Pet Portraits - please post them here

[ScoutR]

Whoaa, those eyes. I wouldn't want to try and stare her down. Beautiful Cat, I believe Mimi has visited us before. It was very nice of her to sit and post so nicely for you.

Wendy

[Maritimer1]

Good for you, Donald! That is a fantastic photo. I hope this will open even more avenues for you when other organizations see your work.


Myra

[ScoutR]

Just a rework of an old one, but I thought he was looking rather ominous in this one. Probably warning me to quit chasing him around with the camera. He's 12 he just wants to sleep and eat and sit on any book I happen to be reading.

Wendy

[delboy]

Just a rework of an old one, but I thought he was looking rather ominous in this one. Probably warning me to quit chasing him around with the camera. He's 12 he just wants to sleep and eat and sit on any book I happen to be reading.

Wendy

Hi Wendy

Great photo, I like animal photos and sometimes the witty titles people give to them. I have attached two photos of our puss Smokey. He's been a great friend. When I had my business I was at times working very long hours and late at nights. Smokes would wander up the back of the house into the office, watch what I was doing on the computer and then curl up asleep on a chair next to me. With some decent music, Smokes and I got a lot of work done.

The first photo I took inspiration from your post for the title and called it "Take that Camera out of my face."


The second taken about 10 years ago and I call it "The CEO asleep on the job".


Regards

Delboy.

[ScoutR]

Hi Delboy: Yup, he has that look in the first one that says "OK enough already, I'm tired of this" I love the second one too, I don't know if he's in the in box or out box, but it's typical place for a cat to sleep. They can be so annoying, but ya gotta love them.

Wendy

[Maritimer1]

No wonder the Pet Thread just grows and grows! Love the recent kitty photos I'm going to throw a dog among them, though!

[Maritimer1]

This is a friend's Golden Retriever. Callie's one of the most affectionate and attentive dogs I've come across, AND she likes cats

[ScoutR]

Awwwwww Myra, she is beautiful - now talk about expressive eyes. Her personality certainly comes through in this shot and I love the way you have softened the edges to draw attention to the eyes and face. Very nice!

Wendy

[Maritimer1]

Thanks, Wendy, but it's confession time I wouldn't know how to soften it that well on purpose - it was like that right out of the camera. I used the 85mm f1.8 lens. It's pretty good for portraits and gives a very shallow depth of field, as you can see. She had just sat down to rest about 6m from me when I took this picture. I cropped it a little bit to get rid of the driveway that was showing at the top. I found this lens on a local Kijiji site about two months ago and use it a lot.

Speaking of techniques, how did you get every hair so sharp and the eyes so clear on Buttons? Wow. It seems to be more than just USM. Nice effect!

Myra

[ScoutR]

I wouldn't know how to soften it that well on purpose - it was like that right out of the camera.

That's even better, nice work. I thought you had applied some kind of vignetting or something. Controlled DOF is even better though. Very nice.

Wendy

[Ollokot]

This is Lucy

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Lucy is more than a pet to a very good friend of mine.

[Peter Ryan]

This is Lucy

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Lucy is more than a pet to a very good friend of mine.

Looks like Lucy has been on a good paddock!!!!

[Peter Ryan]

Callie's one of the most affectionate and attentive dogs I've come across, AND she likes cats

Does she eat many of them?

Great shot.

[Ollokot]

RE:LUCY

Hi Peter thanks again for your edit i'm making errors while posting,will have to study up and rectify them.
Lucy's paddock is the almost unrestricted run of the house and yard and she has not been confined since she was a kitten.As for grub she gets the best of it.
All the best Pat.

[Jen Meers]

Montgomery - extremely cranky cat. I think he clawed me right after taking this shot..
Processed in Lightroom after applying band-aid



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[Shauna]

This is the dog..Lottie



These are the kids..we like to keep them locked up..for the dogs sake

[Maritimer1]

Does she eat many of them?

Great shot.

No, she just enjoys their company! There are three large dogs, two barn cats and two indoor cats at the farm. They all get along really well. Now, if the dogs would just learn that skunks are not black and white kitties....


Myra

[Maritimer1]

This is the dog..Lottie



These are the kids..we like to keep them locked up..for the dogs sake

What a great, funny photo! The kids are having a blast, obviously. Hard to tell what Lottie might be thinking

Myra

[RichB]

Just a random dog on the beach I took the other day

[Klickit]

Another dogs on the beach shot. It was a real grab shot, as I saw the flash of colour and movement at the corner of my eye and just grabbed.