Cats and Birds

[eselite]

Good picture,very cute kittens shots..

Yo nik bro, thanks!

love it

Thanks Purance =)

I've forgotten to mention these 2 kittens were probably abandoned by its owner as it was found near the rubbish collecting area.
Good news everyone, one kind lady has adopted this two lovely kittens! They will be released into the community when they grow older.

 

[eselite]

More shots of Tiger, the curious cat.

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[BeeMan1024]

i love cats ..

Keep it coming ....

 

[JC1808]

Hi eselite,

You got beautiful nice cat series here! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I love cats!

:heart: all the cat shots, any tips of how to approach cats for shooting? What type of lens is comfortable / good for shooting cats?

 

[JC1808]

More shots of Tiger, the curious cat.

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Very like this type of shots "with sharp object and blur background" :thumbsup:

 

[eselite]

i love cats ..

Keep it coming ....

Hi BeeMan1024, thanks for loving the cats! hehe, I will keep them coming. =p

Hi eselite,

You got beautiful nice cat series here! I love cats!

all the cat shots, any tips of how to approach cats for shooting? What type of lens is comfortable / good for shooting cats?

Thanks for liking them! Their eyes look so beautiful isn't it? And they are very unpredictable at times. As for lenses, hmm, various lens can be used to capture them, but you must see which are the stray and feral and the more domesticated ones. For the stray and feral ones, my choice is using tele zoom, 70-200mm. For the more domesticated ones, you can use a wide angle to a middle range lenses, 17-70mm, since they will come near you most of the times.

Very like this type of shots "with sharp object and blur background"

Sometimes, a background that looks far far away can also contributes to the blur background.

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[rwhite]

More shots of Tiger, the curious cat.

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Omg this shot is awesome, lol

 

[eselite]

Omg this shot is awesome, lol

LOL. I thought i could trick the viewers the cat is walking on two front legs...haha

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[JC1808]

Hi BeeMan1024, thanks for loving the cats! hehe, I will keep them coming. =p

Thanks for liking them! Their eyes look so beautiful isn't it?

YES! YES! hehe what I like most is the "eyes" of the cats! beautiful like marble~:heart::heart::heart:

17-70mm....i only got kits lens 18-55mm....too near also cant focus ah....

thought of buy a 50mm f1.4 may help with the nice blur background....

long tele-lens..not yet have one....should i get a long tele-lens then better to get a 50mm?:dunno:


btw, is flash needed?

 

[rwhite]

LOL. I thought i could trick the viewers the cat is walking on two front legs...haha

Cant fool me, LOL, anyway, awesome shots
Lazy to check the previous post, what camera and lenses are you using?

 

[eselite]

YES! YES! hehe what I like most is the "eyes" of the cats! beautiful like marble~

17-70mm....i only got kits lens 18-55mm....too near also cant focus ah....

thought of buy a 50mm f1.4 may help with the nice blur background....

long tele-lens..not yet have one....should i get a long tele-lens then better to get a 50mm?

btw, is flash needed?

I thought kit lens should have more minimum focusing distance? Sorry i don't own a kit lens yet, hehe. You can go near to the more domesticated cat's face, that should be pretty interesting. 50mm should be ok for domesticated ones and also in low light situations. I currently prefer tele-lens because i never know when i will bump into a stray, feral or domesticated ones. What happens if you have spotted an elusive feral or scaredy kittens? Feral and stray prefer you to stay a distance away from them. =)

Flash is not advisable as their eyes will give you back two reflected marbles. lol

Cant fool me, LOL, anyway, awesome shots
Lazy to check the previous post, what camera and lenses are you using?

I'm using Pentax K-7. Was using a cheapo Pentax tele kit lens SMC Pentax-F 80-200mm F4.7-5.6, very light with internal zooming but very slow. Now currently practicing with Sigma 70-200mm F2.8, very heavy to walk about but faster. Haiz, i THINK there's no best in both worlds lenses yet, light and fast. =p

 

[JC1808]

Haiz, i THINK there's no best in both worlds lenses yet, light and fast. =p

yes there is, "contact lens" they are "light" and put it on "fast" haha just joking !!:bsmilie:

Waiting for more more cats shot from you ah~ :heart:

 

[eselite]

yes there is, "contact lens" they are "light" and put it on "fast" haha just joking !!:bsmilie:

Waiting for more more cats shot from you ah~ :heart:

Thanks! I see you have some nice photos too, give me sometime to look through yah? Hope you can spot some nice cats too! Goodluck!

 

[madmartian]

Nice clean shots of tiger!

 

[eselite]

Nice clean shots of tiger!

Thanks for the tips and advice, i finally understand what eye level means.:heart:

 

[madmartian]

Thanks for the tips and advice, i finally understand what eye level means.:heart:

You are welcomed :cheers:

 

[rwhite]

I think I need to get a zoom lens, my pics cropped quite tight and the cats are uncomfortable cox I'm too close to them, haha...

 

[antares2063]

pic 194..so cute!!

and wow pic 196! nice shot...really looks like tiger is standing on 2 front legs only..
may i ask what shutter speed was that pic at? thanks!

 

[eselite]

I think I need to get a zoom lens, my pics cropped quite tight and the cats are uncomfortable cox I'm too close to them, haha...

Your EP2 is best for shooting cats at eye level (suggested by madmartian). I saw your recent cat photos, maybe u can adjust your exposure up a little? Zoom lens as in tele zoom?

pic 194..so cute!!

and wow pic 196! nice shot...really looks like tiger is standing on 2 front legs only..
may i ask what shutter speed was that pic at? thanks!

Thanks bro! Shutter speed was 1/1000. Tiger is the most active and friendly cat in my neighbourhood.

 

[eselite]

Which one looks better? Or both sucks? :bsmilie:

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