Old fashioned Cat pictures
Apr 12, 2021 09:23:22 #
Cats were thought to be first domesticated in ancient Egypt, as since around 3100 BC, veneration was given to cats in ancient Egypt as mummified cats can be found in Egyptian burial tombs dating to this age. New archeological finds have pushed the date of the first domesticated cats back to around 7500 BC.
Gabby portrait by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat. The domestic cat is a member of the Felidae, a family that had a common ancestor about 10–15 million years ago.
Gabby portrait
The earliest known indication for a tame cat was found in a human Neolithic grave in southern Cyprus, dating to about 7500–7200 BC. Since there is no evidence of native mammalian fauna on Cyprus, the inhabitants of this Neolithic village most likely brought the cat and other wild mammals to the island from the Middle Eastern mainland.
Gabby portrait
Images shared in this post use either the EF 135mm f/2L or the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS with an EOS 5DIII. To shorten the minimum focal length for close-up portraits, the Canon Extension Tube EF 12 II was used with both lenses. The RAW files are processed in Adobe Lightroom v6.
Gabby portrait
During domestication, cats have undergone only minor changes in anatomy and behavior, and they are still capable of surviving in the wild.
Gabby portrait
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
Gabby portrait by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat. The domestic cat is a member of the Felidae, a family that had a common ancestor about 10–15 million years ago.
Gabby portrait
The earliest known indication for a tame cat was found in a human Neolithic grave in southern Cyprus, dating to about 7500–7200 BC. Since there is no evidence of native mammalian fauna on Cyprus, the inhabitants of this Neolithic village most likely brought the cat and other wild mammals to the island from the Middle Eastern mainland.
Gabby portrait
Images shared in this post use either the EF 135mm f/2L or the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS with an EOS 5DIII. To shorten the minimum focal length for close-up portraits, the Canon Extension Tube EF 12 II was used with both lenses. The RAW files are processed in Adobe Lightroom v6.
Gabby portrait
During domestication, cats have undergone only minor changes in anatomy and behavior, and they are still capable of surviving in the wild.
Gabby portrait
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
Apr 12, 2021 09:47:20 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Cats were thought to be first domesticated in anci... (show quote)
Gabby looks so beautiful and content. Nice captures Paul.
- Jim
Apr 12, 2021 09:55:22 #
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Apr 12, 2021 10:29:48 #
From the slit on the top of the right cat's ear, I assume it to have at one time a feral cat.
Apr 12, 2021 10:48:20 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Cats were thought to be first domesticated in anci... (show quote)
Love these close ups!
Apr 12, 2021 11:01:23 #
Leon S wrote:
From the slit on the top of the right cat's ear, I assume it to have at one time a feral cat.
Thank you Leon. Gabby came from a shelter with no paperwork of her history. She's also missing a rear paw and the lower portion of that leg, but again, there was no paperwork of what she's endured in her past. I've had her for three months, but she still cannot be picked up in anyway nor has she yet to sit on a lap.
Apr 12, 2021 11:01:30 #
Thank you Jim, Earnest, Bill, Leon, Karin! I was going to say these are not that 'cropped', but when I pulled up the LR images, I guess some of them are. 
As I experiment with different lenses and focal lengths, what I have found is the 50mm with the 12mm tube creates uncropped images that fill the frame like these close-crop examples from processing. I think when I drafted this post a few weeks ago after testing the 50mm, I was struck by the 'old fashion' aspect vs the extreme close focus of the 50mm.
As I experiment with different lenses and focal lengths, what I have found is the 50mm with the 12mm tube creates uncropped images that fill the frame like these close-crop examples from processing. I think when I drafted this post a few weeks ago after testing the 50mm, I was struck by the 'old fashion' aspect vs the extreme close focus of the 50mm.Apr 12, 2021 17:09:46 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you Leon. Gabby came from a shelter with no paperwork of her history. She's also missing a rear paw and the lower portion of that leg, but again, there was no paperwork of what she's endured in her past. I've had her for three months, but she still cannot be picked up in anyway nor has she yet to sit on a lap.
Good for you Paul, rescuing a hurt/maimed animal will assure you a place in heaven, and one day, she’ll go to sleep in your lap.
Apr 12, 2021 20:16:35 #
Apr 13, 2021 07:31:35 #
I am intrigued by the lighting in your pictures; from the reflections on the cat's eyes it looks like all of the light was coming from windows or interior doors. Also, no shadows, perhaps a bit of fill-in flash. Beautiful work, by the way!
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