Time for another cat thread...

[simpo two]

Just playing with a rather average picture of Megan and fished out a result I rather like!

The rather average picture:


And the one I quite like:


That's the thing I love about digital - so many good images waiting to be released!


And one more: 'The Photographer's Cat'. I'm not sure which rules of composition it fits but it works for me...


>>> Edited by simpo two on Thursday 9th December 16:26

[FrenchTVR]

Nice pics, love the contrasts in the black & white one.

[luca brazzi]

#3 says "Hello Dad" for me.
Followed by: "What you doing next? Can I watch?"


Cats, gotta love 'em.

LB

Edited ....because I meant #3

>> Edited by luca brazzi on Thursday 9th December 17:30

[te51cle]

Love the almost monochrome one, I think if you made a vertical crop just where the chair ends it would get rid of the distracting highlight and you'd be left with the pattern of the stair rails, the pattern of the radiator and the cat. MIght have to trim off something at the top and bottom if you don't want a vertical letterbox though.

[simpo two]

te51cle said:

Love the almost monochrome one, I think if you made a vertical crop just where the chair ends it would get rid of the distracting highlight and you'd be left with the pattern of the stair rails, the pattern of the radiator and the cat.

Actually that's exactly what I did to start with... witness:


(actually it IS monochrome, not almost monochrome).

However, I then decided I liked the open room effect and the pool of sunlight on the chair - more atmospheric - so went back to the other version!

[bilko]

The cropped image is amazing!, did you change the colour of the fur?

[simpo two]

bilko said:

The cropped image is amazing!, did you change the colour of the fur?

Actually I did quite a lot!

...Crop
...Make monochrome
...Increase contrast
...Copy and paste rectangle containing coloured eyes from original image (can't use history brush after cropping)
...Erase unwanted parts of rectangle to leave coloured eyes on monochrome b/g.
...Select 'eyes' layer, brighten and sharpen.

However, I'm sure others would get a similar result in quite a different way!

The Micro Nikkor is known as a sharp lens but I'm pleasantly surprised with the eye detail

Another image for my exhibition next year

[bilko]

Simpo - What exhibition?, when?, Where?
May see if i can attend if it's open to public?
Ian

[simpo two]

bilko said:

Simpo - What exhibition?, when?, Where? May see if i can attend if it's open to public? Ian

It's hardly the Barbican I'm afraid: Essex County Council allows budding artists and photographers to rent space in their libraries for a month at a time. You get a chunk of wall and have to supply all the product yourself, frame it and hang it. So I'll select photos that are most likely to appeal to Joe Public as an impulse purchase, eg fluffy cats and pretty flowers, rather than anything too off-beat. But it's a good chance to get my name around and hopefully I'll sell a few photos as well.

More details (and some of the images) at www.blokewithacamera.co.uk

[-DeaDLocK-]

I like No. 3. Nice balance of texture and a cool "ooh, hello!" expression.

[docevi1]

why not try spot-coloring with the room effect one, put his eyes the same as the one in the cropped picture?

Good luck with the exhibition

edit:: just looked through your site there and there is some great stuff on there Given me lots of ideas

>> Edited by docevi1 on Thursday 9th December 18:27

[simpo two]

docevi1 said:

Good luck with the exhibition edit:: just looked through your site there and there is some great stuff on there Given me lots of ideas

Thanks ole bean - just make sure you pick a library a long way away! Or better still, buy one via Photobox. T-shirt Sir? Ooh!

[GetCarter]

First class Mr Two.

...now all you need is a dog

[CVP]

#3 is a lovely picture. Great expression on your cat's face.

Chris

[V6GTO]

NO MORE CATS!!!! AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!