I notice Andy looking exceptionally pretty. “I need to take a picture”, I think. Well, the cat looks fine, but what a mess in the foreground and background.
I quick edit makes most of the messy surroundings disappear but SpongeBob SquarePants sticks out no matter where he is.
I change my angle to exclude SpongeBob and use the closeup feature to give Andy a happier background. He sees what I’m up to and ducks the moment I snap his photo. He remembers the bad old days when getting a photo taken involved flash! If you think kitty boys don’t have elephantine memories, then you haven’t taken flash photos of cats! LOL!
I try a trick: I have all my settings and composition ready, then say “Andy…”. He looks up and -tuh duh! – a nice portrait of my pretty boy! With the right tricks, anyone can take a decent picture of a kitty.
On the other hand, this old photo of Andy with a fly on his side was kinda fun. LOL!
I remember Mom used to use the flash on me, too, when she took my pics. She doesn’t use it anymore. I think she got the hint when my eyes would start to water and I would try to look away.
Yes, once I got a smartphone, its sensitivity in dark situations and editing capabilities made flash mostly unnecessary. I prefer it, too.
The Star, your Andy!
He does it effortlessly!
He’s a natural!
That he is!
Andy is a handsome boy.
I think so, too!
One must always keep one’s home in a condition to take a picture of one’s pet at a moment’s notice. Ha, ha, right. I would never have any pictures if that was the case. Love that last recent picture of Andy. Good job persevering.
That is a complication for sure! It doesn’t help that I am a poor housekeeper on top of having a messy kitty boy.
Andy is always gorgeous, but here he is obviously posing, the vain kitty boy!
LOL!
The old picture with Andy’s expression is priceless. hehehe
Jean
Every family has a few photos like that that get pulled up and out to embarrass the victim to share with guests. LOL!
Andy is always a handsome kitty, Doug, fly or no fly. 🙂
I agree!
He’s such a handsome dude! 😻❤️
I marvel at it sometimes. Even with that Persian mug, he looks sweet.
He’s so cute. Great photos.
Thanks! When I first met Andy when he was five weeks old, my first reaction was “What the heck is that?!” He was a strange looking kitten, but when Tara (whose kitty momma had Andy and Dougy) set him down on the desk and Andy walked over to me, I was hooked! Of course, once he grew a little, he started to be really pretty.
Just look at that face, so cute, Doug! The one with the fly is hysterical!! 🐱
The fly photo is a favorite, GP! Andy is such a serious kitty boy, the fly photo strikes me as hysterically funny, too!
Andy photos are more and more beautiful, Doug.
You teach m about Sponge bob! I did not know!
Have a good day ( for me I go to dialysis that lasts 4h30 this afternoon.
In friendship
Michel
Thanks, Michel! I am amazed how pretty Andy looks. He was a rather plain kitten. LOL!
I barely have patience to make it through four hours of dialysis, even with the little television that is available with the dialysis unit. I can’t imagine four and a half hours of it! Best wishes for a comfortable dialyze.
He is looking very handsome, except for the fly picture. hahaha
He photographs well if he doesn’t move. LOL!
sponge bob is always a good photo bomber ;O) we love the fly photo … that is amazing!!!
I would have guessed the fly photo would appeal to you two, you are such characters! LOL! (“Characters” in the good sense, of course.. I love your adventures!) I think Andy would be scandalized if he met the two of you, he’s so prissy.