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FollowScruff keeps an eye on things, Bannockburn hill country farm, New Zealand
Scruff keeps an eye on things, Bannockburn hill country farm, New Zealand
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People's Choice in Cats big and small Photo Challenge
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annetteflottwell
November 21, 2018
He is amazing, but then you told him just that, didn't you? Anyhow, he is a great character.
How old is he? My Ronnie seems to be retiring at 10
How old is he? My Ronnie seems to be retiring at 10
occasionalclimber
November 21, 2018
He is about 10 too I think Annette. Slowing down a bit but with all that alpine air and space to roam he's living the feline dream.
jackiegoodwin
November 17, 2019
Beautiful - thank you for entering my challenge "animals of any kind" - good luck
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Behind The Lens
Location
In October - spring, on open hill country above a friend’s place near Bannockburn, Otago.Time
Dusk.Lighting
A little before the magic hour, but already softening to allow nice cloud texture and less shadowing.Equipment
A Nikon D750, a 24-120 F4 lens. For this shot the zoom setting was 31mm, ISO 100, F20 and shutter 1/60 sec.Inspiration
Scruff is an impressive cat. I’m more a dog fan than cat person, but Scruff is a real outdoor high country cat. By getting down low I could accentuate his proud demeanour. He also played the game by staying still for a bit and gazing purposefully in to the distance.Editing
Adjustments in Camera RAW to bring out the details and texture in the image. Then further polishing in Photoshop to optimise clarity and sharpness.In my camera bag
I love the mountains, so as little as possible - at present a Nikon D750 camera body, a Nikkor 24-120 small zoom and the 55-300 bigger zoom, a spare battery and beaten up lightweight tripod - good for hiking. If I'm going for a summit then it's even less - a compact Lumix TZ2200 with mirrorless through the lens digital view finder, full manual operation and RAW file capture - absolutely great when you still want to control your photography but need to keep moving and can't afford to have stuff hanging off you.Feedback
Just keep an open mind and look for interesting details and events happening around you. Challenge yourself to find a different angle – I think that’s what made the difference in this shot.