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This morning I was looking out through my kitchen window over the field next to my house, which is currently being built on, but I won’t get bogged down with that, when one of the local ‘wild’ cats jumped up onto the fence and just mooched up and down a bit. He stopped for a few moments so I grabbed my camera which still had my 50mm on it so rather than miss a chance to grab him I just left it on and shot through the window.

Not the cleanest of shots as I think the window was possibly interfering with the focussing but I kind of like the images, I’ve only had a quick edit using Lightroom mobile on my iPad but would like some thoughts from people who know a lot more about photography than I do!

https://flic.kr/p/2k3YNZy
View: https://flic.kr/p/2k3YNZy


https://flic.kr/p/2k3Y8LY
View: https://flic.kr/p/2k3Y8LY
 
Be better without the cat IMHO & a slight crop

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Les :)
 
I like both shots as they are. Particularly like the second shot. It's like you're looking at the building work whilst the cat is doing a Robert DeNiro "Are you looking at me?"

Clicking through to Flickr, I think they'd both stand up to an A4 print, and look absolutely fine on the internet.

Cat is integral IMO.
 
Stegosaurus said:
I like both shots a lot. I would be tempted to try cropping them though.
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Thanks very much, I do seem to have trouble with knowing if I should and how much to crop, I just have it stuck in my head that cropping is bad.
 
Lez325 said:
Be better without the cat IMHO & a slight crop
Les :)
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Thanks Les, I do like the cat, feels like it gives the photo an actual subject. I usually do shots like these with just the colour and ‘atmosphere’ I think that more often than not after a second look I feel that the shot would look better with something that stands out to focus on, but your edit seems to make sense too Tbf.
 
Harlequin565 said:
I like both shots as they are. Particularly like the second shot. It's like you're looking at the building work whilst the cat is doing a Robert DeNiro "Are you looking at me?"

Clicking through to Flickr, I think they'd both stand up to an A4 print, and look absolutely fine on the internet.

Cat is integral IMO.
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Really appreciate your thoughts on this, I’d not really even thought about getting these printed, always seems like a pricey game to get into, almost as bad as photography itself!:LOL:
 
Pete R said:
Thanks Les, I do like the cat, feels like it gives the photo an actual subject. I usually do shots like these with just the colour and ‘atmosphere’ I think that more often than not after a second look I feel that the shot would look better with something that stands out to focus on, but your edit seems to make sense too Tbf.
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Hi Pete. If I wanted to Photograph a Cat( which I seldom do, it would,.be a close up , but that's the Wildlife Photographer in me :)

Like this Photoshop edit :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

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Les :)
 
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