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When it comes to photographing little Lulu, she definitely has no interest in taking direction. That requires me to be flexible and to abandon any preconceived ideas of what I hope to capture with the lens. Still, it makes me realize how blessed I am to have so many felines under our roof who truly enjoy performing for the camera. Vidalia, Zinnia, Mr. Grigsby, and Curio are all willing to adjust place, position, and gaze for me. Gumbo tries, too, bless him, but my ability to direct him is limited to audible cues, something challenging with felines. Miss Raven has no interest in anything as silly as performing for the camera. And Ariel and Cumin get frustrated with so many other felines trying to steal the show.
Happy Tongue Tuesday!
[SOOC, f/1.6, ISO 125, shutter speed 1/500, -1 EV]
1947 Devon General DR327 (HTT327) - AEC Regent III RT- type with Weymann bodywork (Taken Aug 1952).
unknown photographer.
Yep, a tongue series. Why? It's Tuesday. Why ten? Because Vidalia is such an incredibly cooperative model, and I didn't feel like picking out favorites. All clickable, of course.
[SOOC, f/8.0, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/500, -2/3 EV]
Happy Tuesday Twosday
Larger
Mew Gull MEGU (Larus canus)
Smaller
Bonaparte's Gull BOGU (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Ogden Point Breakwater
Greater Victoria BC
AS i have said before...
i always enjoy this twofer combo - when Mew Gull are the "big gull" in comparison.
OK, one last tongue shot for today. Couldn't resist posting Bogart's contribution. . .
[SOOC, f/6.3, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/500]
With all the back and forth between Mr. Grigsby and Gumbo, I am finding myself completely charmed by Curio. This precious boy has no interest in being Top Cat. In fact, Curio has become quite affectionate with Gumbo, approaching and washing his face. Gumbo leans in and seeks Curio's affection, and Curio happily delivers. Oh, sure, Curio enjoys entertaining himself at the expense of the girls, chasing them relentlessly from time to time to evoke an over-the-top reaction, but his blatant disregard for climbing the hierarchical ladder makes Curio an ideal male for a fluctuating household of foster felines.
[SOOC, f/1.4, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/200, +2/3 EV]
Nothing like combining morning light and tongue tuesday.
All clickable as always.
[SOOC, f/5.6, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/500, -8/3 EV]
Not quite sure what I think of this photo. It's far from perfect, but it captures the spirit of our goofball. I lose detail with the 8-point star filter, but I like the bokeh. No flare in here. Wish the DoF was a smidge deeper, and yet. . .
We haven't officially enrolled, but this is where we are strongly considering sending Magnus:
Here are some online reviews:
www.insiderpages.com/b/15246757400/neuman-k9-academy-inc-...
All but one is 5 out of 5 stars. And the one that has 3 out of 5 stars is as glowing a review as the rest, so maybe she just clicked wrong.
Ariel is thrilled that we are considering this--she would like it to be a permanent arrangement--and Bogart will heal with greater peace of mind not having to compete with a giant furbag.
Hoping we will be able to write a similarly glowing report after Magnus stays there.
[SOOC, f/1.4, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/2500]
Across the Pond
Feels weird saying that. . . given the holiday here today, it feels as though tomorrow is only Monday. . .
[SOOC, f/1.4, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/1600, +1/3 EV]
Still working my way through my holiday/winter case. This one is Magic Hat's Odd Notions Series: Winter '10. I only had one of these babies, and I'll tell you, I could have bought a whole case! Happy Tipsy Tuesday friends! Hope you had a great day. I'm off to go buy Mega Millions Lotto Tix, so I'll catch up with you when I return!
I think this is a bracket fungi and certainly the largest specimen I have ever seen. It was wrapped around the remains of an old tree stump. HTT!
I decided to feature sweet MoMo with this post. I will say that MoMo has LOVED hosting guests so much that he has gained a solid two pounds. And that's a good thing, as MoMo has always been so incredibly scrawny. He may still be quirky, but he's no longer scrawny!
Lately MoMo isn't too thrilled with my socialization efforts with Lulu. Why? In order to leave their door open, MoMo can't be in the room. Otherwise he runs all over the house declaring the whole place to be his in a very unpleasant, masculine way. So MoMo has been spending socialization time in the bathroom. Eventually I hope that Lulu will be able to go in and out of the room just the way Zinnia and Vidalia do.
Thought I'd throw together a HTT series (all clickable, of course) featuring a fair number of the felines under our roof. Wild to realize there are currently fifteen of these beauties not to mention Da Boyz and Amadeus. Not a stellar series, but I'm fond of #4, #6, and #8. Maybe I should have dug through the archives for four more tongue shots. Sorry, Miss Raven, Lulu, Diamond, and Curio. Oh well.
BTW, you can see a bit of MoMo's pink lower lip in this photo. That adorable bit of pink leads people to think MoMo's tongue sticks out in many photos. Often it's just his adorably pink lower lip.
[SOOC, f/1.6, ISO 800, shutter speed 1/400]
Last night four cats spent the entire night on the bed: Cumin, Gumbo, Wisteria Blue, and Diamond. What a privilege. . .
[SOOC, f/1.6, ISO 500, shutter speed 1/320, -1/3 EV]