My Dying Cat

Well, Like the topic says, my cat is on his way out. Its is 16years old, still looks good, but he is getting very, old very quickly. So I thought I would try get a nice picture of him before he goes.
Some crit on the pic would be nice. I tried to make it look as little like a snapshot as possible. Working?

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …isphotography/5​492450829/

This is a great photo. Lighting might be a touch underexposed but it's fine as is. Being an owner of 2 cats myself, cherish the moments you have with him. He looks really healthy for how old he is.

Yes, but honestly who cares... All that is important are the memories, whether or not the picture is any good from a photographers point of view is unimportant! Enjoy the time you've still got with him/her, I sure miss ours!

Give him a lot of love

I know that sad look....I had to put my wives cat to sleep and it felt like ****....Sorry and hope you enjoy him in his last days

Hard to give CC on this image due to the health of your kitty. We lost our old kitty last year to kidney failure. She was almost 20 years old. So I know how you feel. We just lost our Shepherd mix 2 weeks ago. So happy that I got some good photos of him not too long before we lost him. He was the best behaved dog I've ever had.

He's still handsome. Best wishes.

You could add a background light effect and a vignette to make it more like a portrait.

No C&C here, seems moot. The title is horribly
morbid

He is handsome and 16 years is an amazing time to have had to spend with him.

Wow, he looks like he pops off the page. I like it.

Pat B wrote in post #11944869
Wow, he looks like he pops off the page. I like it.

I have seen some Peano's PP work elsewhere on POTN, and it is all great.

He does have the right touch. Maybe he should teach a course on post processing. hint, hint

no c&c although ur cat looks amazing for 16

I lost my 17 year old cat recently and I still miss her terrible . I recognize the geriatric look in your cat's eyes.

Being an animal lover and coming from a family of animal lovers, I understand your motivation, but, as you asked for it....

now for some critique...

I like the shot, it is flattering to the cat (if that makes sense)
I think the DOF is an issue, I would like to see both eyes in focus (IMHO)
The cushion is a little blown, under his left paw, but Peano's edit removes that - nice.

This is quite sad. Good idea and picture though