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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Rennesøy, Norway
Date: Aug 12, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Candid, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

 Well didn´t really shoot serious photography at all this month, I was on vacation almost all of it and it was the first proper vacation I have taken since 2005 so I was really in the mindset to just relax and take it easy.

We went to Norway, Stavanger to more precise for almost three weeks and I only took family snapshots the whole time, it was brilliant. I don´t have the name of this cat, it was being "babysitted" by people we visited. I am not really much of an cat person but I was playing with it with a piece of string and I noticed it had some interest in the neck strap of the camera so I removed the lenscap, did some quick exposure adjustments and took this shot blind (that is, not looking through the viewfinder), holding the camera against the floor. It´s taken at 16mm so you can imagine how close the cat was.

I have a feeling this shot won´t do very well, pet photographs are a bit overdone here at DPC as far as I am concerned so I wont heckle anyone who votes this down, feel free, I probably would as well. I like this shot though and think I did allright considering it´s one of my first times ever photographing a pet. I do like the focus, distortion and lighting in it and the expression of the cat so I really don´t care how it will score, my guess is a mid 5 score. I will take next month seriously though, am back to work and really refreshed so look out!

Spent about 2 minutes processing it, just raw conversion and removed a pillow in the backround.

I am really happy with this score, was about 0.2 higher than I guessed and it got a whopping 6 favorites during voting, I have only gotten so many faves during voting 2-3 times before and I appreciate that much more than a 6.6 score, thx guys and gals! :D

Statistics
Place: 238 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.6987
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6610
Avg (non-participants): 5.8158
Views since voting: 1983
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 156
Comments: 20
Favorites: 13 (view)

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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 10/05/2008 10:22:45 PM
This is great! It looks like a cat looking down from heaven!
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 09/08/2008 03:49:04 PM
5.6?? Are you kidding me? I put this as a favorite within 2 seconds of seeing it. This is beyond a "pet shot." The DOF and lighting are fantastic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/08/2008 09:45:03 AM
Great shot. Definitely underated. I gave you a 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/08/2008 07:44:17 AM
Love it!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 09/08/2008 01:55:18 AM
This got full marks from me, I really dug the washed out but super cool dof. Excellent work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/08/2008 12:28:53 AM
Some of us REALLY liked this! Wonderful experiment!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/07/2008 08:08:39 PM
This would really have been wonderful in the "Overexposed" challenge...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/07/2008 06:27:09 PM
Amazing effect. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-R1
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 09/07/2008 03:53:37 PM
nicely (over)exposed
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/07/2008 11:29:32 AM
interesting cat-shot! like the pov. The eyes could be tad brighter, IMO
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/06/2008 04:32:10 PM
Very very good. Top marks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 09/05/2008 09:51:06 PM
This would've been great for the overexposed challenge. Really like what you did here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 09/05/2008 06:20:11 PM
interesting shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/04/2008 07:25:59 PM
WAY cool. Great shot, great processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2008 07:17:21 AM
Adorable. I like the orange hues and high key effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/02/2008 04:05:47 PM
Fantastic shot, love the lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 09/02/2008 06:19:55 AM
great DOF. this would have made a nice entry for "Overexposure" too
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 09/01/2008 01:33:52 PM
kitttyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 09/01/2008 02:19:46 AM
Love this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/01/2008 01:30:34 AM
Outstanding! That ceiling pattern adds a very nice graphical element, without being overpowering.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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