Shirley Crabtree Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Just found this...Thought I'd share and earn kudos from the ladies who love kittens :P http://selfdestruct.net/kittens/Shirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Nice one.... Shirl Quality shots .....good photographer ...I like them as well .......btw,,,,,anybody know how you get the middle of the shot pin sharp ,but the foreground and background out of focus ....... ?does it need an SLR lense taken from some distance .....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 btw,,,,,anybody know how you get the middle of the shot pin sharp ,but the foreground and background out of focus ....... ?does it need an SLR lense taken from some distance .....?Basically you need to use a wide aperture and focus on the subject very accurately. A short focus lens will give better result than a long one and a SLR gives you a much better control of accurate focusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 They are just soooo cute! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Wide aperture which will give a very narrow or short depth of field, then make sure the focus is spot on for the subject. Slight difference of opinion with Catgate in that a longer lens or zoom setting will give a better shot, it tends to compress things just like you see on the movies or TV where all the subjects seems to be very close to each other.Not sure which is the recommended length of lens for portraits now, but it used to be around the 130 mark as this will help to flatten the subjects features. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Very nice pictures. Cute kittens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Aaah - so cute - have passed it along to some other cat lovers! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Aaah - so cute - have passed it along to some other cat lovers! :)You mean like andsome. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Slight difference of opinion with Catgate in that a longer lens or zoom setting will give a better shotYes it is a difficult thing to explain without getting to esoteric. I said "shorter" because long focal length lenses tend to have higher f numbers, because of manufacturing costs, and therefore you do not have the option of wide apertures. That having been said I used to have an Agiflex 60 x 60 SLR and I had a superb "retro focus" long focus lens for that which flattened long distance pictures almost to the pont of surrealism. Very curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 A lens of about 50mm is probably the best of the standard lenses for close up portraits. For the kittens in question, I would have thought that a longer lens was used, zoomed in to give a close up and with a very wide aperture and very fast shutter speed. This would freeze the movement. The focusing would need to be very accurate, and it is highly possible that multiple shot mode was used, so that the best of a batch could be selected. Several shots would be taken in this mode almost simultaneously. It is used in SLR cameras by sports photographers.I will make NO comments regarding the subject matter, says he gritting his teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 A lens of about 50mm is probably the best of the standard lenses for close up portraits. For the kittens in question, I would have thought that a longer lens was used, zoomed in to give a close up and with a very wide aperture and very fast shutter speed. This would freeze the movement. The focusing would need to be very accurate, and it is highly possible that multiple shot mode was used, so that the best of a batch could be selected. Several shots would be taken in this mode almost simultaneously. It is used in SLR cameras by sports photographers.I will make NO comments regarding the subject matter, says he gritting his teeth.I'm suprised you're talking about shooting them with a camera :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 A lens of about 50mm is probably the best of the standard lenses for close up portraits. For the kittens in question, I would have thought that a longer lens was used, zoomed in to give a close up and with a very wide aperture and very fast shutter speed. This would freeze the movement. The focusing would need to be very accurate, and it is highly possible that multiple shot mode was used, so that the best of a batch could be selected. Several shots would be taken in this mode almost simultaneously. It is used in SLR cameras by sports photographers.I will make NO comments regarding the subject matter, says he gritting his teeth.I'm suprised you're talking about shooting them with a camera :blink:That comes first, the gun comes afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Aaah - so cute - have passed it along to some other cat lovers! :)You mean like andsome. :lol:I never did find out why andsome hates cats! :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 It's a well known fact that I don't like the way that they cannot be controlled, and wander into other peoples gardens and CRAP. Cat's are only fit for feeding to rotwielers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks for answering my query. I take it that you have recently had 'cat trouble' in the garden, hence your comment above! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks for answering my query. I take it that you have recently had 'cat trouble' in the garden, hence your comment above! :rolleyes:Cats have always been a nuisance. It is most unpleasant when putting plants out in the garden, to put your fingers into a load of cat crap. Many years ago it was worse, a couple moved in and brought five of the wretched creatures with them. I left the garden hose permanently ready in the garden, and eventually managed to discourage them to a certain extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 I left the garden hose permanently ready in the garden, and eventually managed to discourage them to a certain extent.I would have loved to see you sneaking up behind the cat and giving it a soaking :lol: I bet it made the neighbours laugh if they were watching as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 It took some time, but the nuisance did get less after a while. I saw one go into the greenhouse one day, and got is cornered in there, boy did it get a soaking. I never saw that particular one again. Before all sorts of accusations are thrown at me, I have never actually hurt one, just soaked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 .....I don't like the way that they cannot be controlled....Do you find it necessary to be able to control things andsome, or am I misunderstanding that comment? :blink: Cats are animals and act instinctively, just as a wild pack of dogs do. You cannot contol the birds in your backyard. Do you therefore hate them too? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Yes, and birds do it in a whole lot more places than cats... when did you last hear of a cat cruising past and crapping on somebody's head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I welcome birds in my garden for the sheer pleasure that they give. They are attractive colourful creatures and some of them make gorgeous sounds. Cats are just a bloody nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 It is a shame that a single bad experience has caused you to hate cats andsome. They are attractive and loving creatures that are adored by millions worldwide for the sheer pleasure they give. They are also one of the cleanest animals.Give them another chance. You may just change your opinion of them. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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