Eyes that Mesmerize (Cat non-lovers, skip)

isabel95 · #1 September 18th, 2010, 12:17 PM

Taken in my laundry room with daylight filtering through closed mini-blinds.

Nice ISO1600 without noise reduction. Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens.

Isabel

ddb · #2 September 18th, 2010, 12:47 PM

Lovely candid of your furry friend. I don't think that I could ever get that clean of a shot at iso 1600 with my G1.

isabel95 · #3 September 18th, 2010, 12:53 PM

I was told that the PEN had better high ISO noise control than the Panasonic, so that's why I went with it.

In all honesty, I sure would have preferred the Panasonic menus because I'm familiar with them from the FZ18, FZ35 and LX3!

Isabel

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddb

Lovely candid of your furry friend. I don't think that I could ever get that clean of a shot at iso 1600 with my G1.

ricseet · #4 September 18th, 2010, 08:06 PM

Hi Isabel. a stunning capture - great clarity. Gorgeous eyes! I see you when I gt back on Sep 26 - off to do some birdieing.

cheers

ric

isabel95 · #5 September 18th, 2010, 11:28 PM

Thank you, Ric.
Have a wonderful trip!
Isabel

jalex · #6 September 19th, 2010, 09:11 PM

I just love this shot, Isabel. It almost has a 3D quality about it.

isabel95 · #7 September 19th, 2010, 11:42 PM

Thank you, Jane. I can always count on Louie for a very deep look when I can get him to look at me when I have a camera in my hands.
Isabel

Christilou · #8 September 20th, 2010, 10:33 AM

He's beautiful. That certainly is a very clean shot for 1600 (I have an EP2 also)

isabel95 · #9 September 20th, 2010, 10:51 AM

Thank you, Christilou. Louie is very special to me because he's my "first" cat with whom I've had a close relationship. (I can't count "Mauser" who arrived in our yard and became part of the pet horde (I had 5 dachshunds at the time who tortured him.) I didn't see much of him, except at feeding time.
Isabel

khollister · #10 September 21st, 2010, 10:38 AM

Awesome photo Isabel. I'm curious if you did any post-processing to this. I have been struggling to get the kind of razor sharp photos with the kit lens or legacy MF Nikkor glass that I routinely get with my Nikon DSLR's and pro glass. This shot gives up nothing in terms of sharpness. I have the 20/1.7 and 45/2.8 on their way, but I wondered if you had sharpened it? Love the exaggerated perspective from you obviously being so close to him.