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		 | My  wife  convinced  me  that  this  was  worth  posting.  Three  different  layers  of  the  cut-out  dome  were  merged  to  create  the  cage.  I  changed  the  big  cat's  eyes  and  thought  the  composition  suported  the  theme. |  
 
 
 
 
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						|   | TofuTheGreat I'd be nervous if I was that bird.  the cage looks like it's made of paper.
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						|   | nyxxie nice!
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						|   | AlmostPerfect ...
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						|   | jerry717 A little sharpness on the dome element would be very helpful here because it appears that the bird and the cat are more focused which throws off the depth perception in the image as a whole. Very nice concept though.
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						|   | billtvshow nice effort
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						|   | OneChiefRocker cool
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						|   | TheShaman dig it Patre, what happened to the birds left wing though?
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						|   | jefflang007 the depth and focus of the cage work well regadless of the construction.  could have worked better as a domestic pet situation.
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						|   | Eve good one, Pat. Very creative!
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						|   | Vlad Tough one to pull off Patre. Good job.
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						|   | Goat1981 Cool!
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						|   | jcfreak63 If the bird and cat are in focus,and they are, then the cage SHOULD be,and is, out of focus.
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						|   | timwilder I like this.  I like it that the cage looks somewhat flimsy.  It adds to the tenuousness of the situation at hand.
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						|   | Chukn8r :)
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						|   | babydolll good idea!
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						|   | blue_lurker Nice work and looks like a loot of work as well Pat. I like the theme, and the cat looks like it's ready for some "Squab"
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						|   | Synthvet very good
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						|   | 16ozBud ...
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						|   | Serps :)
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						|   | Wett neat composition
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						|   | <senzotaku> this must be some kindah effort job, well done :)
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						|   | marcoballistic nice one Pat
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						|   | mikey Great job!!
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						|   | bumperskittles ...
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						|   | Lord David HA!
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						|   | karell good idea :)
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						|   | Lrossa ...
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						|   | Claf Nice! :)
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						|   | YerPalAl Lot of work vote
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						|   | cafn8d ...
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						|   | deshone ;]
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						|   | gravyboat ...
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						|   | Patre Thanks  for  the  tip,  Jerry.  All  the  layers  and  the  bird  were  merged.  but  I  sharpened  them  anyway.  Maybe  some  slight  improvement.
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						|   | Patre All  the  cage  layers  and  the  bird  were  merged.
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						|   | Patre Thanks  Tofu  for  your  vote  and  comment  under  today's  pic.    I  was  concerned  that  the  cage  might  appear  too  flimsy,  and  I  spent    some  time  trying  to  alter  it  to  get  a  color  that  would  work  to    "toughen"  it.  I  also  thought  about  a  different  texture,but  I
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						|   | Patre was  worried    that  with  a  different  texture  the  source  "dome"  could  not  be  identified.    So  I  went  with  the  original  source  texture  and  hoped  the  idea  would    carry  the  weight  of  theme.      All  the  best,      Pat(Patre)  :)
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						|   | Patre Shaman,  the  left  wing  is  subtle  ,  but  does  appear  on  my  monitor.  It  might    just  be  a  question  of  individual  monitor's  gamma  settings.
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						|   | TheShaman maybe,  being  a  graphic  designer,  my  monitor  is  calibrated  weekly,  so  i  dunno.  just  looks  like  the  wing  had  been  erased,  but  still  i  dig  the  overall  picture,  the  wing  doesnt  take  away  from  anything,  i  was  just  curious
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						|   | TheShaman by  left  wing  i  mean  the  birds  left  too,  not  by  our  perspective  ;)
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						|   | Patre Yes,  the  bird's  left  wing  was  what  I  was  referring  to..
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						|   | TheShaman ok!  ::beer::  just  making  sure  we're  talking  about  the  same  thing
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						|   | TofuTheGreat Patre:  I  like  the  that  the  cage  looks  like  paper.    That's  what  sells  the  story  to  me.    I  wouldn't  change  a  thing  about  the  cage.
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				| Why the caged bird sings |  
			| by Patre 
   Created September 09, 2005
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			10 comments
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