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The cat and the stairs


The cat and the stairs
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Copyright: stefano marcellini (smarcell) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 907 W: 37 N: 775] (7767)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-07
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D 80, Nikkor 70-300, 18-35 and 28-70
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-09-13 1:03
Viewed: 539
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this picture from the balcony in front of my hotel room in Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
You might have read about photographers spending days hidden in the grass of the savannah, waiting for the lion to pass at the right place in the right moment, to catch the picture they had in mind.
Here we are not in the Serengeti, and this is far from being a lion, but, in my little world, I also spent sometime every evening, outside my hotel room, while drinking a beer before dinner, waiting for one of the cats wondering around the hotel to pass near these pattern of stairs.
I thought that a cat in that position would have been the best addendum for this interesting architectonic pattern. After few evenings when nothing happened, here it is, the cat, at the right place like a lion in the Serengeti.

Apart from this, Lanzarote is a very beautiful place, but I understand that this cannot be inferred from this picture. I'll come back in the future with other Lanzarote's pictures which show more of this place.
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Hola Stefano
wonderful graphical shot
excellent composition and perspective
well done
cheers

Perfect composition, mistic atmosphere (empty space + black cat)!!! TFS, Jalab

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  • sagar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 380 W: 65 N: 284] (1783)
  • [2007-09-13 2:05]

Ha!Ha!!Loved the connection with Serengety,Stefano!!Yes timing definitely plays a very important role in photography.This cat looks like a beer addict,by the way he staring at your beer glass!!
So,Black cats are not alwys unlucky(as they are thought to be ,in India)!!They sometimes even pose for you!!
Sagarneel.

On se croirait en Grèce !! et non l'espagne ?
Bonnard ce jeu de lignes entre le blanc et le gris...
Graphiquement très réussi et ce petit chat qui donne une touche de vie a ta photo...
Bravo
Vince

there are many shot of me that i say "oh, how i wish there was a black cat around there to complete the composition."... you seem to be lucky with this one... great capture with graphism at its best... again...

cheers

korkut

:) Very good situational shot!

Cool shot again Stefano, I like this for the same reasons as the other of yuors which I commented on, a great mix of lines and shapes with some good white colour.

Ciao Stefano,
immagine di bell'impatto con queste geometrie diagonali, interrotte dalla morbida presenza felina...
silvia

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  • mpsf Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 189 W: 47 N: 241] (823)
  • [2007-09-13 6:15]

Hola Stefano, curiosa fotografía con unos contrastes muy buenos de colores: el blanco y gris de las escaleras con el negro intenso del gato. Muy bonito. Un saludo.
Pilar

Non trovo gatti neri, quando fotografo, nemmeno mettendo un annuncio sul giornale.
Li vedo solo in auto, quando mi attraversano la strada da sx a dx...
Il profilo del tuo lavoro è sempre altissimo, continuamo pure con l'eccellenza.
Bravo
Renzo

Well composed as the cat is in just the right place. Nice exposure and good DOF.
Phil

It is veyr interesting to see how you framed this shot. I love it. Very nice. Sothy

Ciao Stefano!!

This is a black cat on Escher´s world, very good seen and done. Good contrast and very original composition.

You have to put your cat on this picture:
http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=5&p=556692

Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day.
Manuel

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