Macrophotography, as applied to Mingus the Cat.
photo details: Canon 35mm f2.0 lens with a 12mm extension tube, Canon EOS 20D
ISO 400, f/5, 1/100 sec, indirect strobe
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Glad to see Mingus is well and has settle in. His nose looks a bit wet.
'his' ?? name fits
beautiful
absolutely
makes me want to pull my ant and kadydid shots out
peace n abundance