Ch 32 - orange

billw

Here's a couple of possibilities.

Comments?

-- Bill

lynnma

billw wrote:

Here's a couple of possibilities.

Comments?

-- Bill

I like the first one best, I like the fact that the eyes match the orange in the fabric.. the second one is nice too with him/her on the edge of the cushion.

wxwax

Cute cat, Bill. is it really that orange?

Comments? Everything in those shots is centered, the composition needs a boost to make the shot more interesting. Wouldn't hurt to have less even lighting, either, something to give it shadows and depth.

billw

wxwax wrote:

Cute cat, Bill. is it really that orange?

Comments? Everything in those shots is centered, the composition needs a boost to make the shot more interesting. Wouldn't hurt to have less even lighting, either, something to give it shadows and depth.

Yes, he's really that orange.

Thanks for the comments. I'll try a couple of different crops. As for lighting - this was done with the on-board flash. I don't think he'd sit and pose while I set up just the right lighting effect

-- Bill

billw

lynnma wrote:

I like the first one best, I like the fact that the eyes match the orange in the fabric.. the second one is nice too with him/her on the edge of the cushion.

Thanks, Lynn. I like the first one too. As well as the eyes, I like that his white ruff breaks up the orange.

-- Bill

snapapple

billw wrote:

Here's a couple of possibilities.

Comments?

-- Bill

Of the two shots, I'd say the first is the best. But, you can do better. When you have a circle, it's more interesting to get that curve at an angle in your frame and get the cat a little off center. Don't be afraid to cut part of his body off. After all, you want to draw attention to his face. In your post work, bring up the contrast a little by using curves. Try to get some "Pop" in the image. It's good as far as it goes, but go a little farther. Let's see some more.

billw

snapapple wrote:

Of the two shots, I'd say the first is the best. But, you can do better. When you have a circle, it's more interesting to get that curve at an angle in your frame and get the cat a little off center. Don't be afraid to cut part of his body off. After all, you want to draw attention to his face. In your post work, bring up the contrast a little by using curves. Try to get some "Pop" in the image. It's good as far as it goes, but go a little farther. Let's see some more.

Like this?

snapapple

billw wrote:

Like this?

Much better contrast here. Can you get the cat to pose for some more shots to try it from different angles? Maybe get the curve of the cushion arcing around one corner of the frame.

fish

Let me preface this by saying I just found out about a death in the family, so I might be just slightly more brusque than usual (be quiet, waxy).

First the positives: it's a beautiful cat and I really like the tangerine bed. Your focus is good and so is sharpness.

Areas for improvement: There's not enough contrast between the animal and the bed. Not that I'm a fashion maven, but fishwife would say that those colors clash. The direct flash makes the cat look rather flat and is casting a shadow against the wall. Both are n00bie errors, correctable by moving the cat bed further away from the wall and by using indirect flash (off-camera and/or bounce). Edit: on second thought, is that shadow against the back of the bed? If so, try a much lower angle. Another problem with the direct flash, is that it's blowing out the animal's eyes. In general, when photographing people and animals, the one part you need to get right are the eyes, or the shot just doesn't work. Lastly, get a lint roller and clean up the fur on the bed...it detracts from the overall quality of the image.

Hope that helps, Bill.



:fish

billw

fish wrote:

Let me preface this by saying I just found out about a death in the family, so I might be just slightly more brusque than usual (be quiet, waxy).

First the positives: it's a beautiful cat and I really like the tangerine bed. Your focus is good and so is sharpness.

Areas for improvement: There's not enough contrast between the animal and the bed. Not that I'm a fashion maven, but fishwife would say that those colors clash. The direct flash makes the cat look rather flat and is casting a shadow against the wall. Both are n00bie errors, correctable by moving the cat bed further away from the wall and by using indirect flash (off-camera and/or bounce). Edit: on second thought, is that shadow against the back of the bed? If so, try a much lower angle. Another problem with the direct flash, is that it's blowing out the animal's eyes. In general, when photographing people and animals, the one part you need to get right are the eyes, or the shot just doesn't work. Lastly, get a lint roller and clean up the fur on the bed...it detracts from the overall quality of the image.

Hope that helps, Bill.



:fish

Well, he's on a chair, not a bed, so there's not much chance of moving the cushion. Here's another shot, on a different (cleaner?) chair, without flash.

I've got to take these opportunities as they come. He's only 8 months old, and gets bored quickly

Nee7x7

This last one the best of all of them!

billw wrote:

Well, he's on a chair, not a bed, so there's not much chance of moving the cushion. Here's another shot, on a different (cleaner?) chair, without flash.

I've got to take these opportunities as they come. He's only 8 months old, and gets bored quickly

This is the one you should try entering (unless you are planning to take more, and you like one of the newer ones better...). It fulfills the challenge guidelines as far as predominant color, and in this one, the cat's eyes are quite nicely captured! Cheers~ Nee

DawnLand

I agree
I agree that the last one is the best! Dawn

PS I am thinking of entering cats too!:D