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cat-a-tonic
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Copyright: Kate Braun (kateb) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 514 W: 153 N: 338] (2991)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-15
Categories: Humorous, Experimental
Camera: Olympus C-50 ZOOM
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cats of the world [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-16 16:20
Viewed: 1184
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My final contribution for the February/March scavenger hunt, for the "puns" category.

This was a real challenge for me, as I had to use existing photos I'd taken within the time frame, and couldn't take any new ones (battery charger problem). I used a beer bottle from my "repetition" photo (taken on 15/2/06) - some might consider beer to be a tonic! - and combined it with one of my cat (taken on 14/2/06), not taken for this purpose - otherwise I'd have tried to get a photo of the cat looking a bit less energetic!

Post processing: I erased all the background from around the bottle, opened up the cat photo, resized it, resized the bottle to an appropriate size, then pasted it in. I also selected the area on the cat photo near the base of the bottle and darkened it, to try and make the bottle fit in a bit better. The perspective and lighting in the two pictures was very different, but hopefully not too blatantly so.

Added note (18 March) - Thanks to bebu for a very entertaining workshop, it's well worth taking a look!
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This describes how I'm feeling right now - although I'm having caffeine to get me going! You've done a lot of work with your PP to get this result and it's turned out well. Good to have chosed a cat pic without shadows, which can complicate matters.
Karen

Kate!! get your charger fixed!!

This is sooo funny, and well done!

TFS

GT

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  • bebu Gold Star Critiquer [C: 272 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-03-17 3:57]
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Really funny shot here. Nice colors, sharp & composition. Workshop very good.
Great idea
Bebu

I had WS for you. Hope you don't mind. Please enjoy!

Always funny association A bottle and... I did it with very young kids :) Have the impression the cat have a curious interest for the bottle!
Nice!

Congratulations for both, idea an execution!
Very well done.
Cheers!
Carmem

Great combination, very good title.

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  • PavelL Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 27 N: 169] (1295)
  • [2006-05-11 15:38]

Hi Kate!
I like this HPP!
It is very FUNNY!
PavelL

La mira fijamente
avariciosamente
con un gran deseo :)
Una foto con sentido del humor :)
Saludos

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