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cameraNIKON D5100

settings Aperture f/3.8 ISO 800 Shutter 10/1600 

upload_dateApr, 2013

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44 Comments | Report
bethkira
 
bethkira April 14, 2013
So cute!
moniqueklaui
 
moniqueklaui May 08, 2013
Great accident! Luv this shot! :)
GordonD
 
GordonD May 30, 2014
That is wonderful< congratulations on you feature :)
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta May 30, 2014
Nice shot. Congratulations.
catini
 
catini May 30, 2014
Great capture, congrats on your feature!
mloiz
 
mloiz May 30, 2014
Nice capture!!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud May 30, 2014
very cute capture. Congrats on your feature.
LionesLens
 
LionesLens May 30, 2014
Congratulations!
marklewis
 
marklewis May 30, 2014
Love it
meshersmith
 
meshersmith May 30, 2014
Congrats on your Feature!
juditharmstrong
 
juditharmstrong May 30, 2014
wonderful shot
wolfgangprader
 
wolfgangprader May 31, 2014
great capture.
tjsearch
 
tjsearch May 31, 2014
Great shot... I have the same camera, it takes great pictures but its the person behind the camera that knows just how to take it! You did wonderfully!
rakesh
 
rakesh May 31, 2014
good focus
Ashleyleirer
 
Ashleyleirer May 31, 2014
Looks exactly like my cat! A phenomenal picture!
Sallyh45
 
Sallyh45 June 01, 2014
stunning capture
prasajith
 
prasajith June 01, 2014
wonderful
slcorner
 
slcorner June 01, 2014
Great close up of the nose :)
JBordons
 
JBordons June 03, 2014
Lucky or not, it's a great shot.
BRYNPhotography
 
BRYNPhotography June 05, 2014
Great Capture :)
Skate2
 
Skate2 June 05, 2014
Awwww so cute!!!!
yanithayani
 
yanithayani June 06, 2014
So cute ♡♡
BeccaLynn PRO+
 
BeccaLynn June 10, 2014
Very nice!
cristinagiannotta
 
cristinagiannotta June 14, 2014
bellissimo !
vojce
 
vojce June 21, 2014
bravo,he he better then mik jager tonque
richardlogue
 
richardlogue June 22, 2014
Nice
pedromother
 
pedromother July 08, 2014
great capture.really cute
fotogalmexican Platinum
 
fotogalmexican November 24, 2014
love the detail in the nose
alanlarick
 
alanlarick November 26, 2014
Great shot!!
helendoman
 
helendoman January 07, 2015
Such a great photo
sydneyosbourne
 
sydneyosbourne January 26, 2015
Kudos!
PatleV
 
PatleV February 19, 2015
What a great picture. Love it.
deeschindlervanbilliard
 
deeschindlervanbilliard February 26, 2015
Spectacular shot
pamelainob
 
pamelainob March 07, 2015
Great capture! Accidents can be the best!
BigFellaDave
 
BigFellaDave March 09, 2015
love the focus on the nose, very unusual, what makes it a top shot
Oleole
 
Oleole June 26, 2015
This is my cat!! :)
erewego
 
erewego June 28, 2015
Great timing :)
prisca
 
prisca July 14, 2015
this photo is crazy awesome, i love
Marsstation
 
Marsstation August 11, 2015
Great moment!! :)
catherinemary
 
catherinemary November 07, 2015
Amazing capture :)
ahmedfouadibraheem
 
ahmedfouadibraheem August 04, 2016
More than excellent.
SuperPhotos
 
SuperPhotos August 10, 2016
Nicely done!
alianapotter
 
alianapotter January 04, 2017
love this!!
Maartjesphotography
 
Maartjesphotography November 06, 2017
Hello, I have created a challenge for the best photo's showing an animals tongue. Are you interested?

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Tags

#cute #adorable #cat #feline #tabby #nikon #nikon D5100 #Close up #macro
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Behind The Lens

Location
I took this photo in my kitchen. My cat was sitting in one of the chairs around our table, peaking through the back at the birds eating at the feeder right outside the window.
Time
Around 11AM. Late morning to early afternoon.
Lighting
I depended on the morning sunlight coming through the window my feline friend was looking out of. I did not use any flashes or artificial lighting. The lights in the room were switched off.
Equipment
Nikon D5100 and my Nikon 85mm micro telephoto lens.
Inspiration
I had just bought the lens, and wanted to experiment with it. My cat has always been my perfect model, so I decided to use him. He was hungrily gazing out the kitchen window at the birds, while sitting ever so nicely in a chair. It provided me with an excellent opportunity.
Editing
I only cropped the image. In the original, part of the chair was blocking the side of Tyson's face. It was distracting, so I cropped it in close to his expression. I love the result, cropping the image gave it a much different perspective.
In my camera bag
Two camera bodies (D5100 and D7000), 85mm micro telephoto lens, 18-55mm kit lens, 55-200mm zoom lens, and an 18-105mm kit lens. All of the products are Nikon.
Feedback
Experiment with lenses that give you a shallow depth of field. It may give your image a unique perspective. Originally, I hated this lens for that exact reason. After taking this experimental image, I began to respect it. This is one of the cooler photos I have taken, in my opinion. This is because it is very different from anything I have done previously. The shallow depth of field limited what I could have in focus severely. It made me ask myself a difficult question: have the eyes in focus, or the nose? People often say the eyes are windows to the soul. In many photos I've seen (even feline portraits), photographers always focus on the eyes. I felt like it was an unspoken rule. Well, I tried both. As it turns out, having the eyes in focus but not the nose didn't look right to me. I attempted to take a photo with Tyson's nose in focus. He surprised me by licking his lips as I pressed the shutter down. If I hadn't decided to break the unspoken eye rule at that very moment, I would've missed out on this fun photograph.

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