He is pretty, I need some help

[MilT0s]

Hello all,

I am trying to improve my PP skills so I chose this image of Blanqui, a typical mediterranean cat, totally white (fortunately not deaf) with pink ears, nose and blue eyes.

So here are some questions:

- Does it look overshapened?

- Do you see something wrong?

- If I tell you I have cloned out large area is it obvious where they are?



Thanks in advanced.

[Bobobird]

B is lovely and you have great imagination to use red to complement his pink. Blue might have worked too to complement the eyes.

Oversharpened - no.
Something wrong - yes. You need to take care of the almost blown highlighted area on the head.
Cloning - not obvious.

Apart from that all looks good and is a beautifully composed image.

[Maritimer1]

As Bobo mentioned, the image is lovely. The eyes are clear and the hair is well defined. I think I would try another colour, though, for the background. To my eye, the red overwhelms the kitty, who is looking very relaxed. Red, for me, conjures up a feeling of energy. Bobo's suggestion of blue is a good one. Maybe a navy shade or, if this is a casual kind of kitty, a piece of faded denim?

[HMW12]

He is a lovely boy - not sure but the foreground looks distinctly different from the background with some areas appearing pinkish purple. I'm guessing that this is the natural texture of the fabric ( with a few cat hairs thrown in ) but I find it a bit distracting.

[dan marchant]

Agree with Bobo - great shot, would have gone with Blue as Red is a little overpowering and the forehead area is the only real problem I can see. He has great eyes.

[AB26]

Hi Miltos,
I'll have to go with:
Yes,
No,
No.

The material in the top left corner looks a bit suspicious.

[MilT0s]

Thank you everyone for your help.

The fabric was there and I just took the shot, didn't choose the color. I can try with a different background though. The problem is you can't tell a cat where to stay .

Bobo: about the blown part of the head I have a well exposed raw but what I found is that when I darken the highlights the head looks underexposed and not natural. He is totally white.

Helen: Now I am on a laptop I see that pink think you mentioned. In my home monitor the problem was not there. I will play with the colors and try to fix it. The other problem is that I shot this on Spring were the whole house was covered with cat hairs..).

Andre: you think the eyes are oversharpened or the fur?

Here is the SOOC version:

[Mike Buckley]

The problem is you can't tell a cat where to stay .

Sure you can. Just be prepared to be ignored.

I don't think the area on the head is blown. My software indicates lost highlights only in a tiny portion of that area. I think instead that the angle of light on those hairs is flat, which reveals little detail.