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kat farm kittens: Cinco de Mayo
kat farm kittens: Cinco de Mayo
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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Polvadera, NM
Date: May 6, 2008
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2008

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Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

 To see more detail, view the full size image. (edited 2009 -- all of the large images I've uploaded here have been resized down to 800 pixels...what's that about? so sorry for no large size)
This idea came to me on the 3rd, so there was just no way I could get it done in time for the 5th. It took a bit of time to find the right costumes, then I had to add stuff to a black suit to create the mariachi look on the guitar player. I had to make a few props too: the stage the guitar player and singer are on is a tray from a microwave dinner painted with textured spray paint that resembles terra cotta. I had to hide the fact that they were both on stands, so the stage hides the stands. I had the mic but no stand, so made one from a wooden bbq skewer painted silver; the base is a water bottle cap painted black. I had the little bottles in the basket but had to make beer labels...you can't really see it in this small of an image but they have paw prints on them :-) The plant in the pot is plastic grass for an aquarium, and the painted pot I got from a junk store, I think it is some kind of air freshener originally.

I ended up putting textures over this because it looks pretty crummy. Lighting is bad, the selection of the characters and props is not so great; I just gave up trying to make it look good and slapped a couple of textures on it! Here is what this came from:

I'll give it another shot some day!

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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 03/12/2011 11:26:27 AM
Cinco de Meow : )
Your photos amaze me with their creativity.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 02/27/2010 10:31:40 AM
The work you do with your cats is so freakin awesome. I think I see I book in the works for you!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 07/13/2008 09:32:37 PM
ROFL....OMG
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 05/18/2008 05:23:33 AM
WOW - this is so elaborate and FABULOUS!
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 05/17/2008 05:04:58 PM
So much life, and yes Senorita Green Skirt is totally carried away. Background treatment works very well. (Would like the grey cat heads to stand out a little more from the background, but I won't quarrel with feline inspiration).
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/16/2008 02:26:10 PM
You crack me up!! This is way too much fun! It reminds me of an old painting - LOVE IT!!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/16/2008 01:12:23 PM
Colleen - this is so great - I probably said this already , but now this is my favorite- I don't think you can top this !!! (famous last words - HAH )
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 05/16/2008 10:58:15 AM
Brilliant! :)
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/16/2008 10:28:56 AM
These are so fabulous! So much fun!
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 05/16/2008 09:51:06 AM
Those cats again! Great idea and execution.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/16/2008 12:00:17 AM
Vayo con dios!!! Unbelievable. You are something else.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/15/2008 11:38:49 PM
OMG COLLEEN .. everytime i open one of your excellent photographs i have a laugh .. this is BRILLIANT .. !!
those cats seem to be having such a great time .. totally into their sounds .. the one in the green skirt at the front is really rockin' ..!! .. & they all look so human with their different expressions .. i love the overlay it creates such a wonderful feeling of old fashionedness with the clothes and the background .. the lights could almost be gas .. !!
love the whole feel .. i can almost hear the music .. !!!..:)

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