" Scary Movie "

Hi folks,

LOL... Back on the cat images again.....!!!

Those of you cat fans will know about cat expressions, Some aficionados claim that cats only have one expression.....!

They are wrong, Some cat expressions are plain as day, But mostly they are subtle and you really need to be a cat to figure them out....

The problem with reading the expressions is our human brains, Far to complex and full of all sorts of stuff that makes us a tad blind to the simplicity involved in creature communication....

I don't profess to know and understand all the expressions of our feline friends, But I do recognize the regular ones, Like the expression my cats have when I arrive home having been out for a few hours, Its pretty obvious that they are pleased to see me.....

By contrast we have the above expression, I call it the " W T F " expression, ie: W T F is that.... LOL....Sorry if my sense of humour is not to everyones taste.....

So to the above image, Shot in available light ( Not much of it ) at ISO-2500, Lens wide open at f/2.8, Still only getting around 1/30s to 1/40s ..!

An assistant with a very small pretend spider on a string was essential to hold the cats attention......

The area of focus is very shallow, About 6 to 8mm max, Thats just over a quarter of an inch old money, The eye on the right being the target area.

To make life easier I often use the " AF/AE " lock controls ( Most if not all DSLRs have them ) This allows you to lock onto your chosen target point, In this case the eye, Then move the camera for a better composition, Of course you can move the " Focus " point, But in very low light situations you'll find that the " Cross " between vertical and horizontal contrast detection works better on the centre focus point, Its a technical point worth remembering, But don't get to hung up on it.......

Here I chose to use my 105mm macro lens, Mainly for better working distance, It also has VR image stabilizing, Though that was off for this frame.

Hope that makes sense to those interested.....

Big thanks to " Pixel " my tiny but perfect little girl model, My other half working the string & spider.....

As you can see it has been post worked over, But nothing to complex, Though getting the right tone took some time, No its not razor sharp all over, That is intentional, I wanted atmosphere of the moment, Not an image for encyclopedia usage.....LOL....

regards
Vince

Brand:	NIKON
Camera:	Nikon D700 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:	Nikon 105mm, f/2.8,Micro, VR
Recording media:	RAW (digital)

Title:	" Scary Movie "
Username:	cameracat
Uploaded:	31 Mar 2011 - 1:07 PM
Tags:	Black cat, Close up, Expression, Norfolk 2011, Pets / captive animals, Scary
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