Thoughtful

Curious

Vainilla

I love this cute little cat (I bet you can tell, judging by the amount of times he appears on here), even if he does this:

It's hard to believe that not so long ago, he was so tiny you could hold him with one hand, or put him in your pocket (I have a few pictures of that, too).

P.S. Doulos, who are you??

More on blurry pictures- and cats

This picture is a picture of Vainilla exploring the garden. It would be great if it weren't blurry, you might think. However, the blurriness of the feet just gives a more defined look of movement, which is exactly what the picture was meant to capture.

You can use the movement of an animal to your advantage, as you can see.

On the other hand, this picture, while it is similar, gives a different mood to the little kitten. He's still moving, but not quite as much, and he looks rather curious. This is one of the reasons why you shouldn't settle for one or two pictures. A digital camera, especially, gives you the possibility to take several hundred pictures, which, naturally, gives you a higher percentage of good pictures. If there are two-hundred pictures of a cat, a good fifty are likely to be very good and maybe twenty will be great.

Cats: Vainilla, part I

Animals are harder to photograph than, for example, scenery. Animals move, close their eyes, move... oh, did I mention move?

Take cats. Some cats are naturally more photogenic than others. My younger cat, Vainilla- not quite a kitten any longer- is such a cat. A cat can also be taken from many points of view. Depends on your context, mood, perspective, etc., your picture can be surprisingly different, even if the subject is the same:

Funny

Cute

Tiny