The Watcher

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That's some buttery-sweet bokeh you've got there. Really sets the cat apart from the background. The blacks are almost too black, but I see hair highlights in there, so I think this is almost as perfect as you could make this shot. If you want me to quibble, the cat's profile line is too close to center--a more horizontal shot would give a more pleasing asymmetry to the shot, but that's a minor complaint.

jblaschke wrote in post #6561693
That's some buttery-sweet bokeh you've got there. Really sets the cat apart from the background. The blacks are almost too black, but I see hair highlights in there, so I think this is almost as perfect as you could make this shot. If you want me to quibble, the cat's profile line is too close to center--a more horizontal shot would give a more pleasing asymmetry to the shot, but that's a minor complaint.

I appreciate your comments and I agree about the framing. I had composed a number of different framing options and saw things that I did not like about each of them including this one.

I really do like the EF 70-200 f/2.8 lens which has a nearly circular aperture.

A nice tack-sharp image especially at the eye. I guess it has some loss of hair above it's eye. Seems bright there. And I'd like to see more of it's head and ears to make it look more cat-like. EDIT: BTW I'm from DFW originally, In Japan now.

SwingBopper wrote in post #6562734
A nice tack-sharp image especially at the eye. I guess it has some loss of hair above it's eye. Seems bright there. And I'd like to see more of it's head and ears to make it look more cat-like. EDIT: BTW I'm from DFW originally, In Japan now.

Thanks for the comments. Since you mention the thin hair, it does sort of resemble hair loss, but actually all cats have very thin hair between the eye and ear, but it is especially noticeable on black cats that have underlying light skin. Because they are hunters, the ear-eye connection on cats is very close and the thin hair area acts like an extension of the ear in focusing the sound.

Here is a larger image of Shadow (25% crop) -- the image is a clickable link to a 100% crop.

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the 1st photo is really nice

I really like the 2nd of Shadow. I'm not a cat-man obviously, but I do enjoy watching them stalk and play. Thanks for the explanation of the thin hair.