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Her Royal Fluffiness
Her Royal Fluffiness
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Challenge: Pet Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Lakewood, CO
Date: Dec 9, 2006
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2006

 Sorcha, the cat who hates everyone but me. She is half Siamese and half unknown, though with the green eyes and knowing she had some blue littermates, I suspect the other half is Russian Blue. She is a very fluffy, long-haired gray, ultra-chatty ten ten year old mutt kitty.

Neat Image and a crop. Lots and lots of dup layers in various blending modes. Levels. Several layer masks with gaussian blur and darkening. Dodge, burn, USM, sharpen tool on eyes, nose, whiskers. Eye color treated on separate layer in color mode with hue/sat.

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Just one post-challenge comment, in response to the desat comment: the only desat I used was for color correction, as Sorcha is naturally a gray cat.

For more Sorcha love, go here.

Statistics
Place: 122 out of 378
Avg (all users): 5.8589
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
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Views since voting: 1022
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Votes: 248
Comments: 11
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Nikon Coolpix P1
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Nikon
 12/20/2006 04:10:39 PM
Very disappointed and shocked that this was not a LOT higher!!

Such a shame!! Truely amazing shot IMO!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 12/19/2006 10:15:23 PM
No Doubt! I know that cat! Great Portrait! :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/19/2006 11:43:24 AM
remarkable photo. I love the rhythm of forms piling up to create one form. it reminds me of oil painting. 9 bump to 10
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 12/18/2006 02:46:25 PM
4 - Like the concept, colors look a little odd, likely due to pp. Wish the eyes were as sharp as the nose. Some issues in the darker areas, but could be due to resizing.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 12/17/2006 01:57:02 PM
A really great, tight closeup. I like the color in the eyes. Good luck in the challenge.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/16/2006 09:02:36 AM
Beautiful! Great shot!!
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 12/15/2006 11:59:18 AM
I don't like cats, but this is a good shot of one. 8
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/14/2006 05:30:57 AM
Royal is an adjective that fits her very well !
I feel something special for grey cats , this one is so lovely.
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Nikon D70s
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
 12/13/2006 08:57:52 PM
I love this close up composition. The focus is good, though if there was sharpening done, it might be just a touch too much, loosing the soft/fuzzy feel. Good selective desaturation.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/13/2006 02:56:21 PM
WOW!! I love this. The contrast with the eyes is amazing. Top 10 for me. :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 12/13/2006 03:54:21 AM
very intense look
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