So,
what is ZAK like? His name
gives an indication to me. And this
photograph shows a typical ZAK expression. For me, he is gentle, loving
and inquisitive. He loves to play. There are some great cat teases in
the United States and he has an almost inexhaustible desire and
willingness to play with them. I spent many a happy few minutes
playing. A notable feature of Maine Coon cats is their body length and
rangy frame. ZAK is no different. He is slim under that luxurious fur.
The fur is not dense like that of the
British
Shorthair.
In fact, the fur of the Maine Coon and British Shorthair cats are
almost at opposite ends of the spectrum of cat fur types. You can feel
ZAK's wiry frame when you stroke him. But when you stroke NOX you feel
the fur not the body underneath. NOX's fur is absolutely gorgeous to
touch.
ZAK was understandably a little shy and cautious with me
at first but then gradually gained in confidence and would come into my
room to explore, look out the window and eventually join me on the bed
first thing in the morning when I woke up. It was a highly pleasurable
experience having him keep me company while I did some work on this
website.
Although I took the picture (and I think I was quite
brave taking pictures of Ken and Helmi's cats as she is the best cat
photographer!) I think it is not that bad. It is essentially a snap
shot using existing lighting; shot very quickly. The whole session was
over in about 4 minutes. The main source of light was from a window
behind, which was filled in by the white walls and ceiling. I used an
SLR digital camera at ASA 1600, a cat tease in my left hand and I held
the camera in my right hand (Tetsu style -
Tetsu
Yamazaki
is a well known Japanese cat photographer). I enjoyed taking a picture
of Maine Coon Cat ZAK.
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