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Cat's Eye View - Brussels, Belgium

My aunt's cat was a character and a half. At one point he went up this flight of stairs which overlooks the living spaces and just watched us from his high perch. I took a few shots from ground level and some close ups like Purrfect Position but I really liked this one from the first floor. With the apartment being almost completely white, it was a great opportunity for photos as My house back home always has cluttered distracting backgrounds. I liked the contrast between his features being caught with the black, drawing the eye to him.

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  2. sandervdbij (12 months ago | reply)

    I would prefer more of an close up shot here, i do like the diagonal but the contrast may be to to low for me, It's almost one mass of gray. thanks for sharing.

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  3. Janicskovsky (12 months ago | reply)

    I did try a few different things, including a close up shot: Purrfect Position - Brussels, Belgium

    But I thought that this composition worked better for me. I do tend to be quite heavy with contrast in my photos so I have been trying to keep that down and as the original colours are all white (apart from the cat's face), when I added more contrast, it seemed to lose that quality. Thank you for your comments, much appreciated.

  4. MagalieP (12 months ago | reply)

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    I agree that this works best as a mono. I think the composition might have worked better without the wall on the right so that the stairs formed a diagonal from bottom left to top right. Cat would have needed to move down a couple of steps though :-).

  5. itchhhh (12 months ago | reply)

    I wish that I could see the cats eyes. Placing the cat a little further down in the frame observing the rule of thirds would help too. Great concept and a great effort never the less :)

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  6. Janicskovsky (12 months ago | reply)

    Yeah, ideally he would have been a couple of steps down, then I would have been able to take out the wall (as I wanted it out too) and then it would be just the diagonal stairs and him. Then it would also have obeyed the rule of thirds like says. But sadly with cats, if you try and move them then they are unhappy with the new position and leave altogether. Thank you both for the comments =]

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  8. manubarcelona2011 (12 months ago | reply)

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  10. Gerhard R. (11 months ago | reply)

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  12. ~Liz (11 months ago | reply)

    I love this, my husband thought it was great too. I think your title is self-explanatory that this is the cat's eye view, his eyes are not the subject here, people!!! We're merely witnessing his position. The rule of 3rds isn't rigid and with all the post-editing that's done, this is a much more honest image with the cat right where you found him. Thank you for not treating him like a prop.
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  14. sandervdbij (11 months ago | reply)

    mmhh maybe I was wrong with my critique here, the original version is indeed a better one. the big mass of gray doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing does it? I do think is right about critique on the the composition though.

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  16. Mischabel (11 months ago | reply)

    Cats have such ability to find the best - and sometimes most weird - places... You both made a good team here. Lovely cat and very nice picture.
    Maria

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  17. moggierocket (11 months ago | reply)

    Recommended for the cat who turned on and off by

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  19. bunchadogs & susan (11 months ago | reply)

    lovely, that round black head amongst all the whiteness.
    cat's life. resting.
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    the cat who turned on and off
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