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Ember in the Dark
Ember in the Dark
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Backlighting VIII (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Location: Iceland
Date: Nov 24, 2025
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2025

 The image is processed in Lightroom.
The processing was quite traditional, the background was made dark and the cat was made softer and worked with lighting and shadows. Then the image is cropped to

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 30
Avg (all users): 6.6296
Avg (participants): 6.5000
Avg (non-participants): 6.8182
Views since voting: 139
Views during voting: 43
Votes: 27
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 12/03/2025 11:30:50 PM
ha. he even looks icelandic.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/03/2025 02:31:36 PM
Congrats! Not only a beautiful cat but the image of the cat is stunning and crisp.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/30/2025 10:20:17 AM
Gorgeous portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/29/2025 10:34:01 PM
Living on the WILD side! :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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