Walkies

Richard T · 30 Mar 2006 at 13:39

Wow guys... fantastic feedback

I catch your drift now Cykey, nice explanation

Thanks as well Starx and MichaelG

I'm trying to take more pictures with more than just the subject in but the general concensus is that in this particular case this is not quite correct :confused:

But hey thats why I posted it here to get your feedback

Andy. Yes It was with my macro..... the colours are a lot more lifelike with it

Morgan.... I'll sort you out the full size later when I get home

Richard T · 30 Mar 2006 at 13:43

morgan said:
lets agree here chaps, theres obviously lots of ways to skin a cat

You can have the original as long as you dont skin her ... she wont like it!!!

MichaelG · 30 Mar 2006 at 14:10

Richard T said:
I'm trying to take more pictures with more than just the subject in but the general concensus is that in this particular case this is not quite correct

No, I think your original shot was great,

but there is always room to talk about ways to make minor improvements for any shot, based on people's personal tastes.

Docaroo · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:23

a better cloning job is badly needed on the collar bit though - atm it looks odd!!

I'd personally up the contrast a bit more but that's personal taste, the latest crop is also awesome....

Strax · 30 Mar 2006 at 20:52

a better cloning job is badly needed on the collar bit though

It was just a quick cloning job from a small jpeg, I'm sure Richard T will do a better job from the fullsize picture

nolimit · 30 Mar 2006 at 21:07

fantastic shot, which lens did u use btw?

only minor complaint would be the plant in the background looks like the shape of the cat tale.

maybe its my eyes.

Richard T · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:11

morgan said:
i'm a colour man myself. gives the shot a nice pop

very sweet little kitten...any chance you can mail me a full size shot (my 14 month old son absolutely loves cats and I wouldnt mind getting the shot printed out for his bedroom - I know its soppy!) [email protected]

cheers

its on its way

Richard T · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:12

nolimit said:
fantastic shot, which lens did u use btw?

Sigma 105 macro

I hope its nice this weekend so I can try to get some more

Docaroo · 30 Mar 2006 at 23:10

I think this is what I'd do with the pic, crop it like this (ish) and give it more contrast, less brightness to make it more dramatic between the whites and blacks!

I also toned down the background a bit with the eraser to bring more focus forward towards the lil kitty... not everyone's cup of tea but it's just what I might do! (or course also cloning out the collar, which I can't be bothered to try and do properly haha!)

Reidy · 31 Mar 2006 at 15:10

i prefer the black and white cropped images

Tonks · 3 Apr 2006 at 15:23

Bit late in the day for this, been meaning to post but have only just got around to doing it.I like both of your original shots so how about combining both to make the backround and the whites of the cat B&W whilst bringing out the almost monochrome colours of the cat and the colours of its eyes?

A slight crop to take out the out of focus forground and some of the left hand side to make the pot blend a little into the backround I think does the trick.

I'm a relative newbie at this but perhaps this works?

EDIT

I forgot to work on the cats pink nose so heres another late entry...

Or even this one. Almost mono but not quite...

Which one is best?

Richard T · 3 Apr 2006 at 19:25

wow!.... not sure what one I like... maybe the last one!!