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Veikka and Tinka hugging



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Behind The Lens

Location

I took it in my office on the desk in front of the window in Kirkkonummi, Finland. Very mundane, nothing exiting about the place.

Time

it was a September afternoon about 3 pm when the sun started to stream into my office and my cats found a nice spot to sniff the fresh air from the window and enjoy the warmth of the sun.

Lighting

The natural light from the window was the source. I use natural light in my photos, personally I am not a fan of the flash. ISO 200, f/4, 1/160sec.

Equipment

Sony SLT-A65V camera, handheld.

Inspiration

Capturing an affectionate moment between my cats while they where enjoying a to sniff the fresh air from the window and enjoy the warmth of the sun. Washing and hugging each other. They where very affectionate to each other, unfortunately our beautiful white Veikka cat passed away.

Editing

This is an quick shot and as I mostly prefer natural editing, not using overly colorful or images full detail, I have adjusted the exposure and contrast in this photo and and cropping some background and adding light vignette to the corners.

In my camera bag

I have an old Sony SLT-A65V. Konica- Minolta lens 18-70mm 1:35-5.6, Sigma Zoom 18-200mm 1:3.5-6.3 II DC HSM, Sony macro2.8/50 and also I have Olympus OM-D E-M10 II with Olympus 14-150mm 1:4-5.6 and Olympus 45mm 1:1.8. I also have IPhone 12

Feedback

Capturing a moment, well you have to be aware, have your camera available. Hope to capture it before it passes. Be alert.

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