The best-laid plans can go awry. It happens to all of us from time to time. You set off to go somewhere, maybe an hour’s drive away, may be further afield for a photo shoot. It may be a place you’ve been to before and you have some particular images in mind to re-shoot or […]
Do chances come your way? When was the last time you had a chance to take an unusual image and you missed it? Do you recognize chance, photographically speaking? Most of us like to exist in our comfort zones in many walks of life – we are risk averse. Risk is dangerous – things can […]
It is said that the camera never lies. In fact it can tell a cruel version of the truth all too clearly – think of all those images you will have seen of politicians, celebrities or other prominent people papped at their worst: asleep inappropriately, yawning, having a bad hair day, eating a bacon sandwich […]
I must start with an apology as it is now a few weeks since I last wrote an entry on this blog. The truth is that I have been acquiring new images at a frantic pace, and that makes the title of this post particularly relevant. Every time you go out and capture a few […]
Cue Camera. I half expected the animal to make a run for it, but it had no intention of moving and so I was able to get close. Look at those deep blue eyes.
That is an unusual color for cats eyes but it helps mske this an interesting shot. Of course, I’m a cat person.
I thought that would appeal to you, Ken
Gorgeous portrait. And he looks like a thinker…
Thanks Shimon. I was definitely being stared down!
I am not much of a cat person but that is an amazing looking creature !
Thanks Kathryn – a handsome individual for sure.
Of course the first person I thought of was Frank Sinatra — Old Blue Eyes. If that was my cat, his name would be Frankie. Serendipitously, I heard something on the news an hour ago about Sinatra being one of the most-searched people on Wikipedia, but I haven’t heard a full report yet to know what the details are.
Great photo. I love that the reflection of the photographer’s there, too.
I like the bit about the cat being just a rumour… then there he (or she) is… and not camera shy!
Until cats become visible, they remain rumours. Thanks for commenting Pete.
Great shot Andy…love those baby blues…
Thanks James. Those blue eyes could melt a lot of hearts.
I am not a cat person (I may be the only one) and I have not seen a blue eyed one. Nice catch Andy.
I grew up with a cat and two Spaniels – who managed to co-exist. This is a slightly more exotic cat than the standard cat. I think it’s either a Siamese or Burmese cat, both of which can have blue eyes.
You could not have gotten that cat to pose better than what we see in this shot. I don’t know much about cats but I don’t recall seeing eyes with that deep sea color. Very nice photo, Andy.
The cat was very obliging. It just sat there and didn’t move. Many thanks Jimi for your comment
Fabulous shot Andy. All our Siamese cats have had blue eyes, the Burmese are the same as you point out. This would be a Burmese I think (either that or an unusually fluffy Siamese). Hugely expensive and they always have the air that they know it too! You seem to have captured that perfectly! 🙂
I’m pretty sure this must be a Burmese, Adrian. This one wasn’t going to run off. He/She had decided this was a nice sunny spot to sit and that was not open for discussion. Made my task a lot easier!
Mesmerising Andy ! The cat and the photo 😉
Thanks Poppy – sounds like you may be a ‘cat’ person.