Friendly cat

This has got to be one of the friendliest cats I've ever seen. I stopped to take her picture, and she just kept getting closer and closer, meowing at me. I'm not usually a cat person (allergies) but this one has just gorgeous colouring.

Of all the shots I took of her, this is my favourite. She just looks so regal here, with her paws delicately and precisely positioned, her tail held high. (And then I chased her out of the road so she wouldn't get flattened by a car.)

1/200 sec exposure, 4.5 aperture, ISO 125, 28.4mm focal length

Cat picture

I tried several different time to get a good picture of this cat. I'm thrilled to have avoided the scary demon eyes that you often see with animals!

I have done no post-processing on this image. I'm really pleased with how clear she is, how lovely her eyes are. All tricky things indoors, with a black cat!

Cannot choose

I admit it, I can't choose which of these two I like better! This strange cat, instead of running off when it saw me, actually kept walking closer. Not quite straight towards me, but sort of parallel to where I would have been going, if I'd kept walking.

Technically, I think this is a better picture. Despite the fact that it breaks the rule of thirds, I like the composition of it. The cat's in focus, but he's further away and had his eyes closed (although that's interesting in and of itself.)

In this one, the cat takes up more of the shot. His face is focused, but his back end is a little blurred. I also like the background much less on this one. He has very striking blue eyes, although in this picture he looks cross-eyed.

Watching a watcher

I'm sure a philosopher could come up with something very "meta" about this, me watching a man watching a cat. I wonder how long he sat there, because I found it cool but not cold, however he was quite bundled up.