Look at the eyes

[saera]

My cat Koopa staring intensely ...I like the light in his eyes in this photo!



Canon Rebel XT

Shutter speed: 1/80
Focal length: 43mm
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400

Absolutely no photoshop, aside from resizing and cropping.

Overall I am happy with this picture, though it could probably use a little tweaking. What do you think? Do you think the colors bright enough, and is the picture sharp enough?

Thanks for your help!
Saera

[Jboy]

The square crop works really well for the subject, and you did a great job at filling the frame. Sharpness is also very good, especially since you stopped down to f/7.1

I would suggest a little bit more PP though. Using Levels in combination with increasing the saturation would work wonders on making this image pop.

You might also try using a wider aperture (such as f/5.6) and a lower ISO to improve your bokeh (drawing attention to the cat) and removing some of the noise.

[itheniks]

Sharpness is very good. I think some colour adjustments would bring more fun in this pic.
Just try to adjust colour balance and a bit contrast.

[goalieg00]

The onbly suggestion I would have for this picture is to brighten the eyes up a little bit. Youre right, the reflection of the lights in the eyes are great but they are a little dark in the upper half of the eyes. Im not a wiz in PP but I know there is a thread on this site which will take you step by step and should make those eyes pop out at you. Nicely done!

[HoosierGal]

Nice shot. Sharpness is good, and nice catchlights. I would prefer the colors to be a little brighter.