[Na Horuk]

I was walking down the street and noticed a cat in the window, took some quick snaps. I think it wanted to open the window. Took the photo with the Industar 50-2 mounted on the K-01. I posted this on 500px and am not sure why its not liked. Any tips would be appreciated, on post processing and the like. I didn't want to change the WB to warmer because it was a pretty overcast day and I think it fits the mood. More info about the photo and bigger version (if you press M) here.

Camera
PENTAX K-01

Focal Length
50mm

Exposure
1/125s

ISO
320

[lister6520]

Beautiful photo but the blue cast is letting it down. The window looking bluish probably would be OK but cat's fur is also looking bluish.

I would also crop it to about 2/3 its current size .

[Gregory_51]

Hello
I like the pose of the cat looking out and up. A few thoughts on what you might change. The WB is quite blue which you want to keep as it was cloudy but I might warm it up a touch. I would straighten the perspective and crop in as I find the bricks distracting. Cropping in would make the subject larger in the frame and place it in a better spot. I might bump up the saturation and sharpness on the cat to make it stand out a bit better. I did an edit to show what I mean and posted it here. alternative edit on right of photo by Na Horuk | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Just my 2 cents.
Regards
Greg

[Na Horuk]

Thanks for the comments! I see your point, thats a great edit

[Na Horuk]

So I've reprocessed the shot according to the things pointed out and posted it here:
500px / Untitled by Stolpulus II
Doing better already Thanks for the tips

[loco]

Love your changes to it! The pose is very cute and well captured. The square bits on the material behind add a nice touch. Personally, I might crop it even more to put the cat a bit more off center to the right, but I really think it looks quite good now.

[jcserlet]

i have seen your shot after post processing and found it perfect
a good idea by keeping the cat in all the window

[sam-joseph]

My crop would almost totally remove the window at right. It's still a good shot though.

Regards

[burzum]

lovely tones!

[wildman]

Probably further than you want to go but just throw it out as an idea...

[Na Horuk]

Ah, this thread. Thanks, Burzum!

Wildman, yes, the way you treated it looks better - more contrast, better colours, more texture, more powerful crop.. definitely a more modern interpretation. I kind of wanted to keep the photo dreamy, hazy, low contrast. But that is a very good way of processing that photo, thanks for sharing

[wildman]

I kind of wanted to keep the photo dreamy, hazy, low contrast.

I understand.
A difficult mood to capture either in camera or PP.
How about a well toned BW?

[Na Horuk]

I don't know how to make soft black and white photos, I tend to make my black and white photos very contrasty