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Challenge: Cardboard Box (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: la Chateau de Snaffles
Date: Jul 27, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Interior, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2008

 My new cat, Lily, helping me out with a shoot in exchange for a romp outside afterwards.

pp: convert from RAW, crop, curves, contrast, saturation, clone red area around left eye, clone left hand corner of box, resize, smart sharpen, usm, save for web

Statistics
Place: 82 out of 95
Avg (all users): 4.8913
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.8113
Avg (non-participants): 4.9237
Views since voting: 865
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 184
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 05/11/2013 09:07:50 AM
LOL - unfortunately, that cat does not look the slightest bit 'fragile'!
cute image, it had tough competition.
:)
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 08/10/2008 12:41:55 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are good, nothing is over or under saturated, and hues are accurate for the subject.

Brightness and contrast: Brightness is good, and contrast is good as well. Shadows and highlights both hold the details well.

Focus and depth of field: Focus is sharp, but depth of field is shallow. The cat and the "Fragile" sticker, which appears to be the inspiration for the title of the image, both appear too soft. A smaller aperature will give you a better depth of field. As it is, the subject is soft, and the punctures and tears in the box compete for attention.

I do get a kick out of the expression on the cat's face. They will steal the show, every time.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2008 02:16:21 AM
Lily is a gorgeous kitty, snaffles.
I like the idea here too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/03/2008 07:27:00 PM
Pretty kitty, looks fragile too. Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 05:14:03 AM
The kitty is just a tad OOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2008 08:10:56 AM
Art speaks differently to different people
 07/28/2008 09:19:43 PM
Pretty kitty but he's out of focus. It's really important to get the eyes in focus in a photo like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2008 07:42:59 PM
Seems like the cat should be more in focus than the box.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2008 12:13:24 AM
USM will help to bring out the cat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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