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Sheldon Cooper; 11-11-13; We rescued him this year. He is about 8 years old and a great cat. He loves to sit in the morning sun....
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Sheldon Cooper; 11-11-13; We rescued him this year. He is about 8 years old and a great cat. He loves to sit in the morning sun.
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9 Comments |
theodoreblack
 
theodoreblack November 11, 2013
Love the detail and the color, my he has some long legs lol
Shelly-MichelleM143 PRO+
 
Shelly-MichelleM143 November 14, 2013
Sheldon Cooper is beautiful!!!!!
I was to use him as a pillow! Great photo!
debbiekeithhellems
 
debbiekeithhellems November 15, 2013
This is really beautiful! Sheldon is really gorgeous :-) I'm so glad your sister has Sheldon to love :-)
kimberlyspencer1000
 
kimberlyspencer1000 November 23, 2013
I. Love. Cats.!!! Awww, Sheldon Cooper, you are sweet!
Verthosand
 
Verthosand November 27, 2013
Nicely captured!! Another beauty. Bravo!
johnnyspacely_1964
 
johnnyspacely_1964 December 29, 2013
Senior Degato Pretty fella
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 February 07, 2014
I love orange cats .. this is gorgeous !!
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vsidles October 10, 2014
I had two ginger kitties....brothers. Both have passed now from a genetic disorder. I miss them terribly. This is an awesome photo. God bless you for rescuing Sheldon!
darleneglaser
 
darleneglaser October 14, 2014
What a beautiful picture!
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at home in Oakley, California.

Time

This was taken around 4:00 PM.

Lighting

The sun was going down behind the window that Sheldon was lying down next to. I love the way it shows him basking in the sun.

Equipment

I shot this with a Nikon D800 and a Nikkor 28-300mm lens at 150mm. Hand held.

Inspiration

I have seen him lying in the sun and haven't went to get my camera. This time i finally did. He just looks so relaxed and happy, I wanted to capture that.

Editing

I cropped this to put his eyes in the rule of thirds. I also did the usual post-processing such as unsharp mask, noise reduction and color correction.

In my camera bag

I carry a Nikon D800 with a Nikkor 28-300mm lens.

Feedback

I always try to get the focus as sharp as I can on the eyes. If you can achieve that the photo has possibilities. To me the most important aspects are focus, exposure and composition.

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