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© Donna M. Dunaif

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Uploaded: December 06, 2007

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Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s

Comments

Sam Britt December 06, 2007

Cute kitty, wonderful holiday greeting card, Donna. #802760

Tammy R. Kerns December 06, 2007

OOOO He or She is soooo Cute I wish I could get my cats to pose for me this is wonderful Donna , I love it...Merry christmas #5177396

Donna M. Dunaif December 06, 2007

Thanks, Sam and Tammy.

To be honest, Tammy, I cheated: this is a composite of 2 shots, one of the background and greenery and another of my kitty, K.D., on the same background with the same lighting. I didn't think I'd be able to distract her from playing with the greenery, so in the second shot (the one of K.D.), I held the greenery up to attract her attention! #5177432

Peggy J. Maguire December 08, 2007

Wonderful Donna , I love it................Peggy #5182347

Jayme S. Hall December 12, 2007

Hey Donna- Welcome to the group. The side-lighting on this little kitty is super. He pops right off the page :) So how did you do this? What was your lighting set up & how did how'd you get the cat to sit still long enough to take her photo? #5198302

Donna M. Dunaif December 12, 2007

Thanks, Peggy and Jayme.

Jayme, in my response to previous comments by Sam and Tammy (see above)I mentioned that this is a composite (otherwise, couldn't keep the kitty from trying to eat the greenery :->).

The lighting setup is more or less the same as that in the other photo, "Waiting for Sandy Claws" (see comments below that photo - I updated them yesterday...), i.e. 2 strobes in softboxes - one slightly behind the cat, the other at camera left at about a 45 degree angle, and silver reflector at camera right, close to subject.

Glad to be in the group and will make sure I post more lighting info along with future photos. #5200530

Jayme S. Hall December 12, 2007

Thanks Donna for the info. Let me ask you, by behind the kitty, do you mean up above & behind on the right? Just trying to understand. Good idea to combine the images. Those little critters can be so darn fickle. We had one for 15 years, but sadly she died a few years back. The kids are grown, so we decided not to get any more pets :) Grandchildren are fun enough! When the poor cat died, my husband took it really hard :( So... he just didn't want any more. They are fun to watch! #5200577

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic January 12, 2008

Such a wonderful holiday image!
I have two cats myself; tough to capture at times. One (the one in my mini-pic) isfascinated with the camera and always has to come and check it out!
~Lisa #5328571

Donna M. Dunaif January 13, 2008

Thanks much, Lisa! Your kitty in the mini-pic is quite lovely. #5333672

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