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Morning Light
in Animal
Mac would never pose for me, of course. So any interesting photo of him is a bit of an accident. I was actually trying to photograph the shadows of the shuttered light on the far wall of the living room when Mac jumped onto the back of the sofa and blocked the very light I was playing with.At first, I was peeved but then saw the photo opportunity. I took 8 photos but this is the only one where his eyes aren't shaded. I experimented with turning this into a black and white photo because I think there is a little too much color to distract us from the focal point - which is Mac. In the end, I liked the mix of warm and cool colors, including Mac's orangish fur. To lessen the bright color of the sofa, I used Photoshop to create a vignette.And now I like the color. I especially, like the bluish tint on the wooden shades contrasting with Mac's color. And everybody knows that orangish and bluish are complementary colors.For a little insight in to the creative and artistic side of photography, watch my screencast about how I edited this photo: http://www.screencast.com/t/YAJHszOtN
On A Mission
This is a Greek kitten, discovered on a back street on the island of Mykonos. He/she is oblivious to my camera and refused to stand still for the photo.
Mac On the iPhone
in Animal
I continue to be impressed with the photographic capabilities of my iPhone 4. It shoots pretty clean photos in marginal light. It also lets me do macro photography. AND I can selectively focus, which means I can do things with this camera that most point and shoot cameras can't do.This photo of Mac isn't exactly the best way to showcase the camera's capabilities, but I'm using it to start a shorts series of iPhone photos. Frankly, I was looking for something to do a macro photo with and I searched for some living thing that didn't move much. So it was either the plants or Mac. And I chose Mac.
Lucy
in Animal
Getting a portrait of a of a subject that keeps moving and refuses to listen to instructions isn't easy - especially in low light.This is Lucy, Brian and Katie's cat. Lucy lived with us for a few months but doesn't really act like she knows me. But, being a cat, she didn't generally act like she knew me then, either.Canon 5DII 1/40s f/1.2 ISO1000 50mm
Another Cute Kitten Photo
in Animal
My son Brian helped me resurrect some photos I had taken years ago. There were 90 in the collection but I chose this one, mainly because of the amazing blue eyes. I'm guessing that not everyone looking at my blog thinks every kitten is automatically photogenic. You'll have to move on to other things if you are one of those people. . . .Subscribe to A Photo A Day by Email
05-04-09 Mac
in Family
By Scott Shephard
This one showed up in a folder of film scans I hadn't looked at in a long time. Mac is fairly young in the picture and looks a little suspicious - he's probably afraid of my camera.
03-10-09 Sleeping Cat - Dubrovnik, Croatia
in Travel
"The name you will never guess. The name that no human research can discover, But the cat himself knows and will never confess." TS Eliot
This orange tabby cat was resting comfortably amidst the rush of tourists near the Stradun in Dubrovnik. He is a carbon copy of our cat, Mac, and apparently lives near this stone bench because I have seen this same orange cat sleeping in almost the same place in an album of photos some one else had posted of their visit to Dubrovnik. Life is good!
Canon 5D