I like your perspective and the angle--it appears as though you're shooting up at the cat statue. I think it's great that you used a statue of a cat instead of a real one, it's different. I like the contrast between the wall color and the green eyes, but I think you could have played that up even more. The cracks and discoloration show age, and that adds a vintage vibe to me. I'd like to see more of the right ear of the cat and see how it would look if the wall space was on the right side of the image, following the eyeline of the cat instead of the left. The light stream emitting towards the cat balances the blank space on that side and aids the cat's eyeline. You could have worked on the exposure a bit to give the wrinkles more depth.
As a whole, your piece fits into an inanimate animal category. Obviously we all had the same topic, but yours is unique because it's a statue of a cat, as opposed to a real cat. The positioning of the subject makes it almost like a portrait, but the cropping makes it work "uniquely" in my opinion. You probably had more control over the lining up of your shot because your subject matter wasn't moving. It fits into the whole in my opinion because it's a unique shot of an animal, animate or inanimate. The factors making this shot unique, also make it stand out from the other shots, so it doesn't quite fit into the whole, but I believe it works with the prompt. You could have gone even closer to the statue and cropped it to around the eyes to get a more disembodied look that might have been more intriguing, but the fur gives it depth and texture. The factors making this shot unique, also make it stand out from the other shots, so it doesn't quite fit into the whole, but I believe it works with the prompt.
A case where breaking all the composition rules work. The age of state of the cat draw us in… and using short leading lines from the eyes minimize the effect of the power of the gaze.
I like your perspective and the angle--it appears as though you're shooting up at the cat statue. I think it's great that you used a statue of a cat instead of a real one, it's different. I like the contrast between the wall color and the green eyes, but I think you could have played that up even more. The cracks and discoloration show age, and that adds a vintage vibe to me. I'd like to see more of the right ear of the cat and see how it would look if the wall space was on the right side of the image, following the eyeline of the cat instead of the left. The light stream emitting towards the cat balances the blank space on that side and aids the cat's eyeline. You could have worked on the exposure a bit to give the wrinkles more depth.
ReplyDeleteAs a whole, your piece fits into an inanimate animal category. Obviously we all had the same topic, but yours is unique because it's a statue of a cat, as opposed to a real cat. The positioning of the subject makes it almost like a portrait, but the cropping makes it work "uniquely" in my opinion. You probably had more control over the lining up of your shot because your subject matter wasn't moving. It fits into the whole in my opinion because it's a unique shot of an animal, animate or inanimate. The factors making this shot unique, also make it stand out from the other shots, so it doesn't quite fit into the whole, but I believe it works with the prompt. You could have gone even closer to the statue and cropped it to around the eyes to get a more disembodied look that might have been more intriguing, but the fur gives it depth and texture. The factors making this shot unique, also make it stand out from the other shots, so it doesn't quite fit into the whole, but I believe it works with the prompt.
Nice photo!
-Audrey
A case where breaking all the composition rules work. The age of state of the cat draw us in… and using short leading lines from the eyes minimize the effect of the power of the gaze.
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