Browse
Blog
Forum
Join
Log In
Home
Flowers
Animals
BW
Landscape
Events
Editing
Art
miscellaneous

Catnap

by Heike November. 05, 2017 2015 views

I knew that Puffy, the neighbours cat, would come for a nap on saturday afternoon. He does this on a regular basis. So I placed my camera beside me on the couch and did some work on my notebook.

After a while he appeared as expected, jumped onto the sofa and forced me, to put the notebook aside, so that he could make himself comfortable on my lap. Five minutes later he was asleep...

My goal was, to make a photo with a sharp paw and in the background his blurred face - and I got what I wanted :-)

Lying on the back

Lying on the back

Half sitting

Half sitting

Lying on the stomach

Lying on the stomach

For the post processing I used 'Analog Efex Pro 2', I wanted to have this analog touch with a little bit dust and scratches.

cat paw nap sleeping post processing
  PEOPLE like it
Join the conversation
27
There are 27 comments , add yours!
#
Piotr Matura 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Great photos! And what a cat, he does what he pleases and doesn't bother at all grinning

4 months, 3 weeks ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Piotr Matura 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hehe, thanks Piotr. He is a little devil and he totally controls me - although I'm 'only' the neighbour....smiley

4 months, 3 weeks ago Edited
#
Thunder Lily 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazing perspective 🙂

4 months, 3 weeks ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Thunder Lily 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thank you ! Hehe, yes the perspective in #1 was only possible, because he loves to sleep on his back. smile

4 months, 3 weeks ago Edited
#
Baptria 1 year, 7 months ago

#1 is perfect!

1 year, 7 months ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Baptria 1 year, 7 months ago

Thanks you ! grinning

1 year, 7 months ago Edited
#
Jennifer Raknerud 1 year, 8 months ago

Gorgeous kitty photos!  Kitties are the best.

1 year, 8 months ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Jennifer Raknerud 1 year, 8 months ago

He is a little lout, but also a prince charming...smile Thanks for your comment, Jennifer !

1 year, 8 months ago Edited
#
David Cardona 1 year, 11 months ago

Beautiful perspective on excellent takes.  I just added first one into my favorites.  Thanks a lot for sharing and keep creating! AlwAys!

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to David Cardona 1 year, 10 months ago

Kind thanks, David ! Glad you like them !

1 year, 10 months ago Edited
#
Suhita Mitra 1 year, 11 months ago

His paw does somehow capture his cool personality! And his blurred face adds to his mysterious cat power :-)

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Suhita Mitra 1 year, 11 months ago

Thanky so much, Suhita ! He is really a personalty, he always give me a reason to laugh when he comes for a visit.grinning

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Suhita Mitra Replied to Heike 1 year, 11 months ago

I can imagine. Characters like him make our lives a bit more richer and happier :-)

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Sirena Lu 1 year, 11 months ago

Very beautiful shot!! Love especially the first one!! Happy holiday seasons!!

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Sirena Lu 1 year, 11 months ago

Kind thanks, Sirena Lu ! The first one is also my fav, he loves to sleep lying on the back, what always animates me to scratch his belly - he already showed me clearly, that he does not like that... pouting catgrin

1 year, 11 months ago Edited
#
Caroline Hooper 2 years ago

Fantastic pics Heike smile

2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Caroline Hooper 2 years ago

Thanks so much, Caroline ! Luckily he is one of this cats, who often changes the position while sleeping. I love it, when cats are sleeping on their back, than they look all so irresistibly cute.  smile

2 years ago Edited
#
Sigrid Strohschneider-Laue 2 years ago

Dieser Kater ist ein Pendler - köstlich, dass er einen Samstagschoßplatz braucht. Na ja, andere Leute gehen Samstags ja auch zu Nachbars Kaffee trinken - allerdings OHNE auf dem Schoß zu sitzen.
Super Fotos von der entspannten Puffy-Pfote!

2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Sigrid Strohschneider-Laue 2 years ago

Das ist ein Kampfschmuser. Er würde öfter zum 'Kaffeetrinken' kommen, wenn ich die Balkontür öfter auflassen würde, aber dann käme ich zu nichts mehr. smile Samstags nachmittags ist zu einem kleinen Ritual zwischen uns geworden.
Danke schön, für Deinen Kommentar !

2 years ago Edited
#
Emilia 2 years ago
Comment was removed by admin
2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Emilia 2 years ago

Thank you kindly, Emilia ! Puffy is a very good model, I'm really happy with this pics. He got an extra portion treats, when he awoke. smile

2 years ago Edited
#
Berckmans Peter 2 years ago

Lovely,and love the edit

2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Berckmans Peter 2 years ago

Many thanks Peter. Often I need lots of tries, when I'm doing post processing, but this time I knew from the beginning, how they should look at the end. grinning

2 years ago Edited
#
Russell Smith 2 years ago

#3 reminds me of my wifes old cat . He use to sleep like this . #1is my favorite. My cat is finally comfortable enough with me moving around or grabbing the camera I can now catch pictures of her sleeping . She adopted us and was feral from birth but now she is a member of the family but retains some of the feral traits when someone new comes over.  I would say that the choice of post processing is purrfect .

2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Russell Smith 2 years ago

Thanks for your comment, Russell. It's really seldom that a feral cat is adopting humans, you must have a unique aura, that this cat trusts you so much.
Puffy is normaly a very jumpy cat, but surprisingly he does not care much about the camera, therefore it's easy to shoot him. There are other cats around here, where it's really hard to get a good photo of them. grinning

2 years ago Edited
#
Jay Boggess 2 years ago

Nice work! Love the tight focus & bokehs!

2 years ago Edited
#
Heike Replied to Jay Boggess 2 years ago

Kind thanks Jay !

2 years ago Edited
#
Jay Boggess Replied to Heike 2 years ago

My pleasure!
Thank You!

2 years ago Edited
Up
Copyright @Photoblog.com