I shot the cat!

[mrstravis]

While I am not a fan of cats, actually I hate cats, they seem to be good photography subjects. Here are a few for your shredding pleasure.

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[marmots]

cats... they seem to be good photography subjects.

actually i recommend not shooting cats, everyone does it, and only the best can actually do it well enough to stand out as "good"

as for these, they're very monochromatic, the cat doesn't stand out very well because it is virtually the same color as the background

 

[mrstravis]

actually i recommend not shooting cats, everyone does it, and only the best can actually do it well enough to stand out as "good"

as for these, they're very monochromatic, the cat doesn't stand out very well because it is virtually the same color as the background

Hmmmm, ok I can agree with that. Outside of being monochromatic, is the lighting and composition ok? They were taken in natural light but I shot them with the sun behind me. That's the correct thing to do isn't it?

 

[marmots]

in the first two i recommend putting te negative space of the image in the direction the cat is looking
otherwise the image just feels claustrophobic

 

[Ron Evers]

That is one sorry looking cat. Looks like someone turned the hose on it. It also appears to have been on the loosing end of a fight.

Take it in & give it some love.

 

[mrstravis]

in the first two i recommend putting te negative space of the image in the direction the cat is looking
otherwise the image just feels claustrophobic

Slaps forehead..I knew that. I have read countless other threads with that same recommendation and didn't even think about it. Ok, I will have to remember that the next time I shoot a moving object. Thanks for the advice.

 

[mrstravis]

That is one sorry looking cat. Looks like someone turned the hose on it. It also appears to have been on the loosing end of a fight.

Take it in & give it some love.

Yeah it was a stray cat I assumed. He was just roaming around my grandfathers house. Take him in?! I hate cats! He was extremely pitiful looking, poor guy. I can mail him to you if you want a scrawny stray cat. Lol, what's your address?

 

[redessa]

Awww, poor kitty. I wish I could take him in, I wonder if he's domesticated. Looks like somebody at least cared enough to give him a flea collar. Leave some food out for him.

As for the photography, I just agree with the others, he blends into the background and the crop is too tight. He also looks like he's carrying that board on his back in #2. I do think the exposure looks good though. And I think the white balance is good but it's hard to tell since everything in the pics is yellow.

 

[subscuck]

Cat hater. I agree with Ron. Consider it penance for hating on the most awesome family of animals on the face of the earth. WB appears to be off considerably. They're just very flat and lacking in contrast. This is what I came up with...

 

[mwcfarms]

And most people dont know that flea collars once they get wet can burn the skin around the collar because of too much pyrethrin can be absorbed. At the clinic where I work we advocate no collars. He does look quite beat up poor guy. You missed getting him to focus/connect with with most of the shots.

Composition in number one if something is looking to the right of the frame it should be more to the left to lead you through it. The last one might have been ok but the sun full on in his face isn't so good for his face. I would try for some shade next time so you can get some colors to pop. Next time you go leave him some food.

 

[MatteDotCom]

I like taking pictures of my cats. They often stay still and are easy subjects for my photos. They can also move around, and be playful getting you to try out all sorts of test settings for your camera. Cats are great for the beginner photographer!

Half the time when I want to try out a new setting I just wait for one of my cats to wander by.

 

[Forkie]

I shot the Cat!

And drowned it, to boot, by the looks of it! As Marmots said, the cat kind of blends in to the background and doesn't stand out much.

I used to take take photos of my two cats (both died this year ) and although they were fine it was difficult to get a unique shot of them.

 

[mrstravis]

Cat hater. I agree with Ron. Consider it penance for hating on the most awesome family of animals on the face of the earth. WB appears to be off considerably. They're just very flat and lacking in contrast. This is what I came up with...

I really like the edit! What did you do?

 

[mrstravis]

And most people dont know that flea collars once they get wet can burn the skin around the collar because of too much pyrethrin can be absorbed. At the clinic where I work we advocate no collars. He does look quite beat up poor guy. You missed getting him to focus/connect with with most of the shots.

Composition in number one if something is looking to the right of the frame it should be more to the left to lead you through it. The last one might have been ok but the sun full on in his face isn't so good for his face. I would try for some shade next time so you can get some colors to pop. Next time you go leave him some food.

It's not my cat, not even my grandfathers cat, he just happened to be in the yard when I went to get some shots of my sons horse. It looked so pitiful that I really didn't get to close to it. I wouldn't dare feed it bc my grandfather didn't want it hanging around anyway. While I hate cats I do hope that the little guy is ok.

 

[mrstravis]

And drowned it, to boot, by the looks of it! As Marmots said, the cat kind of blends in to the background and doesn't stand out much.

I used to take take photos of my two cats (both died this year ) and although they were fine it was difficult to get a unique shot of them.

This cat was trying to figure out how to get off the deck so I just shot away as he figured things out. Outside of the cat blending in, are they ok otherwise?