Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?
[x]

deviantART

 

the predatory stare by ~shubat:iconshubat:


©2005-2009 ~shubat
:iconshubat:

Artist's Comments

I posted a photo of this cat before but it got mixed reviews due to the soft focusing technique I used. I wanted to go for something better so I tried going for a tense staredown with my macro lens. the macro allowed me to come in close and capture just the face. Only minor photoshop cropping and brightness adjustments.

Comments


love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconliving4cheese:
Amazing... I love the detail! The cat is glaring right at me; and although it is cute, I feel vulnerable. Good job! :+fav:!

--
--Transformed by the power of God--
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
:iconbirgan:
the photo is really good!
I think it would be better if the furs were more separate than the background though.But,it's your choice of course!=)
:iconmyvonne:
Very nice.. it looks a lot like my cat. I love the closeness of it. :D
:iconshubat:
thanks for the comment. This cat is a playful devil. Always getting into trouble.
:iconshubat:
I would have liked that too. The only problem was that this cat is feisty so I couldn't get a deeper DOF due to all the movement. I had to do this shot handheld while my wife held down the cat. The cat is actually lying on its side.
:iconshubat:
I like the wildcat looking felines. I have another photograph from the same day but I didn't get the focus right because the cat was crazy. I may post it soon if I can think of what I want to do with it.
:iconcosmic-latte:
Beautiful, that really is a stunning cat. That's a really nice DOF and all the small hairs are perfectly clear but I kind of wished the eye was sharper. Nevertheless I like it a lot and one of the best things are the soft beigy honey colours =)

--
you were a classic novel, and i a modern play.
:iconshubat:
If I would have taken more photos I'm sure I would have captured the eye better. That was bugging me as well. Working with a macro, hand-held and trying to focus a writhing wiggling cat was tough work. thanks for the comment. :)
:iconliving4cheese:
no problem :)

--
--Transformed by the power of God--
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
:iconbirgan:
oh,I see..
Well,cats are always hard to photograph.You did a really good job here!
And congratulations for the fact that you could think of a way to get the photo look like this while the cat was actually lying..=)

Details

June 23, 2005
172 KB
400×620

Statistics

37
11 [who?]
169 (0 today)

Site Map