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Cat portraits

Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Hi,

Here are a couple of portraits of our cat, which I took in natural light. He is extremely camera shy and averts his eyes and turns his head, but I got finally lucky in my millionth attempt to photograph him.




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Boogie Wonderland







Cheers,

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John Angulat

pro member
Hi Cem,
Thank you for your perseverence!
That first shot is amazing!
The turn of the head, the DOF...wow!
...and those blue eyes!!!!
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Thanks John and Rachel.

@John: I have been trying for 6 years now, so I was bound to get some results eventually ;-)

Cheers,
 
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Bart_van_der_Wolf

pro member
John Angulat said:
Hi Cem,
Thank you for your perseverence!
That first shot is amazing!
The turn of the head, the DOF...wow!
...and those blue eyes!!!!
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I agree with John, I like the pose in no.1 best, although the stare in no.2 is piercing. The blue eyes are magnets for the viewer, and the shallow DOF make sure we also stay focused.

Cheers,
Bart
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Thanks Bart, much appreciated. I was trying to achieve a shallow DOF much like in the squirrel picture. The focusing was done manually through the viewfinder, thanks to the EG-S super-precision focusing screen. I am very glad to have installed that focusing screen following your recommendation. And the 100mm 2.8 macro lens with its excellent bokeh did the rest.

Cheers,
 
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janet Smith

pro member
Cem_Usakligil said:
the 100mm 2.8 macro lens with its excellent bokeh did the rest
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Hi Cem

My preference is for No 1, Boogie has the most beautiful eyes, I know how difficult it is with pets, our old dog Kim was camera shy too and would turn away from the lens, so well done for your perseverance these are lovely. I agree about the 100mm 2.8 - it's one of my favourite lenses too!
 
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Kathy Rappaport

pro member
Cem_Usakligil said:
Thanks John and Rachel.

@John: I have been trying for 6 years now, so I was bound to get some results eventually ;-)

Cheers,
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Cem - lovely shot of Boogie.

If it weren't for a flower shoot for the Flowers by the Wayside thread and my 100 2.8 macro I'd have missed my favorite image of Gizmo since he too runs from the lens.

One of my images of Daisy at the studio is with the 50 1.2 and only her nose is focused. I have people come in and ask for that for kids shots.
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Thanks a lot Charlotte, Paul and Kathy. I think we all are unanimous that the 1st one is a better portrait, although I suspect that the second one would receive a warmer welcome had I shown that one individually w/o the first picture. ;-)

@Kathy: did you show that image of Daisy here before? Now I'm curious :)

Cheers,
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Hi Ruben, Fouad,

Thank you very much, I appreciate that you take your time to stop by and comment.

@Fouad: my name is just Cem ;-)


Cheers,
 
fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
Cem, a lovely portrait. Those eyes..those eyes!

You have controlled the exposure well and my thanks to the feline for staying put.

Thanks for sharing a beautiful member of the family with us.


Regards.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cem_Usakligil said:
Hi,

Here are a couple of portraits of our cat, which I took in natural light. He is extremely camera shy and averts his eyes and turns his head, but I got finally lucky in my millionth attempt to photograph him.
Click to expand...


f18649.jpg

Boogie Wonderland​

Cem,

I'd never have predicted I'd be admiring picture of a cat! I used to deride "cat pictures" taken by people who collect lens and use the cat's whiskers as their test chart! Well here we are all enjoying an entirely novel cat picture which seems to me to be a true portrait of just one cat, one unique cat in the entire world. There's unusual asymmetry in the lighting and the eye color and iris color and micro detail is nothing less than starling!

I must commend you on this splendid picture and that you did not take Boogle Wonderland's "No!" as the final word!

Asher
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Asher Kelman said:
Cem,

I'd never have predicted I'd be admiring picture of a cat! I used to deride "cat pictures" taken by people who collect lens and use the cat's whiskers as their test chart! Well here we are all enjoying an entirely novel cat picture which seems to me to be a true portrait of just one cat, one unique cat in the entire world. There's unusual asymmetry in the lighting and the eye color and iris color and micro detail is nothing less than starling!

I must commend you on this splendid picture and that you did not take Boogle Wonderland's "No!" as the final word!

Asher
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Thanks Asher! Boogie Wonderland is called simply Boogie in daily life. He is a Ragdoll with a certified family tree, hence the full name he is entitled to ;-).

Cheers,
 
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