This picture is a macro shot of the eye of my cat, Sammy. He has big beautiful blue eyes and was sitting in the sun. For this challenge "Abstract Macro," I turned his eye sideways and played with the coloring to look more like a sapphire. The original title was "Sammy's Sapphire," but I was currently reading the Sherlock Holmes mystery "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," so I added that reference to the title (which probably confused the non-literary crowd of voters, and considering it's primary definition...probably shouldn't have been used at all!!). ::sheepish grin::
Also, I was puzzled by the large number of views to votes which I found surprising for this challenge. But, I'm appreciative that people wanted to have a look. ;-)
I guess my "abstract macro" isn't really abstract enough, but I had fun with this challenge and appreciate the kind and insightful thoughts of those who commented.
I appreciate any positive and constructive feedback. Thanks!
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The image is a little grainy... how did you change/enhance the color? I've found that when I change the color by using the hue/saturation adjustment, the image ends up grainy. :( But I love this shade of indigo blue, and it looks really neat with the white highlights against the subtle black. Neat work!
Heh, Holms or not, I'm not sure I'd put "carbuncle" in my title...
OK, the picture. The idea is good. I even thought of doing an eye for this challenge. The biggest issue here is the reflections off the cornea which detract from the blueness of the eye. Although the blacks of the fur are true blacks (and you did well to preserve detail), you can see the black of the pupil is actually quite light. Compare this to the 6th place entry and you can see a distinct difference. Sharpness is a bit of an issue, but not too much of a biggie. I do think the rotation added to the abstract nature.
It is obvious to me what this is a picture of, and yet the closeness and orientation make it seem something entirely different, a world floating in a dangerous universe... or the icy torch of the damned. 8
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