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The Tabby Cat


The Tabby Cat
Photo Information
Copyright: Andreea Teodorescu (anducina) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1390 W: 226 N: 921] (8259)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-25
Categories: Pets
Camera: Nikon D40 DSLR, Nikkor 18-55 AFS
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cats [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-27 12:18
Viewed: 163
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The tabby cat has a distinctive coat that features stripes, dots, or swirling patterns, usually together with an "M" mark on its forehead. Tabbies are sometimes erroneously assumed to be a breed of cat. In fact, the tabby pattern is found in many breeds of cat, as well as among the general mixed-breed or mongrel population. The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the coloration of the domestic cat's distant ancestor, the African Wildcat.
The word, adapted from the name of a kind of textile, comes from French tabis, which was earlier atabis, and in medieval Latin attabi. The distant origin of the word seems to be from the Attabiyah section of Baghdad where a type of striped silk was made that was later used to describe cats.
In the past, tabbies were sometimes also called 'Cyprus cats'; William Salmon, in The Compleat English Physician, (London, 1693:326) notes of the domestic cat, "the best are such as of a fair and large kind and of an exquisite tabby color called Cyprus cats".
Since the tabby pattern is a common wild type, it might be assumed that medieval cats were of tabby type. However, at least one writer believed this to be untrue, at least in England. Some time after the mid-17th century, the curious antiquary John Aubrey noted that William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury was "a great lover of Catts [sic]" and "was presented with some Cyprus-catts, i.e. our Tabby-catts". He then claimed that "I doe well remember that the common English Catt, was white with some blewish piednesse : sc, a gallipot blew. The race or breed of them are now almost lost."
(From Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia)
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Good clear shot. Central placement of subject is avoided - just - by placing it low in the frame, instead. Light and DOF are good.
Rew

Hi Andreea:
Lovely coposition & POV...very sharp with details!!!
David

Ciao Andreea, beautiful portrait of lovely cat in nice pose, fine details, beautiful natural colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Bonjour Andreea.
Comme la mienne, elle a les mêmes couleurs et le même regard que la minette qui vit avec nous.
Belle image animalière, bravo.
Bonne journée.
Urs

Hi Andreea,
Beautiful caught of view of this nice cat,
Excellent POV. and details,
good colors and light,
he has a beautiful M V in front on her head..:)nice note too..
Michel have a good day.

Hi Andreea,
Very nicely portrait of this cat.Good colours and details.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

Hi Andreea!! There are lots of cats on TL, some are not good, and some are REALLY good! What I like about this is not the subject matter, but the quality of the shot! It's excellent! The details are amazing, love your composition! Good to see you again! It's been a while since I have found you on TL!
B-)
Linda

Ciao Andreea!
Pisica asta este pentru mine? Stii cit imi plac pisicile...? Cu "M" sau fara, toate.
Foarte fain ai prins-o si bine focusat.
Salutari din Romania!
Lili

Hello Andreea,
This is a very high quality image. I do like the elements positioning. The tabby cat looks like the cat I have. Best regards
Danilo

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3326 W: 789 N: 4441] (19988)
  • [2009-10-31 14:59]

Hi Andreea,
Very good composition for this cat's photo!
The placement of the inclined board makes a good angle with your cat and leads our glance to him. Excellent light and sharpness. Really nice, to see you again on the site! Annie

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2660 W: 74 N: 4764] (21701)
  • [2009-11-03 8:11]

Hi Andreea...

Beautiful shot of this nice cat...
Very nice portrait of this cute cat.
Good colours and details.
Greetings,
George

Hi Andreea,

how are you? well placed elements. i like earth tones here. you got excellent eye contact on the tabby. =D

rgds

i a n

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 572 W: 0 N: 1085] (5314)
  • [2009-11-15 5:13]
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Salutare Andreea,
era sa-mi scape pisica ta. Cu ce ai momit-o sa stea la poza ? Asa de ascultatoare se uita la tine ... Faina compozitie, felicitari.
Iti doresc o duminica placuta,
Adrian

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