a low rating. Your cats are wonderful subjects.
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12/08/2005 06:25:02 AM
I was surprised also this didn't place higher. It has such claity and the expressions are priceless. I stated on another cat shot that I think people either love or hate cats and think it does effect how people score them.
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12/08/2005 05:05:48 AM
I thought this was great....I gave it a 10!
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12/08/2005 05:00:05 AM
I am amazed at how low the placement was. I had this for top 10. Sure, it wasn't a landscape, but that's part of the reason I loved it. Really great capture in my opinion.
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12/08/2005 04:38:04 AM
I like this so very much, going to mark for keeps to look at later..
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2005 06:05:04 PM
GORGEOUS!
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12/07/2005 04:56:36 PM
It must have been tough to get two cats both looking at the camera. Of course, now I notice that one of them isn't quite looking in the same direction as the other, which is kind of weird.
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12/07/2005 12:52:21 PM
Great cat portrait, well done.
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12/06/2005 03:16:49 PM
The two complement each other nicely. Add a little USM, and this would make a nice calendar photo for cat lovers. (It isn't very compelling for those who don't love cats, but then, it doesn't have to be!)
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12/05/2005 09:23:26 PM
What a cute couple o' kitties :-) Nice detail. Great lighting. Good job!
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12/05/2005 05:58:11 PM
What a pretty cat portrait. Very well done.
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12/05/2005 04:28:08 PM
Nice nice nice! What an excellent portrait you have accomplished here! I know photographing cats is not an easy task at all, such the stubborn little "people" they are, you should be very proud of this image, absolutely wonderful...very well done.
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12/05/2005 03:40:15 PM
Ohhhh. What a pose. Good luck on this feline beauty.
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12/05/2005 03:27:04 PM
Not bad. I can only imagine how difficult it was to get them to cooperate... Focus seems decent on the eyes, but a little too soft on the noses, so a larger DOF might be in order. Some sharpening might help a little though. All in all, there is little to complain about, but among the rest of the photos it really doesn't stand out. A more interesting (or more contrasting), yet not distracting background might help.
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12/03/2005 03:18:55 PM
Back to bump this to a 10. What perfect models you have :) Everything about the photo is spot on. Grats.
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12/03/2005 04:15:34 AM
the whites of the cat on the left seem to blend into the B/G too much for me. Great pin-sharp eyes.
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12/02/2005 10:51:40 PM
Wow I am really impressed you got these two cats to sit side by side and both look at the camera! The lighting, colour ,everything is great you should consider a career in pet photography!
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12/02/2005 08:58:50 AM
Like an old fashioned family portrait. Nice...7
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12/01/2005 01:12:39 PM
Beautiful cats and sweet picture.
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12/01/2005 11:25:41 AM
Awww what a pair! I love cats so I´m allowed to be biased but great shot though!
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12/01/2005 06:45:49 AM
nice and hard one to get
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12/01/2005 01:04:29 AM
6 - Nice, fairly good color control, especially with the white on white. Criticism; would like to have seen a uniform colored background, or else a more 'dappled'/'even' one; seems it goes from pink-white to blue-white from left to right. I think if the background was perhaps darker, a little sharper focus, especially on the eyes (but you may have been going for a 'soft look'), would have made this better in my opinion. The cat on the left seems like he is being 'edged' out a little by the fluffier one, so perhaps a different angle or even a rotation, not sure. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-08 18:38:56.
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11/30/2005 11:12:28 PM
Cute in the cat stakes
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11/30/2005 07:32:23 PM
That is wonderful!!! Their duplicate eyes are mesmerizing. Just a stunning portrait. All I can say is wow and 10
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11/30/2005 07:03:12 PM
Gorgeous! I love how the one on the left has some of the same colour. Great job to get them both so close together and attentive as well. I love cat shots.
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