Curled up...
Curled up...
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Winner in Fur Ball Photo Challenge
Winner in Sleep Photo Challenge
Winner in Sandman Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Winter Warmers Photo Challenge
Winner in Sleeping cats Photo Challenge
Winner in Rescues Photo Challenge
Winner in Cute dogs and cats Photo Challenge
Winner in Our pets! Photo Challenge
Winner in Softly Sleeping Photo Challenge
Winner in Sleeping Beauty (Pets) Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Animals up close Photo Challenge
People's Choice in At home Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Lazy! Photo Challenge
Winner in Furry animals Photo Challenge
Winner in Anything with Furrrr Photo Challenge
Winner in Home is where your cat is Photo Challenge
Winner in Animal Closeups Photo Challenge
Winner in Brown Animals Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Animal Smiles Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Felines, Photo Challenge
Winner in Sleepy kittens Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Pets of the past Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Kitten Love Photo Challenge
Winner in Cats Only Photo Challenge
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Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Outstanding Creativity
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susanneradke
May 17, 2015
Hey Eelco - this is just the essence of a sleeping cat - beautiful! Thank you for all your positive recognition! I think we ike the same things...
heikebartkowiak
October 03, 2015
this photo has so much peace .. one of my fav photos in your portfolio
chrisboyce
October 12, 2015
Thanks for entering my challenge. This reminds me of all the cats, and there have been many, that have slept on my lap. Technically there's little wrong with this, maybe the colour balance is a bit warm.
Tiff
March 24, 2016
Congratulations on winning people's choice in my 'Kitten Love' photo challenge. Great shot.
joycealicesmith
March 24, 2016
What a great capture! Looks so comfy! Congratulations on winning People's Choice!
mihrt
February 22, 2017
this is such a beautiful capture - congrats on all the awards for this image - well deserved!
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in Portugal, in our backyard.Time
It was about 4 pm and our cat was laying under the tree nicely curled up, enjoying the shade.Lighting
The sun came low from the side and was filtered by the tree above our cat wich gave me the perfect light for a natural shot.Equipment
I used my wonderful Lumix DMC-TZ60 and shot by hand, without a flash.Inspiration
Our cat was very photogenic and I took many photos of her... When I saw her laying under the tree so beautifully curled up, I wanted to make a nice detail photo of her, showing her wonderful fur with the minimal details of her nose and eyes.Editing
Mostly I try to edit as little as possible... this photo is cropped and I enhanced the contrast just a bit, that's all.In my camera bag
I don't have a bag of equipment... My love for natural beauty and spontanious composition is enough for the moment. I always carry my Lumix DMC-TZ60 with me, wich practically fits in my back pocket and I never have to worry about the extra equipment as I am in the beginning of the learning process of photography.Feedback
If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... In this case I wanted to Isolate our cat within a simple but detailed composition. Once I get home and open my laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. I carefully cut off the surrounding details to focus all attention on the composition of the cat. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!