Zeta the Cat

[ChrisOquist]

This was one of the first good shots I got after I picked up my Canon 50mm f/1.8 this summer - my girlfriend's cat. He was rolling around on a couch and I snapped a few silly ones before he gave me this pose.. I remember being shocked afterwards by two things: the unyielding sharpness and how dramatically a wide aperture like f/1.8 could transform the image.

 

[Overread27 5]

Great use of limited depth of field in that shot!
The focus point on the eye and nose hs spot on and helps to give the shot a really good focal point - and I love those details in the eye!

Colour are also working really well in this shot

 

[Neophyte Photographer]

Great shot. I love the focus on the near-side eye, and you did a great job using DoF here. I think I would have liked to see the rest of the ear though.

 

[daithi33]

The above two comments pretty much sum up my view also...

Nice kitty - wouldn't be as good a shot if you didn't shoot wide open.

daithi