Ha, perfect amount of backlight separating the kitty from that cool background.
Did you expose like this or darken it up in post?
I used to love walking around with my 70-200mm 2.8 - minus the weight, I enjoyed that focal range more than shooting wider. Though these days using different camera and don't have comparable lens.
i'm always trying to do as much as possible during the shooting process and to do less in post prod. same in this image - some contrasts, bw conversion and brightness no more.
i love to use wider lenses so i have to be closer as possible. sure not always it's possible to take something similar with a wide angle open lens..