This has been one of my most celebrated shots to date.
It was a completely opportunistic photograph, if I’m honest. This little guy is called “Shadow”. He belongs to one of my neighbours, and he’s friends with absolutely everyone!
I’ve been getting used to shooting with a Nikon D3s, so I was mostly curious how the AF would track the cat, as it started coming toward me, more than anything else. In the end, my curiosity was satisfied : the camera nailed all the shots, save one.
Yet, to my surprise, when I was inspecting the results, I saw this one. I always knew that this was a gorgeous animal, but now I have proof! In the end, all I did was adjust the composition a bit to guide attention to the important parts of the shot.
The cat did the rest.