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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/5/2007
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Hi John... Yes Willie is the man of the house !! Very Good ! Thank You for your comment and Time !
Michele~
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 2/4/2007
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Well he pose with a very...strong way...looks like he is the man! hahaha! Very lovely shot Michele.
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/24/2007
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Thank You Kara.. Yep, This is Willie cat and he is a ferrel cat, that acts like a dog which is alright just odd ! Cat's have such personalities eyhe ?
Take Care,
Michele~
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Kara BigCanoe
{K:1328} 1/24/2007
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I see you have a gorgeous cat too! Very nice picture. I like the way his whiskers contrast with his black fur. Kara
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/22/2007
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Thank You for the comment Sam !! I appreciate it very much ..
Best wishes,
michele~
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Sam Andre
{K:12484} 1/22/2007
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this is a cat. sure it's a cat! how feline can you get?
Great catch, this expression.
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/22/2007
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Thank You so much Mary !!!
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Mary Slade
{K:40338} 1/21/2007
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Such a beautiful cat Michele! Lovely long hair and colouring. And each whisker so clear!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/20/2007
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This was what I was aiming for Doyle !!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/20/2007
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Thanks for your comments to make me a better photographer Doyle ! with much appreciation..
Michele~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/20/2007
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Saw AJ's comment and he's right too . . . a darker BG would have also helped by isolating him. Example attached and, frankly . . . his is a better idea than mine was! Oh well . . . LoL!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Darker BG Example (& tighter crop) |
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 1/20/2007
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A tad too close my friend . . . crowding the crop (IMO) . . . also . . . low level backlighting would have helped immeasurably. Awesome focal clarity though. :) I'll not mention the sharpening . . . something possibly not needed at all with your wonderful new tool! ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/15/2007
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ThankYou Nacho... I think I got a bit behind .. sorry about that. I appreciate your comments so very much my friend.
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/15/2007
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Thanks so much Jan!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/15/2007
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I am not sure that he is impressed by having his portrait taken... It's just that every time try to photograph anything he gets in the picture .. !! Ha !! Crazy kitty...But we love him.... thanks nessa ...
Best wishes,
michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thank You Nicole ! Yes he may be getting frustrated by now ...hahaaa!! Tho he's a pretty good sport.
Best regards from snowy Oregon, USA
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thanks Annemette !
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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AJ.... When You are Up-loading an image to post with UF and you fill out your paper-work... at the bottom where it says 'Image sharpening" I thought that was where we were supposed to put how much we had sharpened our image ....(?) John Hatz tried to tell me that UF over-sharpened and not to ever use it... but I wasn't so sure of it working that way. I'd never in well over one year, allmost 2 yrs. heard of it. From reading your message I am begining to think that it's very true....
I know that would make a huge difference ..over-sharpening really damages images IMO .... so I would tend to blame that as a major part of the problem and perhaps not using 'fine ' quality of which I have changed the setting for that as well...
I was all set to comment on images today and take my time, post something to be very proud of and our power went off again at 10 am...... Dang.... It's too cold to have no power so over to the casino my Mom & I went.
Thank You for your input and helpfulness with me and my new camera... I know it will take some time to work it all out , and I appreciate your time.
Take Care,
Michele~
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/14/2007
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He does,nt looked impressed at all having his picture taken..i think just a tad brighter but still a nice shot..nessa
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 1/14/2007
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Excellent cat portrait dear Michelle!!!It seems that he looks a little bit angry.Isn't it?? LOL...
Such a beautiful kitten.You have taken this portrait so well.
Best regards from me,Nicole:)
7+++
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 1/14/2007
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Oh no, Willie´s white chest is important I think! But yes, the collar would be good to remove:-)
Take care
Annemette
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 1/14/2007
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Hi Michele: from what you've said, I guess the "pixelly" look comes from using normal quality x medium size x Picassa sharpening x perhaps UF sharpening (if you didn't set it to "none" when you uploaded the image).
I would suggest only ever using the fine quality and large size unless you expect to be short of space on your card (although a certain well-known internet photographer reckons normal quality is sufficient...)
I don't know Picassa so I'm not sure how much control you have over the settings. I use Paint Shop Pro 9 which allows me to control very precisely the size of images so that they fit just inside the UF pixel and filesize limits at the highest quality.
AJ
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thank You Nacho !!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Hi Annemette, I was trying to make the BG all dark and just have Willie's eye's and whiskers showing... the question is should I cover his white on his chest , I would definitely remove his collar but not so sure about his white chest...
Thank You so much dear Annemette.. We still have stormy days here and snow as well,
Take care my friend!
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thank You so much Dave. I think I need to look at other's work again too it is always helpful for me to do that !! I appreciate your support very much my friend !!
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thank You Alicia , and willie thanks You for the kind words You have said !!!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Hi AJ ... what you have suggested is exactly what I was hopping to achieve... His eyes and whiskers popping out and his hair and head so to speak blending in with teh BG.
Well I was just using medium quality because I was practicing and then I ended up liking this shot. I didn't do a thing to it, just shapened a tiny bit one time on Picassa program. that was it. I dono't know why you see it pixelly unless like you say I will need to use the highest quality and maybe change programs for post processing ?
Thanks so much for your comments AJ ... I appreciate them very much my friend!!
--Best wishes,
michele~
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 1/14/2007
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Love the whiskers that Willie sports. You came very close to your target with your idea as the whiskers and eyes are very prominent.
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 1/14/2007
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very cool. great capture. 7+++
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Thank You so much Gennerao !!
Best Wishes,
Michele~
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 1/14/2007
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Hi Jan -- thanks for the comment and critique. I really appreciate your Time , and talent. This time I was trying to go for Willie's face to be blended into the BG .. With mostly his eyes and whiskers to be seen... His expression may not have been strong enough for that kind of portrait, and perhaps I should have written what I was aiming to show.... From your POV I do see what YOu mean tho.
Thanks so much Jan,
---Best to You , Michele~
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 1/14/2007
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So cute with all this fur almost like Little Henry, but as a cat:-)
If you made the background entirely dark I think this catportrait would look even nicer.
Take care
Annemette on a stormy day!
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 1/14/2007
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heheh.. when I looked at the thuimbnail, I thought he was sitting on top of somebody's head. Now I see it is his white chest...
You go with that new camera... I know it is always exciting to get a new one and learn it...
Dave
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 1/14/2007
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Qué serio y elegante es!!!
Un precioso gato... felicitaciones por la captura y por tan bello Willie!
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 1/13/2007
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What, you mean he doesn't ski?
Following Jan's comment, maybe you'd consider decreasing the brightness of the background - I think he'd look really cool with just his eyes, white whiskers and highlights popping out of the darkness!
One other thing: it does look a little pixelly on my screen. I assume you've got the camera set to take the highest quality JPGs it can handle. If so, maybe the quality is being lost in whatever software you are using prior to uploading?
AJ
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Gennaro Manna
{K:21301} 1/13/2007
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great portrait Michele, excellent detail congrats
gennaro
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 1/13/2007
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Michele -- Good Willie capture; none of my house cats have ever liked the snow but the strays that I take care of tolerate small amounts. Good delineation of those great whiskers. This one could have used a wee bit more exposure as it is slightly dark. Looks like an underexposed flash picture.
--Best to you, Jan
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