Sunday, January 11, 2009

Cheetah


Cheetah is the latest addition to our family. He is a Marble Bengal cat, 2-1/2 years old we recently adopted from a family that could no longer take care of him. He is going through a major adjustment right now and probably missing his old family. He is a very affectionate cat but still afraid of his own shadow. This photo reminds me of Puss 'N Boots from the movie "Shrek".

3 comments:

  1. He is an adorable looking cat. Just want to give him a good scratch under the chin.

    her hmm...(clear throat)

    (In a more manly tone) On the photography side of things the lighting is amazing! Very impressed. When I try taking pictures of Dante he hardly ever turns out, but you captured Cheetah brilliantly in that photo.

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  2. Yecap - Cheetah thanks you for the compliment, as do I. He was still a bit freaked out by the new surroundings when I pulled out my camera. I let him sniff it all over and then he was ok with me pointing this big black thing at his face. I bounced the flash straight up toward the ceiling and had a diffuser on the flash as well to soften the light. Some animals can be difficult to photograph especially if they move around a lot or if they have black fur. Why don't you make Dante your next photo challenge?

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  3. Dante is indeed a black cat. I have managed to get as half decent image of Dante a while back but nothing as good as yours. If you would like to see them go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22165538@N05/sets/72157612512727630/show/

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