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Thousand Yard Stare
Thousand Yard Stare
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm EX APO Macro1:2.8 DG HSM
Location: Perth Zoo Western Australia
Date: Nov 11, 2009
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2010

Duplicated layer, Topaz adjust, masked background out with a bit of gaussian blur, adjusted levels to brighten and masked blown out areas also with gaussian blur applied, merged visible layers, resized, usm twice, saved for web.

I like this shot. That has absolutely no bearing on how it will score. But I like it. I LOVE what Topaz adjust did.

Oh, and if you're one of the few who don't get the reference in the title, look it up on wikipedia.

Statistics
Place: 196 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.9094
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.8434
Avg (non-participants): 6.1429
Views since voting: 847
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 254
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0


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01/29/2010 08:01:53 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Great detail and that stare is awesome - you did a fine job of catching that look! Solid composition, drawing us to that very focused eye, then gradually letting us take in the sneer and the laid back ears. Color is good, but that bright green is just a bit off-putting; while it is undoubtedly the color that was there, the mind (at least mine) almost wants a darker, "meaner" green. The green that is there is too kind and gentle for the cat's stare, if that makes sense. (And it probably doesn't!) Although you'd lose the marvelous golden tones of the eye and the coat, I do wonder what this might look like in monochrome. And yep, I think the Topaz did a nice job of bringing out the detail without being obviously Topaz'd - I'd not have known it without your notes.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 06:41:53 PM
An extra point form me because I really like cheetah's :)
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01/28/2010 12:34:02 PM
nice details throughout - a bit on the bright side from the greens but overall well done
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01/27/2010 04:13:08 PM
Lovely details , nice bokeh , 8
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01/27/2010 08:58:02 AM
nice sharp detail on the cat, great dof.
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01/27/2010 03:50:07 AM
Superb detail and dof in this great close up.
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01/26/2010 02:59:30 PM
Terrific close-up!.....7
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01/26/2010 02:07:18 PM
He really jumps out from the background. Good processing.
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01/26/2010 10:37:20 AM
Nice take on a cheetha and the stare looks exactly that
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01/26/2010 09:31:09 AM
he/she is def on the prowl
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01/25/2010 07:52:28 PM
A 6 for a very pretty kitty :) Would be a 7 for me with a little more sharpening and noise filtering.
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01/25/2010 09:58:00 AM
really good detail...excellent job
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01/25/2010 04:32:55 AM
good, focus is good...just lacks wow factor for mine 6
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01/24/2010 02:33:42 PM
There's a clear shot. Sure has a bead on something, glad it's not me. :)
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01/23/2010 12:54:21 PM
Lovely kitty - very good detail.
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01/23/2010 09:55:01 AM
Very nice photo, good detail, nice background (even if it is a bit noisy).
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01/23/2010 06:12:45 AM
Great capture - you really feel the tension here.
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01/23/2010 05:18:57 AM
Wonderfully sharp details in this cheetah as it prepares to make the dash that captures it's dinner. Love the colors and shapes (spots) on this animal.
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01/22/2010 09:27:58 PM
pretty cat there.
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01/22/2010 11:19:21 AM
Great detail - wonderful capture!
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01/22/2010 06:19:05 AM
graet details to this beautiful subject, i like it very much...
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01/22/2010 12:03:13 AM
great shot lots of good detail
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