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This is my first try at a WA. I thought I'd tackle the sin of cheating on a spouse.

While The Cat's Away...

C&C most welcome.

Ian

Edited by twoshadows on Aug 06, 2006 at 08:08 PM GMT (Reason: fix image)

Edited by twoshadows on Aug 07, 2006 at 10:52 PM GMT (Reason: minor adjustment)

Edited by twoshadows on Aug 07, 2006 at 10:57 PM GMT (Reason: minor adjustment, 2nd try)

Edited by twoshadows on Aug 08, 2006 at 02:59 AM GMT (Reason: Another adjustment)

Edited by twoshadows on Aug 08, 2006 at 03:17 AM GMT (Reason: minor adjustment (again))

Aug 06, 2006 at 05:43 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #215: While the cat's away...

That's a v. nice first entry, Ian.

If I'm honest, I think I find the left edge a bit distracting, I think I would have cropped off the intruding bits/background up to the triangle bit of the table. (Or else cloned them out.) Apart from that, it's got a lovely dof/atmosphere and tells a story, so bravo.

Aug 06, 2006 at 06:20 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #215: While the cat's away...

Welcome! Ian, I agree with Suse on all counts. Great story telling--and the dof is good. I also agree that some of the bits/pieces detract and distract a bit. Not too late to fix them either. Will look forward to more of your entries.
Jane

Aug 06, 2006 at 06:35 PM

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suse wrote:
That's a v. nice first entry, Ian.

If I'm honest, I think I find the left edge a bit distracting, I think I would have cropped off the intruding bits/background up to the triangle bit of the table. (Or else cloned them out.) Apart from that, it's got a lovely dof/atmosphere and tells a story, so bravo.

Thank you for your honesty and kindness

. The WA pics are so great I almost didn't enter this week. I really struggled with the theme of sin, but I think many people did. Thanks again for the constructive critique.

Ian

Aug 06, 2006 at 07:14 PM

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ironabike wrote:
Welcome! Ian, I agree with Suse on all counts. Great story telling--and the dof is good. I also agree that some of the bits/pieces detract and distract a bit. Not too late to fix them either. Will look forward to more of your entries.
Jane

Jane,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. Your honesty is greatly appreciated and so is your kindness concerning this pic. I've taken your suggestions and edited my OP. It does look a little better. Still, it's nothing like yours. Wow! Be careful who you show that to - it'll cause nightmares.

Ian

Aug 06, 2006 at 07:18 PM

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Nice job, first entry or not!

Judging by the unusually low number of entries (so far at least...) and my own lack of inspiration on this one, I would agree that this was a very difficult topic. You handled it very well, capturing a nice image that tells a story.

Ed

Aug 07, 2006 at 01:48 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #215: While the cat's away...

Very nice shot and good luck.

Aug 07, 2006 at 07:24 PM

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ESC in KC wrote:
Nice job, first entry or not!

Judging by the unusually low number of entries (so far at least...) and my own lack of inspiration on this one, I would agree that this was a very difficult topic. You handled it very well, capturing a nice image that tells a story.

Ed

Thanks, Ed. My first few attempts at this were way off the mark, too cluttered and obscure. So your comments are nice to hear

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Ian

Aug 07, 2006 at 10:35 PM

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bouchto wrote:
Very nice shot and good luck.

Thanks, Tom, and the same to you.

Ian

Aug 07, 2006 at 10:41 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · #215: While the cat's away...

This is a bump for a picture change - I'm hoping Fred noitices before the deadline

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Thanx,

Ian

Aug 08, 2006 at 09:57 AM

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twoshadows wrote:
This is a bump for a picture change - I'm hoping Fred noitices before the deadline

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Thanx,

Ian

I don't think that you will need the bump in order to get noticed. After all the tweaking that you have done, you have a very good entry; right on target for the WA. Good luck with your first entry.

Robert

Aug 08, 2006 at 10:37 AM

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relms wrote:
I don't think that you will need the bump in order to get noticed. After all the tweaking that you have done, you have a very good entry; right on target for the WA. Good luck with your first entry.

Robert

Sorry about the bump - I can see that the weekly entries has been updated. Til then I wasn't sure, and with all the changes I got a little nervous. Thanks for the guidance and the good words.

Ian

Aug 08, 2006 at 10:48 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · #215: While the cat's away...

With the editing, it's a clean and effective image. Good job!

Aug 08, 2006 at 12:18 PM

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Photon wrote:
With the editing, it's a clean and effective image. Good job!

Thanks, Jess

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Ian

Aug 08, 2006 at 02:36 PM

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Simple image, but well conveyed. IMHO I preferred the image with just the rings in color. But thats up tp you anyway.

Aug 08, 2006 at 03:25 PM

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gvarma wrote:
Simple image, but well conveyed. IMHO I preferred the image with just the rings in color. But thats up tp you anyway.

Thanks, Gotsy. I really struggled with this pic and finally settled on this one - although I could have just as easily kept the version you spoke of. In the end, I'll be happy to make the finals

. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Ian

Aug 08, 2006 at 10:17 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · #215: While the cat's away...

Ian.....nice job. I had the same shot in mind.....you beat me to it and did it superbly.
nice use of color/B&W
Peter

Aug 09, 2006 at 12:03 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · #215: While the cat's away...

canandaigua ph wrote:
Ian.....nice job. I had the same shot in mind.....you beat me to it and did it superbly.
nice use of color/B&W
Peter

Thank you, Peter.

Ian

Aug 09, 2006 at 10:20 AM


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