ExAFO 0 #1 February 12, 2008 I took & cropped the following photo. Please comment. Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #2 February 12, 2008 Very cute. I'm just slightly confused by the blue sting in the air. Is that part of a leash??? (Not trying to be mean just curious) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #3 February 12, 2008 Quote Very cute. I'm just slightly confused by the blue sting in the air. Is that part of a leash??? (Not trying to be mean just curious) It's her leash. It's attached to her harness. Easier to catch her once I'm done shooting. Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver88 0 #4 February 12, 2008 you should post the before and after pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #5 February 12, 2008 I can understand that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #6 February 12, 2008 oh very cute!! do you let her out a lot? you say you croped it, what was the original (I.C.D#2 VP) "<3 ..Looks like breasts coming out of an ice cream cone. Mmmm."~John Mitchell "I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #7 February 12, 2008 Quoteoh very cute!! do you let her out a lot? you say you croped it, what was the original The un-cropped is more than 100kb...cannot post that.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #8 February 12, 2008 Quote I took & cropped the following photo. Please comment. Well, you totally captured the "serious" look on Neko's face ... How long did she stand still for that?? Doesn't look like for very long! Nice pic of her. She is a cutie! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #9 February 12, 2008 Quote Well, you totally captured the "serious" look on Neko's face ... How long did she stand still for that?? Doesn't look like for very long! Nice pic of her. She is a cutie! She was gone like a flash. She dispatched a field mouse. I didn't feel like getting her dewormed, so I did not allow her to eat it. I'm an asshole like that. Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweak 0 #10 February 12, 2008 QuoteI took & cropped the following photo. Please comment. If the original is large enough I'd crop a little of the space around the subject out and put her/him out of center (rule of thirds - doesn't always apply but I think it'd really help this pic. I made a quick crop for demonstration but you should probably play around with a copy of the original and expiriment a bit. Really nice pose you caught though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 February 12, 2008 cute cute cute ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aprilcat 0 #12 February 12, 2008 I was going to mention that..but I would have left more of the background (sky) and pushed the kitty a little to the left... Ex, you don't always have to center the subject..you can express that and supply subtext without losing your subject. Its a good pic..don't get rid of it..but I would suggest you learn to edit IN camera and see how it works for you. Take plenty of the same scenes but move your lens around the subject..you'll be surprised with what you find in composing. Show us more!!! Keep playing with the same pic if thats your first attempt...lets see where you end up with the same shot and good luck!~~April Camelot II, the Electric Boogaloo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 February 12, 2008 QuoteI took & cropped the following photo. Please comment. OK well you asked :) it's a happy snap, and that's all there are to many distractions in the pic when taking pet shots, get in as close as possible and/or use a long lens set the depth of feild to somthing like f3-4 to blur out the fore and/or background. Look up the rule of thirds Google (or seach ) for some online tutorial sites, there a lot more to photography than just pint and shootYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #14 February 12, 2008 Were it mine...I probably would have cropped more so that the viewer knows the subject is the kitty. If the intent is to show the kitty in an environment, another option is to get closer to the subject, leaving the aperture cranked down with a slow shutter, and the background will be in focus along with the subject. As Squeak mentioned, the Rule of Thirds or Diagonals would help your kitty show off a bit better. Colors are really nice and saturated. What settings did you use, I can't tell in the resized image. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #15 February 12, 2008 Your Kitteh has nothing on "Canopy Guard Cat" Sunshine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #16 February 12, 2008 I got these at the DZ a while ago. Any idea how much I need to piss off a cat to get pics like these? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #17 February 12, 2008 Quote I got these at the DZ a while ago. Any idea how much I need to piss off a cat to get pics like these? Dave Very cute kitteh! And very nice pics of very cute kitteh! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #18 February 12, 2008 swooper dosent look pissed... but does look like he/she is hunting.. Nice pic's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #19 February 12, 2008 This isn't a bash on you or anything, but the picture looks like any normal point and shoot photo. The cat is cute, though. What camera are you using? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #20 February 12, 2008 look at your pic, read what i posted earlier then look at Pilotdaves 2 pics of Swooper. blurred background Cat focus of image less distrationsNice work Dave You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 February 12, 2008 Quote ... Easier to catch her once I'm done shooting. I can't believe you are into herding cats. Oh...wait...you DO list Formation Skydiving in your profile. Nevermind. I wanted to see the pic of the cat with the mouse. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsam 0 #22 February 12, 2008 You definitely caught a moment, the intent in the eyes. I'd crop it something like the attached, keep the puss centre of frame but remove distracting b/ground. You don't need to go too tight, give the subject room to breathe. In terms of composition you could try down on your belly in the grass to see the world from a cats eye point of view. I'd then try to get the cat straining at the leash to make it a dynamic aspect of the picture, a cat treat or two and maybe an assistant might need to be involved. Animals, even domestic ones can be hard to photograph so good work keep it up! I've posted this before so won't use up the bandwith. Link to a cat's eye view of the world - http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2839252;search_string=cat;#2839252but what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsam 0 #23 February 13, 2008 forgot the cropbut what do I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #24 February 13, 2008 heres one I took of my cat tabbyif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #25 February 13, 2008 Quote Quote Well, you totally captured the "serious" look on Neko's face ... How long did she stand still for that?? Doesn't look like for very long! Nice pic of her. She is a cutie! She was gone like a flash. She dispatched a field mouse. I didn't feel like getting her dewormed, so I did not allow her to eat it. I'm an asshole like that. When I initially looked at the photograph I thought there was a mouse involved in this. hehe. Right on!7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
