Posted by: thecompletecookbook | June 7, 2012

Fur Children Photoshoot – sort of

A touch frustrated with my moment of macro lens inability, I popped on my 300m lens and set about following our fur babies around the garden…

I have never seen whiskers as long as what our old girl has. She was kind enough to sit still long enough to model them perfectly for you.

A more “sporty” shot of her sniffing at a broken off branch on the olive tree which has yet to bear any fruit – starting to think it might be a wild olive.

Our boy having a lovely afternoon nap in his favourite tree which is outside my office window – love that our furries always stay close to home.

He has freckled pads – too cute!

His nap was disturbed by the rest of us making a racket at the bottom of his tree (which BTW he hijacked from his baby sister).

Our baby ferociously about to attack the blades of grass – would you look at those sharp claws!

Not the most spectacular shot but I love how you can see our house in her eye.

So there you have it, a semi successful shoot.  It was lovely being outside in the warm sunshine of an autumn afternoon.

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  1. Ahhhhh, that pink nose…those beautiful paws.

    I love love love your African Kitty Cats!

    Xxx Kiss 4 u Mandy.

  2. These are fantastic!

    • Thanks so much Tandy! Have a lovely day. It’s freezing here today, hope it’s warmer your side. :-)

  3. Beautiful!

  4. Absolutely precious! Excellent photos Mandy!

  5. Strut that stuff kitty! Too cute :D
    Wonderful photography!

    Cheers
    CCU

  6. Cool captures of cats!

  7. I love the picture of the kitty paw it is my favorite.

  8. wonderful photos of your kitties-every sweet whisker, paw pad, and shiny eye!

    • Hi Mary Ann, thanks for stopping by with such a lovely compliment. Have a lovely day. :-)

  9. Excellent pics Mands, amazing how much “redder” Red eye is than Tree!

    • Aah thanks M! You won’t believe how much bigger and taller he is now. Looking forward to having you home soon. :-) xo

  10. Aah – gorgeous photos. And aren´t little animal paws just so beautiful?!

    • Thanks Tanya! I know, little paws are just precious. Have a lovely day. :-)

  11. Really beautiful pictures!

  12. Wonderful photos, Mandy. Your photographic skills just keep getting better and it’s great to watch your talent grow. :)

    • John, thank you for such a lovely compliment! Have a great day. :-)

  13. These are the most gorgeous photos of kitties I’ve seen in a lonnnngggg time! I really love these Mandy, and you get bonus points for starting my Thursday morning off with a big, big smile. I appreciate that :) LOVE these!

    • Sarah, thank you so very much! Bonus points – awesome! Have a happy Thursday. :-) xo

  14. Oh Mandy! They are so cute. I loved the paws shot :)

  15. Lovely photos of your cute fur babies – thanks for sharing! Have a Great Day:)

  16. they are so beautiful!

    • Hi Belle, I see this comment landed up in my spam folder! Wonder why? :-)

  17. I never know if you get my comments or not because they never show up after i leave them! I hope you do! your cats are beautiful!

    • Hmm, strange that your other comment landed up in spam but good to know that this comment didn’t. Don’t ever remember having a problem with your comments before. Thank you for your lovely compliment. Have a great weekend. :-) xo

  18. What gorgeous images and what a gorgeous member of your family. I love the image of the freckled paws – too cute! xx

    • Thanks Charlie! I think they will be easier to photograph now with the cold weather as they usually just roll up in a ball for the day. Have a super weekend and looking forward to hearing how Arabella’s formal was. :-) xo

  19. I just love your orange kitty. I know we’ll have one someday. Right now two cats is enough for us though. Gorgeous pictures!

    • Thanks very much Kristy! I think 3 cats is the perfect amount, well that’s probably just because I have 3… Have a super weekend. :-)

  20. I’m so glad to be back.. just look at your sweet little babies!! Adorable and I think that last shot is perfect?? xoxo Smidge

  21. What gorgeous photos! I particularly love the ones in the tree branches!

    • Thank you Celi. I should start a separate blog – just with photos of my little furries. Have a lovely Sunday. :-)

  22. Very nice photography, I hope you had used your macro here. It would be much detailed

    • Thanks very much Raymund. I will share some improved macro shots soon again. Have a super week ahead. :-)

  23. I think that was a very successful photo shoot – animals are not easy to photograph are they! I think the thrid one is my favourite – cat napping in a tree. And oh I’d love some of your sunshine and warmth right now…..

    • Thanks so much Claire! I must say, it is quite a task trying to photograph them when they are not sleeping. Don’t be too envious, it’s not the warm here at all at the moment. Have a lovely week ahead. :-)

  24. It’s too humid for me to take my camera outside now. Lovely pics – I’m allergic to cats and all that fur magnified is actually making me think about sneezing. Love the close-up paws.

    • *Sends Sally a antihistamine and tissues.* Thanks Sally! I remember the humidity being a huge problem when we were living in Mauritius. It caused havoc with our mobile phones and remotes too. Have a great week. :-)

  25. I adore the shot of the little feet, those soft little pads on precious feetses.. you could frame that one.. This was a lovely shoot, how many lenses do you have I have ONE!! I need more i think! c

    • Hi Celi, those cute little feetses also bring mud onto the bed and my face in the middle of the night when it’s pouring with rain – what is it and boys playing in the mud!
      I have three lenses *18-55mm *75-300mm *60mm macro – I think you do the most incredible photography with your one lens. I am going to make an effort to play with my macro lens this week to put what everybody has advised me into practice.
      Have a beautifully warm and sunny day, oh and I hope you get a bit of rain too. :-) xo

  26. Great shots Mandy and sorry to hear that your frustrations continue with the new lens (what a great gift that was!). If you want to through in the towel, I’ll happily take the macro off your hands. ;-) Cheers!

    • Hi Jed, thanks! Sorry to disappoint BUT I will get the hang of the macro lens – just need to be a bit more patient with myself. Have a great day and nice to have you back. :-)

  27. Mandy, you were meant to have a good camera in your hands because you really take great photos!

    • Oh wow, thank you Nami – what a fabulous compliment! Have a happy week. :-)

  28. Adorable fur babies + kindly stalker with camera = visual delights!!
    xo
    Kathryn

    • They are just too precious, well, and naughty, but I love them to bits and pieces. Thank you Kathryn. :-) xo


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