Jasper's evening repose

Lenny La Rue, IPA

Jasper's evening repose

Neither of us did the “clothing thing” when using the filtered light of blinds. The obvious comparisons simply have to be made so be kind and remember this IS just a kitten. :_D

You’d never believe that tiny kitten was playing ferociously less than 3 minutes before the lighting became fun. I asked her to come to and she did. She looked up at me while we were both sitting on the couch (where she is seen here). I reached a good distance away and brought the NIkon D90 out of its case. She sat next to me and watched. I took off the lens cap stood up squatted in front of her with the camera aimed her way to get the light settings. Jasper sat there quietly. Once the stripes started making patterns on her face, she got a little antsy because the direct sunlight wasn’t comfortable. I got her to face away from the direct glare with a hand moved to the side of the camera; her eyes followed it as though it was the most interesting thing on the planet.

I think I shot 50 images before I got bored. Jasper didn’t. But immediately after I set down the camera and stood up, her eyes perked up, pointy ears gave me full attention, and she ran to find a toy mouse. She didn’t even need to hear me say “bring it to me cuz you’re playing ‘fetch’, not me!”

This cat is gonna be waaaaaaaaaaayyy too much fun. She was born with a lifetime license to charm! :-D

About the shot… This is direct from the camera. I used some of the onboard editing options and compared the results with the best I could do with LightRoom. Nothing seemed particularly better so having an “as is” shot seemed like the most interesting way to go. And I consider this one “as is” even tho the exposure was automatically enhanced using onboard D-lighting and enlarged for Red Bubble prints using Elements 3.

NIkkor 18 – 105 mm lens
f-stop: 4.5
full manual control with 1/3 bracketing (under/even/over)
exposure 1/30
ISO: 200 (the baseline for Nikon D90’s)
metering mode: spot
focal length: 22mm
exposure bias: -1.3

The sun, courtesy God, was setting thru the livingroom blinds and over the town of Penn Valley, California.

Yes, I knew the cat’s eye in the direct light would be slightly squinted. I thought about saying I planned that so she’s look more sly. Then I woke up.

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Jasper's evening repose by Lenny La Rue, IPA
Jasper's evening repose by Lenny La Rue, IPA
  • navybrat

    navybrat

    awesome capture….love the lighting…the drama…WOW!

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Trudi's Images

    Trudi's Images

    Lighting is fabulous and a really intense gaze !

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    And thanks from a master of light such as yourself is HIGHLY appreciated!

  • Karirose

    Karirose

    Love your use of light filtered through blinds on the clothing optional shots of both you and Jasper. :D Such a sweet face and you captured a precious expression. You and your way with animals! You can get just about any of them to pose for you. So, do we dub you Lenny the Photograph Whiperer? All silliness aside, I love this shot. :)

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 11 days ago

    Better than Lenny The Roach Whisperer and the roaches are on a rampage in downtown Sacramento these days. Ugh!!!

    Jasper is mature far beyond her few months of life. She’s also bright enough to know if I give her The Look, it’s time for The Pose. :-D

    Clothing optional! LOL!!!! Now what would you know about stuff like that?? ;-)

  • Angel Gold

    Angel Gold

    This is certailnly a beautiful image Lenny and a fave for me. :>))xx

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Thank you very much, Angel! Jasper put her all in it, fer sure!

  • EBmonster

    EBmonster

    This is awesome, Lenny! Love the dramatic lighting.

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    WOW! Yet another pro likes the lighting I stumbled upon. I am stoked but thanks!

  • greenstone

    greenstone

    stunning cat and catch!!!!

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    The catch was fortunate to be sure but the cat is really one stunning animal. :-)

  • CLiPiCs

    CLiPiCs

    I’m just glad it was the “mouse” she ran to get in her claws . . .for your sake !

    Cool Shot

    Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 11 days ago

    Ya know, as I waggle around, Jasper has never once decided to claw me. Could be that she knows it would be fatal to both of us. LOL! And thanks!

