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November 26, 2011
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Critique by ~eddybiel Nov 2, 2012, 3:08:17 AM
This image caught my eye immediately, and is a prime example of Depth of Field technique and creamy, dreamlike Bokeh. The standout elements for me are the cats eyes contrasted with its black fur which are emphasized by the blurry background and foreground. The only improvement to the composition i can think of is maybe comply with the rule of thirds and perhaps of kept the cat in the first or final third of the image, or even fully centralize the cat in the frame so all the focus is on him. Overall very thorough work! and a great example of how to use DOF in your photography :)
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Critique by ~seraphinx May 8, 2012, 11:53:33 PM
This shows great use of a narrow depth of field, which is sometimes misused in photography. In this case, both the background and foreground are very similar in color, so upon placing them out of focus, we see quite a smoothly blended, almost dreamy atmosphere for the subject to quietly nestle into. Surely the effect looks almost surreal with the high contrast of black cat and bright green together, but the more people look at it, the more convincingly real the scene appears. Maybe it's due to how many people have come across situations of staring back at a curious cat, thus there's a familiar feeling in looking upon this artwork. Also, the touches of red in the background are just enough to give balanced variations of color to oppose the green, as well as giving the setting a slight flowery feeling than just a void of green grass everywhere. This image would make a calmly bold addition to any collection of cat works. :nod:
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*BrennaWintjens May 10, 2013  New member Hobbyist Digital Artist
:wave: Featured ur awsome work here [link]
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~TiaRose May 6, 2013  Hobbyist
Wow... What have you done with the eyes?? Amazing.
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=AndreaIS Apr 6, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Excellent ...no words.
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*Melusine8 Mar 24, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Your beautiful work is featuring in my journal: [link] :)
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~pixiequeen28 Mar 6, 2013
I love the expression on its face!

It's saying "What are YOU looking at? If you're gonna take a picture, TAKE it already and let me alone!"

SWEET picture and sweet looking kitty.
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=nine9nine9 Jan 31, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
This is what art looks like!
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~xxTrine Jan 25, 2013
Beautiful work!
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~GrainyFly Jan 15, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh , wow that's amazing!
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~SeaWhisper Jan 14, 2013
This is truly amazing piece, I wish I could paint it. :)
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*Dnakittygirl123 Jan 11, 2013
adorable
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