Yay or Nay?

MLangton

Introducing Sunny, the kitty. I'm guessing he is about one year old. Sunny just showed up at the house one day about two weeks ago. He was malnourished, and looking really rough. He has adopted me, and now hangs out on a regular basis. He eats like a horse and is getting pretty healthy looking. Once I can gain a little more trust, I am going to take him to the vet to get vaccinations and have his manhood removed. He is really a nice, friendly kitty.

1. Here he is (was) napping in the breezeway next to the fence. Being a feral, he feels secure there on the cool concrete.



2. He still won't smile, but he sure meows a lot. He does not know what to think of the camera. Boy does he have a lot to learn.

WhatSheSaw

Pretty cat, but neither of these is doing it for me. Maybe a different perspective - down low or catch him while hunting.

I have one of my cat that I really like where he is sitting in my chair (MY chair! ). I got down below him and just caught his face over the edge of the chair. It's a bit dark, because I just used the natural light from the window, but it is an unusual perspective.



I can't use this one for the challenge, because it was taken a while ago, but maybe it will give you an idea.

richtersl

These shots are cute, but don't tell us much about the cat other than it is a cat. My understanding is that an environmental portrait needs to tell the viewer something about the individual in the photo.

"An environmental portrait is a specific person and some insight into this person from their specific environment and artifacts." http://markhancock.blogspot.com/2004/12/environmental-pop-quiz.html

I'm not sure the subject necessarily has to be a person, though.

MLangton

Thanks for the insight.

I may be s.o.l. on this one, at least with the kitty. He is still pretty wild, and gets even more skittish when the camera comes out.

Perhaps I'll have to plan an ambush!

whiterice

MLangton wrote:

Thanks for the insight.

I may be s.o.l. on this one, at least with the kitty. He is still pretty wild, and gets even more skittish when the camera comes out.

Perhaps I'll have to plan an ambush!

Sounds like my 3 year old son!!