  • janniev

    janniev

    This is gorgeous, Lenny. I love how the light divides the image and how Jasper’s eyes appear to be more alive than the rest of her, her eyes are beautifully coloured. Lol, I love your tale of how this one came about. And, yes, I believe she was running about like a mad rabbit just moments before, my two do the same thing! The “suggestion” of the shadowed parts of this photo is well done. Beautifully framed and shot.

  • Susanne Correa

    Susanne Correa

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Woo hoo! Thank you so very much! I am honoured!

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Excellent! Jasper is precious…greats tory and capture:)

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Aw shucks! Thanks, Vanessa!

  • katpix

    katpix

    I like this, great capture

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    And from one who would know a katpic, your appreciation is appreciated. :-D

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    This is beautiful Lenny, love the light …...Jasper is so cute !

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Thank you so much! “Shoot the light! Shoot the light!” It will resound thru my head until it opens up and resounds outside my head too. But light is illusive and The Shot is all I seem to usually get so I’m very happy when the light is on The Shot. Jasper ‘doesn’t take bad shots’. When she gets to be a year old, I’ll have to have her sign releases…

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62

    This is too cool for school LL .. : ) Wen xxx

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    LOLOLOLOL!!!!! Thank you so much, Wendy!

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Great image Lenny! The shadows create a sense of mystery and the eyes are really cool!

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    Gracias! There’s more mystery in the shot than the cat. The cat is hysterically obvious most of the time. ;-)

  • Karirose

    Karirose

    So I’m almost a month behind in the congrats on the feature comment, but hey, I didn’t see it until yesterday so I have an excuse! LOL So, Congrats. I’m sure Jasper was pleased. :) As for your question of what I would know about clothing optional…. All I can say about such topics is that I have found a little support a necessity rather than an option. ;)

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    LMAO! Cute. :-) But thanks for the congrats and Jasper was pleased.

    I’m going to pick her up from the boarding hospital where she has just spent her last few days. For some reason, the same infliction that took Jimmy’s left eye has infected one of hers. It’s a common infection; the hospital has seen many cases of it, not all as severe as Jimmy’s. But it is hopeful Jasper will have a full recovery tho prayers offered will be gratefully accepted. :-)

  • Karen Betts

    Karen Betts

    Simlpy beautiful love the lighting and those wondeful eyes. : )

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied

    I thank you so very much! I’m thrilled to be featured in this group. :-D Nikon Or Death! LOL!

  • Karirose

    Karirose

    Another congrats on another feature—very cool! Hoping Jasper feels better and that her recovery goes well. I’m sure the news of a second feature will hasten her recovery. :)

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 13 days ago

    LOLOL! I haven’t had an opportunity to tell Jasper in person yet but there’s a plan to do it this weekend. :-) Yes, she’s doing much better, losing toys as fast as she gets them. She has this unusual habit of “cleaning up”: toys wind up in the trash so often it has to be checked before being emptied. And one of the trash bags is 3 feet off the floor. :-O

  • pennphotography

    pennphotography

    Love the lighting across this photograph Lenny!!

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 13 days ago

    Sorry for the late reply but thank you so very much. This is a major departure for someone with no lighting other than whatever’s wherever. LOL!

  • Carrie Gardner

    Carrie Gardner 27 days ago

    what a excellent shot Lenny….
    There are sooooooooo many pics of cats out there…. but this is REAL nice….

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 27 days ago

    Thank you very much, Carrie! I’d hoping the view would offer a little variation from “just another cat”. This version of “just another cat” looks moody. :-D

  • MelAncholyPhoto

    MelAncholyPhoto 15 days ago

    wonderful shot !!!

  • Lenny La Rue, IPA replied 10 days ago

    Ooooops! Sorry but I missed this reply for….what? A month? LOL! But thank you for such kind words. :-)

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