Puttytat
Oct 29, 2011 17:02:14 #
I just joined this group. I use a variant of this as my desktop picture, though it took some additional cropping for this site. The original was cropped from a full shot. The cat has signed a release. Camera is a Lumix FZ-20. I like the long lens (12X), which lets me compose a shot without standing in the middle of traffic, and also doesn't call as much attention from subjects.
Oct 29, 2011 17:46:54 #
Hi RMM. Welcome to the UH. I like your cat photo. Black cats are often hard to get a good exposure on. Too little light and they have no detail or too much and they are gray instead of black. Your exposure reveals good detail without blowing out too much of the highlights.
It might be my screen but I see a green cast in the shadows. I tried a few adjustments just to see what they would look like. Hope you dont mind.
It might be my screen but I see a green cast in the shadows. I tried a few adjustments just to see what they would look like. Hope you dont mind.
Oct 29, 2011 17:57:45 #
Oct 29, 2011 19:01:25 #
Beautifully done. Nice focus, composition, background, and colors. Yes black animals are the hardest to shoot without either losing details or getting some glaring. When possible, when shooting a black animal try to keep their entire body out of the sun to avoid overexposure where the sun hits. The previous edit did improve it by taking off a lot of the green cast. I took that photo and darkened the highlights and slightly lightened the shadows. I'll attach that. Hope you don't mind me messing with your lovely cat photo.
original photo
edited photo
Oct 30, 2011 22:40:54 #
Oct 30, 2011 23:04:46 #
zirpsplace wrote:
Nice shots, i have two in door and 32 fixed ferals,this is just one of the ferals
Zirpsplace, I have a twin to yours!
Nov 2, 2011 16:17:54 #
I checked with the cat, and he doesn't mind the changes. Haven't been back here for a few days because we've been without power for the past few days, so no computer, no Internet. I'm at the hospital visiting my daughter, and they've got Internet.
Nov 2, 2011 16:20:49 #
zirpsplace wrote:
Nice shots, i have two in door and 32 fixed ferals,this is just one of the ferals
32 feral cats??? holy cow ...
Nov 2, 2011 18:40:42 #
Nov 3, 2011 16:37:16 #
zirpsplace wrote:
That's most of them, morning feeding
You have your own little rescue going on!
Nov 3, 2011 16:39:29 #
Nov 3, 2011 17:21:45 #
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