Comments on: Feline Friday: How to photograph a cat http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/ "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:08:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kimberly http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5396 Kimberly Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:20:18 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5396 anne, Dee, Bonnie, D, DGAMA: Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words. Lindy: I think that having a digital camera, and the ability to digitally crop to the image I want, has improved my compositional skills. However, I'm not yet as technically skilled with digital as I was with my film SLR. The issue for me now is developing enough skill with this camera to get the shot that I want. (And thanks for the compliments.) Aloysius: You are beautiful! Alas, the flashy thing is a (sometimes) necessary evil. srp: Several of these shots of Sasha were taken with my camera resting on the bed; still some blur because of the slow exposure and kitty movements. Oh, and perhaps a matress isn't the best tripod. :-) Well looky there! Sasha is catmodel of the week! How cool. john: Thank you. May I plead dumb luck? One of the advantages of having a high-megapixel camera is that I can shoot Sergei from fairly far away, with the flash on, and still get good resolution without too much glare/washout. (Actually, I have more trouble with glare when shooting Lyra.) And I try to shoot Serg with lots of natural light/no flash as often as possible. acm: I look forward to seeing the results of your tripod expedition. Pasha and Pixel are stunning, even with a bit of blur. Isabella: Sergei's essence is at least 50% blur. anne, Dee, Bonnie, D, DGAMA: Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words.

Lindy: I think that having a digital camera, and the ability to digitally crop to the image I want, has improved my compositional skills. However, I’m not yet as technically skilled with digital as I was with my film SLR. The issue for me now is developing enough skill with this camera to get the shot that I want. (And thanks for the compliments.)

Aloysius: You are beautiful! Alas, the flashy thing is a (sometimes) necessary evil.

srp: Several of these shots of Sasha were taken with my camera resting on the bed; still some blur because of the slow exposure and kitty movements. Oh, and perhaps a matress isn’t the best tripod. :-)

Well looky there! Sasha is catmodel of the week! How cool.

john: Thank you. May I plead dumb luck? One of the advantages of having a high-megapixel camera is that I can shoot Sergei from fairly far away, with the flash on, and still get good resolution without too much glare/washout. (Actually, I have more trouble with glare when shooting Lyra.) And I try to shoot Serg with lots of natural light/no flash as often as possible.

acm: I look forward to seeing the results of your tripod expedition. Pasha and Pixel are stunning, even with a bit of blur.

Isabella: Sergei’s essence is at least 50% blur.

]]> By: Isabella http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5392 Isabella Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:14:45 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5392 Having taken many unsuccessful photos, I've decided that blur rather neatly captures the essence of my cat. Having taken many unsuccessful photos, I’ve decided that blur rather neatly captures the essence of my cat.

]]> By: acm http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5385 acm Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:22:12 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5385 yeah, I have to do no-flash because of the shiny coats my cats have, which causes flash photos to be colorless and strange. am about to try my first expedition into using a tripod, since right now even when they hold still I get blur... yeah, I have to do no-flash because of the shiny coats my cats have, which causes flash photos to be colorless and strange. am about to try my first expedition into using a tripod, since right now even when they hold still I get blur…

]]> By: john http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5381 john Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:05:58 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5381 You do some wonderful work! Of course, with cats as pretty as yours, it's no wonder. One question though: how do you get such good pics of Sergei? Our Ivy is a tux, and the flash washes out her black fur and glares out her white. When I disable the flash, I get a very underexposed photo. Do you just do what I do, which is wait to get lucky and throw out all the bad pics, or do you have some super-secret? The world waits for your answer... You do some wonderful work! Of course, with cats as pretty as yours, it’s no wonder. One question though: how do you get such good pics of Sergei? Our Ivy is a tux, and the flash washes out her black fur and glares out her white. When I disable the flash, I get a very underexposed photo. Do you just do what I do, which is wait to get lucky and throw out all the bad pics, or do you have some super-secret? The world waits for your answer…

]]> By: Catcall http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5380 Catcall Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:51:02 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5380 <strong>Carnival of the Cats #126</strong> The Carnival of the Cats has been all over the world, and now it's heads over to Red Peonies for the one hundred and twenty-fifth week. The catmodel of the week is... Well, look at this. It's Sasha from Music... Carnival of the Cats #126

The Carnival of the Cats has been all over the world, and now it’s heads over to Red Peonies for the one hundred and twenty-fifth week. The catmodel of the week is… Well, look at this. It’s Sasha from Music…

]]> By: Don't get around much anymore http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 Don't get around much anymore Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:02:56 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5378 Kute Kat! Kute Kat!

]]> By: D http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 D Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:27:59 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5375 As usual, Sasha looks absolutely stunning in the photograph. I agree with you about taking cat photographs. I tend to delete a lot of them before I get one that is decent! As usual, Sasha looks absolutely stunning in the photograph. I agree with you about taking cat photographs. I tend to delete a lot of them before I get one that is decent!

]]> By: srp http://musicandcats.com/2006/08/feline-friday-how-to-photograph-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-5374 srp Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:27:26 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/?p=430#comment-5374 I always have to prop my little camera on something to keep the wobble out. Occasionally one of those lightly blurred pictures is actually pretty good and "ghostly" so to speak. I always have to prop my little camera on something to keep the wobble out. Occasionally one of those lightly blurred pictures is actually pretty good and “ghostly” so to speak.

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