Looking out the door - feedback requested

lavanut · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

For an assignment I'm working on, I was playing around with an idea of photographing one of my cats looking out the front door. Of the ones I shot, I liked these 3 best. I'd really like to hear some of your thoughts/feedback/suggestions on these.

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Glliw · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

The cat looks great, but if you hadn't said it was looking through a door, I wouldn't have known. Maybe leaving a bit of door in the photo would help. Some wood grain or something to that nature off to the side.

bryanlee1981 · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

At first i thought the photos were cropped, but i realized that it was the door and wall to the sides. I like the third one as well.

theduck365 · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

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The cat looks great, but if you hadn't said it was looking through a door, I wouldn't have known. Maybe leaving a bit of door in the photo would help. Some wood grain or something to that nature off to the side.

Number 2 is great.

lavanut · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by Glliw

The cat looks great, but if you hadn't said it was looking through a door, I wouldn't have known. Maybe leaving a bit of door in the photo would help. Some wood grain or something to that nature off to the side.

I wish I had wood grain to include, but my door is a white metal door with recessed panels.... pretty boring on its own (and hard to calculate good exposure). Think I should throw in fake wood grain in PS?

Glliw · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

If you've got nothing better to do, I'm sure trying to do so would pass the time.

lavanut · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by Glliw

If you've got nothing better to do, I'm sure trying to do so would pass the time.

Nothing better to do... HA! Yes I have lots of other things to do (which I'm getting further behind on), but this is more fun.

How's this for a test of adding grain? Better or not?
IMG_5760 -one eye peeking-w grain.jpg

Glliw · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

I think its better than that sea of plain gray before.

EOSNewbie · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

Your cat is beautiful, it's too bad he / she looks so sad. Like it wished it was on the same side of the door as you.

lavanut · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by EOSNewbie

Your cat is beautiful, it's too bad he / she looks so sad. Like it wished it was on the same side of the door as you.

Thanks... he's a sweetie and a handsome boy for sure. I think he was sniffing the air when I shot that first one, but I did like the expression on his face. This is as close as any of my cats will get to going outside. They're all indoor kitties!

Here's one last one from "the door" session. This shows more of the door so it's a little more obvious what it is. Any other comments/suggestions are welcome!
IMG_5796-bottom of door.jpg

alexchern75 · 25th of January 2009 (Sun)

Thats a beautiful cat!

Lonnie · 26th of January 2009 (Mon)

Nice sharp cat photos. Having the floor in the last image helps a lot. Good stuff.

Metalstrm · 26th of January 2009 (Mon)

I wonder why nobody has mentioned it yet. #1 reminds me of The Shining, only with a cat instead of Jack Nicholson.

Good images in my humble opinion.

Lonnie · 26th of January 2009 (Mon)

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I wonder why nobody has mentioned it yet. #1 reminds me of The Shining

You're right!

lavanut · 26th of January 2009 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Metalstrm

I wonder why nobody has mentioned it yet. #1 reminds me of The Shining, only with a cat instead of Jack Nicholson.

Good images in my humble opinion.

I never thought about that until you said it, but you have a point.

This has now turned into a challenge with me and the cats. I came home tonight and shot a few more. Metalstrm, if you thought Shining before, what will you think of one of these?

Do you like any of these better than the ones from before? Different cats decided to play tonight. I have to make a decision shortly.
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25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#2
Glliw Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 124	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested The cat looks great, but if you hadn't said it was looking through a door, I wouldn't have known. Maybe leaving a bit of door in the photo would help. Some wood grain or something to that nature off to the side. __________________ Canon XTi - 50mm f/1.8 - 18-55mm "kit lens" - 55-250 IS - ND/CP filters Flickr

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#3
bryanlee1981 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii Posts: 50 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested At first i thought the photos were cropped, but i realized that it was the door and wall to the sides. I like the third one as well. __________________ EOS Rebel T3i 18-55 mm IS type II f/3.5-5.6 75-300 EF-S III f/4-5.6 55-250 mm f/4-5.6

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#6
Glliw Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 124	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested If you've got nothing better to do, I'm sure trying to do so would pass the time. __________________ Canon XTi - 50mm f/1.8 - 18-55mm "kit lens" - 55-250 IS - ND/CP filters Flickr

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#8
Glliw Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 124	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested I think its better than that sea of plain gray before. __________________ Canon XTi - 50mm f/1.8 - 18-55mm "kit lens" - 55-250 IS - ND/CP filters Flickr

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#9
EOSNewbie Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Midcoast Maine, USA Posts: 216 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested Your cat is beautiful, it's too bad he / she looks so sad. Like it wished it was on the same side of the door as you. __________________ My Gear

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#1
lavanut Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 1,838 IMAGE EDITING OK	Looking out the door - feedback requested For an assignment I'm working on, I was playing around with an idea of photographing one of my cats looking out the front door. Of the ones I shot, I liked these 3 best. I'd really like to hear some of your thoughts/feedback/suggestions on these. 1. 2. 3. __________________ My Gear List

25th of January 2009 (Sun)	#11
alexchern75 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rocklin, California Posts: 723 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested Thats a beautiful cat! __________________ Alex http://www.flickriver.com/photos/alexchern75/ http://www.Facebook.com/alex.Chernak

26th of January 2009 (Mon)	#12
Lonnie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern Louisiana Posts: 1,579 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested Nice sharp cat photos. Having the floor in the last image helps a lot. Good stuff. __________________ My non-photography related blog My Flickr I use a crop sensor Canon dSLR, 4 primes and 3 cheap flashes.

26th of January 2009 (Mon)	#13
Metalstrm Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Malta Posts: 1,056 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Looking out the door - feedback requested I wonder why nobody has mentioned it yet. #1 reminds me of The Shining, only with a cat instead of Jack Nicholson. Good images in my humble opinion. __________________ Kristian D'Amato http://www.krisdamato.com - just my flickr at the moment.

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