Hi friends! This is my first participation in this wonderful contest!

Thanks to @nelyp and @appreciator for this very creative initiative where apart from sharing the image we also share the experience got in the process.

Everyone who follows me knows that I love taking pictures of everything around me and that I'm on the way to learning photography, so whenever I can I participate in competitions that are related to the world of photography, this seems to me a great opportunity as well as fun so I can't miss the chance to take part.

In this occasion I want to share my "behind the photo" with some images I took to participate in an animal photography contest which is driven by @derangedvisions.

For the contest we must photograph any animal. As I didn't have any recent photos of animals and I don't have any pets either, I had to look for an animal outside to be able to photograph it. I took pictures of iguanas and some birds, but when I checked them at home none of them looked good, plus I took them with my cell phone and if there are movements they don't look very good.

But guess what?

For my good luck, while I was in my living room yesterday, I saw a cat in the distance in a window of another building!

So I ran out and got my camera and put the telephoto lens (75-300mm) on it. I managed to focus on the cat and I shot it several times, but it was on its back making it difficult to focus on its face.

Then I remembered that cats have a more sensitive sense of hearing than humans and can hear any noise from afar, so I started imitating their sounds to get its attention! And it worked! 😸

Finally! Here's the photo that would go for the contest!

After seeing me he lost all interest for me and continued to focus on his business.

For the editing process I use a program called PhotoScape X in its simple version. I tried to highlight the kitten because the background had so many elements that didn't make it stand out.

I hope you enjoyed my experience behind the photo and I want to encourage you to participate in this great contest and share your experiences too!

If you want to know the contest rules, here is the link to the invitation post:

https://steemit.com/behindthephoto/@nelyp/behind-the-photo-contest-edition-5

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_{All pictures and gif are own. Photos taken with a Canon camera}