Yes, photography is an art and hopefully moves people and touches them, but we have a choice in how to do this, creating a beautiful and maybe boring picture in some peoples eyes , or going for the shock value.If going for the shock value, you have to do it well, so that it can stand up to all critisims, then there is a picture worthy of discussing. Unfortunately as I see it, your picture is lacking in any appeal. I went to a photography exhibtion in Tokyo showing the after effects of the nuclear bombs in Hiroshima, now these pictures were certainly not beautiful but they moved me and documented an event in a both bold and sensitive way. Your picture is lacking in this conection with both the subject and the audience. Sorry, but this is my opinion and some obviously disagree with it.
Technique
1) picture is very dull in colour, lacking in both contrast and tone.IMO
2) Focus is too soft on the cat (maybe not a bad thing)IMO
3) Background is unappealing, both in colour and focus.IMO
4) composition- too much space around the cat,with the cats head almost hitting the side of the picture.IMO
5) On the positive side, the way that you have cut the cat in half, is clever and convincing and I would be interested in knowing how you did this.
I know that what I have said is kind of strong and you can take it with a pinch of salt if you desire. You had plenty of comments from@people that found this amusing,so your picture does have appeal to some, but you were unlucky and got me to do you critique, an animal lover!
This photo was definitely not a cliche shot and i didn't expect to do well. I wanted to see the reaction of all you wanna be photographers. Photography is a form of art, and art is suppose to move/touch you. As you can tell from peoples comments, I think i was succesful at it. There are a lot of photos submitted for this challenge wich required absolutely no effort to produce and, quite honestly, are extremely boring.
Oh btw, i hate cats!
Yeah it's obvious you hate cats... Nobody likes it because it's disgusting.
This photo was definitely not a cliche shot and i didn't expect to do well. I wanted to see the reaction of all you wanna be photographers. Photography is a form of art, and art is suppose to move/touch you. As you can tell from peoples comments, I think i was succesful at it. There are a lot of photos submitted for this challenge wich required absolutely no effort to produce and, quite honestly, are extremely boring.
i understand that this is not a real cat, of course, but i find this image is still very disturbing, besides, i don't see how it fits the challenge, and it doesn't impress me technically either... considering all that, it's a perfect 1.
i'm very thankful for the admin. clarification that this is not a real cat! i was getting upset! :) still, a very disturbing image...but a good photo should be thought provoking, in my opinion. unfortunately, the subject blends in with the background and it's a little too dark on the left side. nice textures, though
Looks like it 9 lives just ran out, I hope people will see the sense of humour.
Glad its in b&w, colour would have made it more gory.Thanks for no entrails, I would have used some spaghetti, for that effect., By the way I am vegetarian, but I like humour in things, which this has.
This is probably my lowest rated picture. I'm really not into sick humor. I don't like the composition much - there is just too much space around your subject, and the shot overall is very dark, and lacking in contrast. I don't find the photo to be shocking, just sad and sick. Oh, and the only emotion it stirs in me is to wonder if you seriously need help.
Wow I'm betting you are getting some wild comments on this photo. I have to admit when I first saw it last night I thought it was real. I still think is kind of sick and I don't know what you are trying to depict but it is certainly out there.
this is a little disturbing ... I'm not sure I understand. I'm relieved that it isn't a real cat (and glad that was added in as an editor's note, I would have wondered/worried) but I still feel I'm missing something. interesting composition, but a bit too grey ...
I don't care if it is a real cat or not...it is too gruesome for any photo contest. This makes me sick physically. Please don't submit any more like it, please. This is too upsetting. Obviously you did a good job of making it look real.
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