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Both Wave on Command...All the Time!
Both Wave on Command...All the Time!
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Challenge: Clichés (Classic Editing)
Camera: Kodak DC4800
Location: Florida
Date: Feb 2, 2003
Aperture: f/3.36
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 2, 2003

 This is truly my two cats Suma and Mamiya waving. I have them both trained to wave, and this is one of the first times I actually got them to do it together. They get rewarded liberally for their obedience. I love my animals....very much! They do lots of tricks, and they love the time I spend training them.
For this picture they both sat on a stool I have near my desk. I keep treats at my desk for them. I also keep my camera at my desk, when I'm working on my 'puter.
For this shot I hand-held my camera and in the other hand held out a treat.
I had to use a flash to freeze the motion. Holding the camera off to the side a bit, helped to eliminate red-eye.
I would have preferred to have their positions reversed, with the red cat, Mamiya up front. He is a lot smaller than Suma. But because of his light coloring the flash easily washes him out. Suma's grey coat handles the flash much better.
I love taking pictures of them, no matter how chiche' it may be... :-)

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 02/15/2004 07:28:42 PM
too cute
 02/10/2003 02:14:59 AM
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what beautiful cats! they photograph well together since they look so similar (except their colors, of course!). great job on this capture. the focus is nice and their expressions are so cute--both looking so intently at you! you even did a great job with keeping the red eye from hurting your shot---good idea to get more of a profile shot. the only thing that bugs me about the composition is the crop on the right paw, but it isnt that bad, it just takes a little away from the actual waving--which is very impressive by the way! could you come train my animals, too? ;)
technically, it is fine--the flash has a small effect on their eyes, but that really cant be helped! taking animal shots is fairly difficult, but i think you have a good grasp on it! nice work!

 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/09/2003 10:41:14 PM
We just love our cats, good job
 02/09/2003 09:33:22 PM
If your title's true, those might be some severely disturbed kittlies...
 02/09/2003 05:31:54 PM
cute picture - some focus problems
 02/09/2003 08:58:56 AM
Double PAWS!! I LOVE THEM!
 02/06/2003 11:20:34 PM
Nice shot, great colors, and good focus. A little to close to the paw for comfort. Maybe a little more background on the right would be better.. Cub
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 02/06/2003 08:58:20 PM
HILARIOUS!!! Two, Two, Two cats at once - you are amazing!! And how did you get them to wave??? The eyes on the orange tabby are a bit "weird" if you'll excuse the word - but not quite the nuclear glow I sometimes get with my guys. Nice job, overall.
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 02/06/2003 08:41:19 AM
wow, good lighting a depth of field. Very nicely done.
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 02/06/2003 08:21:23 AM
unfortunately, i doubt anything couldve been done about the blue tinge in the Greys eyes. i love cats though, so that compensates. 7.
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 02/04/2003 07:20:03 PM
good job
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 02/04/2003 05:01:49 PM
Really good photograph. Nice and sharp, great focus. The colors of the two cats are great and the background complement them both. Don't know what you're holding in front of them, but you've certainly got their attention! I don't know if you could have done anything about it, but that door at the back is just a little bit of a distraction. Your composition is great and the angle of the camera on the cat's is good. Nice lighting here also, highlights the colors of the cat's fur just right!
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 02/04/2003 01:04:27 PM
great shot. near perfect composition except for the window you can almost see in the background.
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 02/03/2003 09:42:07 PM
This is well composed and a great shot of your two cats (love the extra toes). But, the lighting is too harsh IMO and the grey kitty isn't as sharp as the orange one.
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 02/03/2003 06:30:24 PM
Great commercial photo. What treat do you have for them? This is a superb photo. No mistakes here. Well done.
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 02/03/2003 02:49:17 PM
That's adorable... not sure how you, or whoever is holding the treat taught them to do that, but it's so cute. The picture isn't extremely appealing, although it's nice to see you got down somewhat on their level. It seems like you used a flash which lit the front one too much, though the back cat is nicely lit... also you can see the flash in their eyes. They are adorable cats.
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