{"id":37362,"date":"2026-08-20T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gabrielpaladino.net\/2026\/08\/20\/confidence\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T08:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:27:50","slug":"confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2026\/08\/20\/confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55476109316_475e9c580d_k.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This young stray caught my attention while I was passing through Acronauplia. I stopped the car and went down to his level, not sure whether he would come closer or keep his distance. He looked at me and came over almost immediately.<\/p>\n<p>I gave him some food and sat with him for a while before leaving. I hope things are going well for him. \ud83d\udc3e<\/p>\n<p>Acronauplia, Nafplio, Greece<\/p>\n<div class=\"map-container\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93293461@N03\/55476109316\/map\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/map_55476109316.png\" alt=\"Mapa de ubicaci\u00f3n de la foto\" style=\"width: 450px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto;\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"equipment-block\"><b>Camera:<\/b> Canon EOS 77D \/ 9000D<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/GabrielPaladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/b_c77d.png\" style=\"height:100px;\" alt=\"Canon EOS 77D \/ 9000D\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"equipment-block\"><b>Lens:<\/b> TAMRON SP 28-75mm F\/2.8 Di A09E<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/GabrielPaladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l_t28-75.png\" style=\"height:100px;\" alt=\"TAMRON SP 28-75mm F\/2.8 Di A09E\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Capture Information:<\/b><br \/>\n   Focal Length: 75.0 mm<br \/>\n   Shutter Speed: 1\/1000<br \/>\n   Aperture: f\/4.0<br \/>\n   ISO: 100\n<\/p>\n<p>Photo Taken: May 07, 2026<br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2sweyxo\">High resolution<\/a><br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93293461@N03\/\">Flickr Gallery<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This young stray caught my attention while I was passing through Acronauplia. I stopped the car and went down to his level, not sure whether he would come closer or keep his distance. He looked at me and came over almost immediately. I gave him some food and sat with him for a while before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[16,18157,635,16635,640,17370,17351,1564,16641,2540,2533,2623,16639,14412,16628,3179,16638,4026,4177,15042,16637,4914,4943,4945,4948,16636,17156,5352,5354,5482,5483,14619,18167,17690,18166,16644,18164,16434,5848,16435,16441,16436,7074,7937,7942,16504,16506,16505,8380,18159,18160,14623,16640,18165,16645,17352,17371,10574,16642,12430,14618,16494,15523,16643,13795,16648,14036,17689,18158,18162,16513,16439,18161,18163],"class_list":["post-37362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-related-posts","tag-travel","tag-acronauplia","tag-animal","tag-animal-photography","tag-animalia","tag-argolida","tag-argolis","tag-bigotes","tag-bokeh","tag-carnivore","tag-carnivoro","tag-cat","tag-cat-eyes","tag-cat-photography","tag-cat-portrait","tag-close-up","tag-contacto-visual","tag-depth-of-field","tag-domestic-cat","tag-expressive-eyes","tag-eye-contact","tag-fauna","tag-feline","tag-felino","tag-felis-catus","tag-fotografia-de-animales","tag-fotografia-de-viaje","tag-gabriel-paladino-ibanez","tag-gabrielpaladino-com","tag-gatito","tag-gato","tag-gato-callejero","tag-gato-domestico","tag-gato-joven","tag-gato-naranja-y-blanco","tag-gato-urbano","tag-gato-vagabundo","tag-grecia-2026","tag-greece","tag-greece-2026","tag-greek","tag-hellenic-republic","tag-kitten","tag-mamifero","tag-mammal","tag-mediterranean","tag-mediterranean-life","tag-mediterraneo","tag-mirada","tag-nafplio","tag-nauplion","tag-neighborhood-cat","tag-ojos-de-gato","tag-orange-and-white-cat","tag-outdoor-cat","tag-peloponnese","tag-peloponnese-greece","tag-portrait","tag-primer-plano","tag-stare","tag-stray-cat","tag-street-cat","tag-travel-photography","tag-urban-cat","tag-viaje","tag-vida-mediterranea","tag-whiskers","tag-young-cat","tag-18158","tag-18162","tag-16513","tag-16439","tag-18161","tag-18163","has-post-thumbnail"],"tags_input":"#travel,Acronauplia,animal,animal photography,animalia,Arg\u00f3lida,Argolis,bigotes,bokeh,carnivore,carn\u00edvoro,cat,cat eyes,cat photography,cat portrait,close up,contacto visual,depth of field,domestic cat,expressive eyes,eye contact,fauna,feline,felino,Felis catus,fotograf\u00eda de animales,fotograf\u00eda de viaje,Gabriel Paladino Iba\u00f1ez,gabrielpaladino.com,gatito,gato,gato callejero,gato dom\u00e9stico,gato joven,gato naranja y blanco,gato urbano,gato vagabundo,Grecia 2026,greece,Greece 2026,Greek,Hellenic Republic,kitten,mam\u00edfero,mammal,Mediterranean,Mediterranean life,Mediterr\u00e1neo,mirada,Nafplio,Nauplion,neighborhood cat,ojos de gato,orange and white cat,outdoor cat,Peloponnese,Peloponnese Greece,portrait,primer plano,stare,stray cat,street cat,travel photography,urban cat,viaje,vida mediterr\u00e1nea,whiskers,young cat,\u0391\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03c0\u03bb\u03af\u03b1,\u0391\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b1,\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1,\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1,\u039d\u03b1\u03cd\u03c0\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf,\u03a0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phjlBv-9IC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37089,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2026\/06\/06\/weathered-but-unbroken\/","url_meta":{"origin":37362,"position":0},"title":"Weathered but Unbroken","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Wary enough to survive. 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