Header Challenge:cats
July 31, 2013
Today's challenge is cats. It was Fishing Guy's pick. Check out my pals for their interpretations on this theme: Fishing Guy, Katney, Imac and Lew.Nala is a boy cat. His first owner thought he was a she and called it "Sweety." That's too syrupy-sweet for me, so we renamed it "Nala," the queen from Disney's Lion King. Then, at our first vet visit, the doctor said, "Um, you know this is a male cat, right?" We decided it would confuse him if we changed his name again. Or maybe we were just too lazy, but we left the name as it is. He is deaf and quite old now. Can I tell you why I like this photo of him? If you have been trying to get a good photo of a cat, especially a dark cat, you know that it's tricky to get the details of the contours in its coat without getting the reflective eyes. I bounced the flash off the ceiling, and used a white reflector just a few inches away from him, and that gave him nice, even light all around without making his eyes light up. He was gracious to tolerate the one shot and then decided he was going to be shy.
Did you hear about the cat that swallowed a ball of wool? She had mittens.
The header photo is our tortie Maybe hiding at my seat under the dinner table. No flash. I used the natural light from a window, plus a sheet of paper to spill a little extra light into the shadows.
9 comments:
You're just a sweety and a big softy Craver,lol.
Great work to capture your cats this week my friend.
calicos are such pretty cats. great job on lighting nala too!
Craver: Cool cats for certain but maybe some confusing names. lol
Getting a cat to cooperate for a photo shoot is like herding loose BBs in a box car. Ain't gonna happen without a whole lotta trouble.
You've captured the beauty of your feline friends.
Love the ways you adjusted for light/shadows.
News flash (no pun intended...just happened...sigh.) Hubby bought me a Speedlight (Nikon SB 700) yesterday for my birthday, so I'm gonna be a Craver and make light my friend in my photos. I'm gonna bounce light, diffuse light...and more. I'm a happy camper (if I ever learn how to use it.)
Smiles to you, my friend.
Jackie
The SB-700 is (excuse me for drooling) an excellent speedlight! You're going to have SO much fun with it! Happy Birthday, Jackie!!
I like all of your cat pictures, and I'm impressed you could get them to cooperate for you. I'm also impressed with your lighting techniques.
Nice work with the lighting and avoiding the red-eyes!
Cats certainly can be tricky to get picture off. You did a great job. Nice try with the joke!! : )
craver, great work with capturing so beautifully these cute cats.
how could you get them to cooperate with you?
sounds amazing!
love the photos and your header is lovely, too.
have a great day!
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