Get rid of the crappy background?

posted April 1st, 2012
My neighbor has a doghouse on his lawn and today I saw a stray cat took up residance in the house today. I really liked the concept of the cat in the big doghouse. Her yellow eyes and gray fur were beautiful. I couldn't find a way to frame the shot without my neighbor's garden hoses trailing up the back of the building.

I am on the fence if there is anything I could do to save this background or if I am just more in love with the concept than I should be. Maybe I should have concentrated on just shooting a great shot of the cat?

Thoughts?



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posted April 4th, 2012
@jsw0109 @ladyjane @wilbo43 haha thank you guys! I think I know an other one were it fits in nicely... let see if I can find a moment to put it together ;-)
posted April 4th, 2012
posted April 4th, 2012
Haha! This thread is awesome!
posted April 7th, 2012
@suebarni Brill!
posted April 8th, 2012
Hilarious thread... better than tv...
posted April 9th, 2012
@suebarni Lmao this is my favorite one and cats hate water
posted April 10th, 2012
@gurry @beautifulthing

posted April 10th, 2012
posted April 10th, 2012
@pocketmouse Haha, sorry about your eyes Teresa, that was by request ;)
posted April 14th, 2012
OMG thank you all, you creative folks, for a great laugh this afternoon. Much appreciated.
posted December 30th, 2012
Bravo!
posted January 4th, 2013
Ohh my goodness!!! I was laughing so hard! Felt like I was playing "Where's kitty" lol Thank you all for the laughs!
posted January 6th, 2013
WOW - simply love all the creativity - my kudos go to @jsw0109 @elke @karens68 @gurry ... actually too many to include - just LOVE it! ... Ross @Scrivna, we could do with a "FaceBook LIKE" option :-D
posted January 7th, 2013
u guys are extremely creative
posted January 7th, 2013
This thread is a classic, trying not to laugh out loud at work when I'm meant to be working :)

Oh and BTW I like the hoses, gives it a place and feel for the backyard!
posted April 1st, 2013
Oh yes, I agree...would be good to have a like button on here @githaofegestal

what fabulous thread.
posted April 3rd, 2013
Oh this looked like too much fun to pass by.
If you don't have photoshop (I don't only Lightroom) and you have Gimp but don't know how to use it, you can use Ipiccy.

Some more options:
1) blur out background
2) use the curve and either darken or white out the background then use the eraser to bring back what you want
3) clone out the unwanted stuff

posted April 4th, 2013
You guys are awesome! Those are hilarious.
posted April 7th, 2013
you are all genius!
posted May 4th, 2013
@ladyjane One of my favourite paintings by one of my favourite artists. Love your twist.
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