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Day 9: Impossible Cat
Day 9: Impossible Cat
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Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Pentax
Location: My Backyard
Date: Sep 9, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2007

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Hadn't shot anything today, so went out in the backyard and tried again with the impossible cat, aka Tiger Lily

Impossible, that is, to take a good picture of her. The black hair just eats up all the light, and when the exposure is good on her hair, her face is blown, when I capture the eyes, her body is jet black with no detail. But, hey, what better subject for a black and white challenge then to try, again, to capture the impossible cat.

I'd rate this one average ... I was shooting wide open to get the bokeh effect on her, and to shoot faster since she's always moving around and thinks I'm trying to play with her. Probably should have bumped the ISO to shoot even faster, but not much time to play around today.


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09/09/2007 10:48:56 PM
I don't think the exposure is bad. Definately fits the cats expression. Nice bokeh in the back.
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09/09/2007 10:09:53 PM
This exposure isn't too bad actually. You should try selective color (if you have photoshop) and pump the Black lever in the Neutral and Blacks categories. I think that would add the perfect amount of contrast without bringing those highlights up any further.
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