Category Archives: Cats

Experimenting with Black and White in Lightroom

Posted on January 5, 2016 by lensaddiction

I signed up for a Creative Black and White Photography course that lasts for 4 weeks, starting tomorrow NZ time.  As part of the Introduction we got some pointers on using just Lightroom to process a BW image.  Much of … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with BW Conversions in Lightroom

Posted on December 27, 2015 by lensaddiction

I purchased the new Creative Black and White Photography course and have watched the Intro videos (The deal is still available here) and one of the major benefits of the course is it will take us in detail through several … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Archives – Tiger Cub Melbourne Zoo 2010

Posted on December 12, 2015 by lensaddiction

Taking some time to revisit my archives and look through the images I am yet to process and I have a selection of these delightful tiger cubs I took at Melbourne Zoo back in 2010. When they were taken the … Continue reading →

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Focussing on Cat Faces

Posted on July 28, 2015 by lensaddiction

Something Different!  Something not a building! A lady in my Awake course posted this excellent portrait of a cat done using in part some watercolour brushes and I thought it was EXCELLENT.  Of course I wanted to try it and … Continue reading →

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Cognac – a portrait with Topaz Glow

Posted on June 10, 2015 by lensaddiction

This was the imaged I wanted to play with using Topaz Glow, my portrait of Cognac with his beautiful blue eyes. I used the Neon preset and tweaked it heavily.  It didn’t really come together until I got to the … Continue reading →

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Cognac and his splendid whiskers

Posted on December 31, 2014 by lensaddiction

Just a quick post, I took these shots of Cognac yesterday, he was in an obliging mood and I also wanted to capture an image showing off his quite SPLENDID whiskers. So far the head cold is not too bad … Continue reading →

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Photographing Cats – Cognac Closeups

Posted on November 1, 2014 by lensaddiction

For the last 20 years I have shared my life with Birman Cats, a pedigree breed that is particularly affectionate and quite photogenic.  Last Xmas I got myself a new kitten as a companion to my older cat Taz.  Cognac … Continue reading →

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Cognac is not a little kitten any more

Posted on August 2, 2014 by lensaddiction

Cognac is now 10 months old and easily the same size as my older cat.  I took some photos of them play fighting on the lawn today and you can’t tell which is which except from the different colour of … Continue reading →

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Cognac seal birman kitten – 2 weeks in new home

Posted on December 28, 2013 by lensaddiction

Well its 2 weeks today that I bought Cognac home and its been eventful but in a good way.  He settled in really quickly and has thrived, mostly by stealing all the cat food in the house, he is a … Continue reading →

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Seal Point Birman Kitten – meet Cognac and Cream

Posted on December 8, 2013 by lensaddiction

I have been considering getting a kitten for a while, company for my current Birman boy Taz who has entirely too much energy at 4am and insists on sharing it with me, and 5am and usually 6am as well! So … Continue reading →

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