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This is Harry being lazy. 
But I need help with the editing. I keep trying to edit this in different ways and it doesn't work out... but without any editing, there looks like there's something wrong as well. I tried lightening the eyes, but it turned out strange... I'd really appreciate a mod, thanks!
| Brand: | Sony |
| Camera: | Sony Alpha SLT-A55V |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 28 Dec 2011 - 4:20 PM |
| Focal Length: | 55mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/10sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 1600 |
| Exposure Mode: | Action (High speed) |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Lazy Hazy Harry | |
| Username: | 
Sararose | |
| Uploaded: | 30 Dec 2011 - 11:35 PM | |
| Tags: | Bokeh, Cat, Close-up, Pets / captive animals, Whiskers | |
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| Votes: | 9 | |
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Its just underexposed. I made a layer copy, changed mode to screen, used a mask to remove brightness behind the cat. Used the shadow tool in CS5 to lighted the eyes, and added catchlights by painting over existing small catchlights with a soft white brush.
Use the onboard flash for these shots, it should perform as a fill flash, low power, and will do a great job on the eyes. Shutter speed was very low, so youre lucky to get a decent shot at all!
Loaded a mod, happy new year.
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A gorgeous capture, I love the way you've caught the coloured lights in the background.
Although Banehawi has already given you a brilliant mod, I thought I'd have a go too. I haven't made a better one then Banehawi's, just different!
I selected the lights in the background and adjusted the contrast, then, after selecting 'inverse' I adjusted the cat's head (making it a lot lighter). After that I zoomed right in to the eyes and played with the 'burn' and 'dodge' tools. Thank you for allowing us to 'play' with your image - it was fun! 
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