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Cat Napping in the Sun

Cat Napping in the Sun

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Cat Napping in the Sun

There’s something lithe and sensuous about a cat stretched out in the sun, taking, well ... a catnap.

Discovered in the course of a perfect summer afternoon for photography, the sky deep blue with lots of puffy
cumulus, this lithe “kitty” is taking in the summer sunshine, the cumulus-rich sky reflected in her bright red boot.

The E-Type (XK-E), produced from 1961 to 1974, was “Domesticated. Not declawed” as described in a Jaguar magazine ad.

Under her bonnet slumbers the venerable Jaguar 4.2 litre inline six, ready at a
moment’s notice to stir, purr, and snarl depending on the position of her owner’s foot.

Enzo Ferrari, builder of some other quite iconic machines sporting a shiny red skin,
may well have been correct when he called the E-Type "The most beautiful car ever made".

PurrrRROWLL!

This image is available in archival gallery prints and as a custom printed Photo Note Card.
It is part of a portfolio of images of classic Jaguar motorcars.

Photo and Narrative ©2012 Steve Ember

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Comments 2

  • FlugWerk 15/08/2012 7:57

    This type of cat isr really perfect, great color for that car. Rgds. Tina
  • Thomas Reitzel 14/08/2012 12:08

    Shall I be honest?

    When I encounter one these days I don´t have a bit of envy for the driver since - apart from the timeless design - it seems to me as a some sort of masochism, the more so with closed roof.

    And they were never free of teething troubles, at that!

    But, a good shot anyway!

    Best regards,
    Tom