What should I do differently

[Onerider]

What do you think of this? I'm still struggling. The space on the right bothers me some but it seemed too confining to crop it closer.

 

[The_Traveler]

IMO, it is way over-saturated and the background is too intrusive and bright.

 

[dhris]

Having the eyes fall in the horizontal centre would normally bother me in terms of composition; but I find the tailing swishing out to the corner to effectively keep the comp from feeling too centred. It's certainly debatable though.

I wouldn't crop it even a millimetre from the right.

A BW conversion would do well--though you have that stick on the UL to deal with; and, well, you lose the cat's signature hue.

 

[Onerider]

Ok, thanks. I'll adjust that. I wanted him too stand out but I guess I went too far.

 

[Onerider]

dhris..there are even more distractions to the left if I were to recrop in that direction, so I'm kinda stuck. Did you mean the eyes were too centered in the vertical instead of horizontal?

 

[Rick50]

IMO, it is way over-saturated and the background is too intrusive and bright.

I tend to agree here. A wider aperture may have helped but checking the background is something I get caught on. I'm gradually learning to check it on every pic I take.

 

[CaptainNapalm]

Your background appears too busy and overpowering in relation to the main subject.

 

[Onerider]

Thanks for the pointers. I'll try to keep a better eye on the backgrounds and not over compensate the colors.