My old cat

[clebio]

Here's a simple shot of a dear old boy. My first post to this forum!

Just trying to get a well-balanced photo of a favorite subject, in his own habitat. Please feel free to comment on the picture quality, setting and cropping, or anything else that works against the shot.

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Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 35 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 320
Flash: Did not fire

[karen_s]

I like it. I like all the diagonal lines and the blocks of worn color. The kitty is cute too, looks like he is keeping a watchful eye :-)

As far as critique, I'm not sure I would change much. I might deepen the colors a bit or add a bit of contrast to bring out some of those great textures (but not enough to overpower your subject). One other note is the balance seems a bit amiss but I can't quite put my finger on it ... may because the subject is almost centered, almost on a third, but not quite?

Anyway, I do like it. It was well seen and taken.

[larrysch]

The only thing I would do different - to balance the photo - is moving the camera more down to his level - so were not looking down at him. I think you could of still kept the lines in the porch and house - which I think are outstanding.