Eyes

Malo1961
Posted 12/08/2009 - 20:56 Link
Staring me down......

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jackitec
Posted 12/08/2009 - 21:10 Link
Nice shot Martin, a bit stairy though
George Lazarette
Posted 12/08/2009 - 21:13 Link
The eyes have it. Magnificent.

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RR
Posted 12/08/2009 - 21:14 Link
Spot on exposure retaining detail in both the black & white. A little soft for me, if that was the objective then how about sharpening just the eyes ?
Tony-O
Posted 12/08/2009 - 21:33 Link
Hi Martin,bet your your glad your not a mouse!If it were my pic i would crop a bit of the the top,the light bits detract a bit from the intensity of those piercing eyes.Also weirdly,i see more detail in the face if i look at my screen from a 45% angle!!. Tony.
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mr.mellow
Posted 12/08/2009 - 21:42 Link
I like it. Just the reflection in the eyes let it down.
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Edited by mr.mellow: 12/08/2009 - 21:44
andyvarney
Posted 13/08/2009 - 09:10 Link
Great picture and re - affirms why I won't have a cat!
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George Lazarette
Posted 13/08/2009 - 11:54 Link
RR wrote:
Spot on exposure retaining detail in both the black & white. A little soft for me, if that was the objective then how about sharpening just the eyes ?
It seems fine to me.

G
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Aiki
Posted 13/08/2009 - 14:15 Link

Wow !
So you have both. dog and a cat ? I imagine how the cat stares at the dog And I guess you never have mice

Its good pic but I still started to look for cropping possibilities. I couldnt find sth that would be much better. But I quite believe the pic could be improved a bit. (Just my skills are in limit)
Maybe this cropping from above isnt too bad idea at all.

Edit. I tried, I like it a bit cropped.
Aiki

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Edited by Aiki: 13/08/2009 - 14:18
Malo1961
Posted 13/08/2009 - 17:35 Link
Thanks all for the comments and showed interest.

Actually the picture is sharper. But I decided to soften the black areas.
It was.......to in my opinion to sharp and dragged away attention from the eyes.

Cropping in this case is no option for me. I am a "rule of thirds" kind of guy (I know.....Old school:lol, and by cropping a bit from the top,
I feel the picture gets unbalanced. Its seasoning to taste, of course.

Thanks again for watching,

Martin.
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