Cats and the Death Star
Dec 27, 2015 01:16:24 #
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
Dec 27, 2015 01:26:31 #
JD750 wrote:
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
Try purrrrriiiinnngggg
Seriously cats are not weary of the camera by itself but of the camera in front of your face. THAT they cannot deal with, same as many other critters....
Dec 27, 2015 01:55:50 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Try purrrrriiiinnngggg
Seriously cats are not weary of the camera by itself but of the camera in front of your face. THAT they cannot deal with, same as many other critters....
Seriously cats are not weary of the camera by itself but of the camera in front of your face. THAT they cannot deal with, same as many other critters....
I thought a meter + more was ok but your advice is understood.
Thank you.
Dec 27, 2015 03:23:01 #
Ha, good question! You might try keeping the camera out more often. Also associate it with a treat or two.
Dec 27, 2015 06:11:57 #
The reason "herding cats" is classed as impossible -- they do as they wish! A large part of their charm.
Dec 27, 2015 08:11:15 #
Dec 27, 2015 08:19:35 #
If you have disturbed them with the flash enough so that they associate that with the appearance of the camera then you definitely need to have it out more often. Make many useless shots of them without flash (with the addition of a treat like Ernie suggested) and to get them accustomed to the sound and you might have better luck.
When I first started with digital my poor cats suffered through too many flashes and would never sit still if they saw the camera -- just in my hand. I realized I had turned them against cameras and lights so -- I covered it with a cloth, started making shots of them at play outdoors so they learned the camera was not going to attack them or flash their poor eyes blind. I eventually even had one who became a diva for the camera. Seeing the camera sent her into model mode so maybe this will work for you too if you have enough patience. You gotta have patience with cats....they are little aliens in fur coats ya know :) :)
When I first started with digital my poor cats suffered through too many flashes and would never sit still if they saw the camera -- just in my hand. I realized I had turned them against cameras and lights so -- I covered it with a cloth, started making shots of them at play outdoors so they learned the camera was not going to attack them or flash their poor eyes blind. I eventually even had one who became a diva for the camera. Seeing the camera sent her into model mode so maybe this will work for you too if you have enough patience. You gotta have patience with cats....they are little aliens in fur coats ya know :) :)
Dec 27, 2015 09:21:58 #
The camera is not a "normal" thing, cats like normalcy. Anything out of place disturbs them. We have one cat that could care less about most anything, and another that will bolt if I walk into the room carrying a box.
Dec 27, 2015 09:21:58 #
The camera is not a "normal" thing, cats like normalcy. Anything out of place disturbs them. We have one cat that could care less about most anything, and another that will bolt if I walk into the room carrying a box.
Dec 27, 2015 09:57:41 #
Our feral cats will come right up to me to be petted, and photographed, when I sit down outdoors, provided I am sitting in my usual spot, on my usual chair, wearing my usual shoes. Any change to that and they get quite skittish. (They've gotten used to the camera). Just goes to show you how sensitive they are to any changes.
Dec 28, 2015 05:58:45 #
Dec 28, 2015 06:06:45 #
firtree wrote:
In all fairness, I bolt whenever someone points a camera at me, too.
:lol: :lol:
Dec 28, 2015 06:32:15 #
JD750 wrote:
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
JD750,
Mine is just very nonchalant about cameras. She'll just sit and watch what I'm doing with it. Which is pointing it in her direction.
--Bob
Dec 28, 2015 07:39:56 #
Dec 28, 2015 10:59:14 #
JD750 wrote:
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
I'm wondering if it might be the "focus assistance" many cameras have when you press to focus and the assist light comes on. But the other answers given here are good ones as well.
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