The cat's whiskers by vikdaddy

The cat's whiskers

I woke up late again for the second consecutive day. I know it's the weekend, but I've had the mother of all lie-ins twice in a row now. I sometimes think that a long lie-in can have a negative impact, in that it can make me lazy for the remainder of the day. True to form, bar a couple of chores I did very little, and the only photos I took is of the cat that likes to make regular visits to my back garden.

I got to use my new flash for the first time taking this shot. In post-processing I increased the contrast and clarity and converted it to black and white. I also cropped it a little, something I'm loathe to do these days. I'm a little annoyed that I cut off the top of the feline's head as I pressed the shutter button, but it's more difficult taking snaps of animals than it is of babies in my opinion.

This is the same cat that I photographed way back on day 23. Since that day he or she has visited almost daily, and sometimes more. It seems to have befriended me; I sometimes sneak it in to the living room when Suman's away!

Canon EOS 450D, f/2.8, 1/60, ISO-100
Cute. Love the whiskers! Lucky you for being able to sleep in:-)
October 10th, 2010  
He's so cute, I love it in black and white!
October 10th, 2010  
It's so detailed, I love it - although, I'm not a big fan of cats. I really like his whiskers because they look like streaks of light drawn on photoshop.
October 10th, 2010  
This is awesome!
October 10th, 2010  
Nice shot and like the B&W. I also agree about what you say photography cats - When one deciced to pay me a visit a while back, he just wouldn't pose!!!!!!!!.
October 10th, 2010  
Quite a handsome fellow - nice shot!
October 11th, 2010  
wonderful shot! i love the way the whiskers turned out!
October 11th, 2010  
Hahaha! Sounds like it's adopted you!

Animals can be crazy-hard to photograph. You can spend three hours with a baby to get a decent handful of shots, but sometimes it is just impossible to get a single good one of a cat or dog!
October 11th, 2010  
AWESOME!!!! great close up...
October 11th, 2010  
He is so sweet. Cats know cool people when they meet them.
October 11th, 2010  
this is gorgeous. I just love everything about it.
October 11th, 2010  
Sweet picture! The whiskers are awesome!
October 11th, 2010  
lol I am personally a "cat-person". Quieter, cleaner, and way less slobbery than dogs...Great dramatic b&w.
October 11th, 2010  
love those whiskers!
October 12th, 2010  
Gorgeous x
October 15th, 2010  
Ha ! I like!
October 27th, 2010  
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