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Critique? Anonymous
Hey thar /P/,

I come to you as a wannabe photographer...ish...thing. What do you think of this picture? What could I do, if anything, to make it more soulful, more interesting to look at, more communicative...?

Yes, I'm seriously asking 4chan for help. Or...good snark.
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>> Shralla
That cat is absolutely adorable. I do like the picture. It has a good sense of balance, and the way the cat looks just makes it feel... Something. I don't know what it is, but it's something.
>> Cats Anonymous
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Since we're on pictures of cats ...

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>> /p/haggot
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did someone say cats?
>> Anonymous
I enjoyed the pictures of this cat

What camera are you using
>> Anonymous
>>41869
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>> HooglyBoogly
meow meow meow. I love cats. That reminds me to put a pic pf my kitty on here. Very cute pic
>> Anonymous
As someone who's seen a LOT of photos, I'd say this one is actually pretty good. Possible improvements are few... I'd say the cat could have been looking somewhere other than the camera (and each direction gives a little bit of a different tone / communicates something different).. The focus should probably have been on the eyes instead of the nose, or the depth of field could have been just a little longer to include the entire face (but not the body if avoidable.) The whites are slightly burnt out and the darks aren't dark enough.. but not by much. The cat needs to be groomed a little (debris on the left side for example.) Pretty good, really.
>> Anonymous
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fixed

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>> Anonymous
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Cats?

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>> Anonymous
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Is it caturday already?
>> Anonymous
>>41895
nope, you just killed all detail in the dark areas of the image
>> Anonymous
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made the white a little too bright, o well
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>> Bibliophile
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>> Bibliophile
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>> Anonymous
>>42005
This poster is wrong
>> Anonymous
>>41895
>>42022
both lost something that was in the original.
>> Anonymous
ITT: my heart melts :3
>> Anonymous
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Fix'd

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>> Anonymous
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fixed

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>> ac
>>42313
I'll be honest, it's looking great but... I could use more lens flare.

Really explore the space next time.
>> Anonymous
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>>42313
>> ac
>>42323
I've got a fever... and the only prescription is MOAR LENS FLARE
>> Anonymous
Ears would be nice.
>> Anonymous
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Fixed?

Maybe too much unsharp mask.

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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>42371
This is a really interesting shot. I was surprised to find it was taken at f/3.5 at not a wider aperture. There's very little depth of field in it, unless you're extremely tall and that cat is Longcat's long-lost cousin or something.
>> Anonymous
>>42371
the body on the left and the hand that comes from it obstructs the cat and is distracting