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  1. 05-04-2006, 04:24 AM #1
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    "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    What do you think?
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  2. 05-04-2006, 04:40 AM #2
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Realy like this one Yoyo ,tone color balance etc etc all good . Only one little nitpick seems to be a little tilted. How did you get mister Cat to pose for you
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  3. 05-04-2006, 04:44 AM #3
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    The best cat photo I've seen in many a cat's years.
    Crop the picture out or leave it in and it's still great.
    I'm also imagining a slim portrait of Madam in a similar position with more of the empty setee visible underneath her.
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  4. 05-04-2006, 05:05 AM #4
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Hi Knight, Thanks for the comments. The cat uses to climb to the back of the sofa to rest. I had waited for him to rest in his usual territory, then I sticked his portrait on the wall.

    Hi Tom, I am flattered by your kind words. Your suggestion about more proportion of the empty space is good. I will try it.

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  5. 05-04-2006, 05:52 AM #5
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Hey YYS,
    Not much time to type. But, I think this is a great capture. Good expressions by both cats. And, I'm not usually into pet photos.

    I think this may (or may not) be improved by cropping some off the right such that the eyes are centered down the vertical.

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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Great idea! The tilt was my only issue with it.

    It would be very funny to put this image next to another one in which your cat is looking in the other direction (real cat looking up, picture looking down).
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  7. 05-04-2006, 05:41 PM #7
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Lots of fun, Yoyo. Very enjoyable.

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  8. 05-05-2006, 06:38 AM #8
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Hi Tim, Loupey, and Tuna,
    Thanks a lot for your comments.
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  9. 05-05-2006, 09:07 AM #9
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Nice shot, Yoyo! It's about time we saw some animal photos on here that go beyond the typical "pet portraits".
    I love the way you composed the shot, and I would generally like the shallow DOF you used here, but in this case, it leaves the cat picture up top slightly out of focus, and it's just not as strong IMO.
    I'd like to see some more variety of tones, but hey- you shot it in a white room... nothing much you can do about that...
    Overall, a really nice shot!
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  10. 05-05-2006, 06:10 PM #10
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    Re: "What's Looking up Must Be Looking down", Says Chairman Meow

    Hi McMadCow,
    Thanks for the kind words. You are right about the DoF. I also wish it were not that shallow.
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