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Door and cat #1

Blue door and black cat, Paris, France

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Still in Montmartre cemetery, looking a decaying mausoleums and monuments and avoiding the tripod police.

There are supposed to be some really famous people entombed here, such as Emile Zola (who?) but all I managed to find was this stray cat, who kindly posed for me in front of this wonderfully derelict door.

This was quite a long exposure due to the low light levels but the cat didn't move a muscle. However, I must confess to a moment of Photoshop fun when I coloured the cat's eyes to match the door!

Don't worry though, the eye colour is on a separate layer and I can switch it on and off at will!

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Image data


Filename - door cat 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 50mm prime

Exposure - 1/15sec @ f8, ISO800

Location - Paris, France

This image - 800x640px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.