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gandalf

By abel  
Thank you so much to everyone who has commented and made this my first EC!

This is made all the more poignant by the fact that it is one of the last photos taken of Gandalf. When my wife rescued him he was absolutely riven with Ringworm, fur missing everywhere, and generally a mess with an uncertain future, and it's credit to her that she was able to nurse him back to the magnificent creature you see today.

In the time we've had him he has become a favourite with all of us (despite a period in isolation) - probably the most fun loving and sociable cat we've had.

But yesterday it was time to pass him on to a new loving owner, hence the photoshoot, which will now be our memories of him. We're gonna miss him.

Tags: Portrait Studio General Kitten Cat Pet Pedigree Persian Pets and captive animals Flash and lighting

Voters: canongirl08, xinia, spaceman and 42 more

Readers' Choice Awards are given to photos that get over 30 votes

Uploaded:
6 Feb 2007 2:09PM
Camera:
Nikon D200
Lens:
Nikkor 85mm f1.8 D
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Comments


49er 14 564
6 Feb 2007 2:12PM
You have captured this really well. The composition is spot on..


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Deego 14 27
6 Feb 2007 2:15PM
very nice work on the framing and composition. He really stands out against the black background and the white is nicely balanced....
Hanners 15 875 10 Ireland
6 Feb 2007 2:16PM
one of the best Cat shots I've seen, excellent work superbly done.







CLIX
Joline Plus
14 30 59 United States
6 Feb 2007 2:19PM
What a doll....very nice portrait. I might attempt to lighten his left eye just a tad.
Kim Walton 17 145 30 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 2:21PM
Lovely,nice angle,soft tail works well,goodcatch light----shame its not a dog! but i can`t have everything---LOl
ITPSnapper 14 45 Netherlands
6 Feb 2007 2:24PM
Beautiful shot, great lighting.

Neal
RobinChapman 14 63 Scotland
6 Feb 2007 2:46PM
What a wee cracker. Great pic too!!

Robin
LongDucDong 14 United States
6 Feb 2007 3:16PM
Perfect lighting, great shot!
xinia 15 54
6 Feb 2007 4:00PM
beautiful! Smile
cameracat 17 8.6k 61 Norfolk Island
6 Feb 2007 4:24PM
WOW, Super Shot of a Super Cat.

Vince
tull 17 181 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 5:01PM
Well exposed with superb detail.

Mark.
AngelaR 16 155 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 6:38PM
This is a beautiful portrait of the cat.
Blenkinsopp 15 320 4 England
6 Feb 2007 8:38PM
beautiful portrait
- well exposed to keep excellent detail
DiegoDesigns 15 117 6 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 9:01PM
A cracking portrait, the white on black works really well and the exposure appears to be spot on.

Dave
bricjen 14 United States
6 Feb 2007 9:15PM
This is so sweet. I love the black all around.
ColinT-B 14 38 3 England
6 Feb 2007 9:50PM
beautifully shot and presented. Im not really into animal portraits but the quality of this really stands out.
Colin.
PS Where did you get that cat, my wife wants one
Philip_P 15 71 1 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 9:57PM
Love it
Phil
caotiquemind 14 5 Spain
6 Feb 2007 9:59PM
Beautiful shot and very cute cat.
Love this capture.

Noe
GregorP 16 4 Slovenia
6 Feb 2007 10:12PM
Wow...awesome shot!!!

Gregor
Jules33 14 10 Scotland
6 Feb 2007 11:01PM
Beautiful cat portrait... top class!

I want one!!!
ericfaragh 17 149 5 United Kingdom
6 Feb 2007 11:19PM
Good background for it, lovely shot.
Desh_M 16 410
7 Feb 2007 7:57AM
outstanding shot
nice contranst against the black BG, would love to see it against a white BG too
abel 16 518 United Kingdom
7 Feb 2007 8:21AM
Thank you so much to everyone who has commented and clicked to make this my first EC ever.

I have now put in a description to give some background to the poignancy of this shot.

Abel
SueTurner 16 81 3 England
10 Feb 2007 8:30PM
What a beautiful shot of a gorgeous cat. Hope he has a happy new home and they spoil him rotten. Sue
canongirl08 15 18 United Kingdom
25 Mar 2007 7:19PM
Beautiful cat portrait!
Great detail and lighting
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regards
chelseak
lostintime Plus
13 13 5 Germany
2 Feb 2008 3:16PM
Superb cat portrait, he's gorgeous. Hope he's happy in his new home.
Alexandra
FredF 14 1 France
12 Jan 2010 10:51AM
Superb image.

Fred

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