Streets Abandoned/stray cats...

Abandoned/stray cats... · 04:16 PM

lots of such animals can be seen here, sometimes they look pity, sometimes they deserve respect for surviving tough competition of "free life on the streets"... anyway I always enjoy taking photos of them, they look definitely different from their lazy pet (captive) cousins...

Penatx K-5 + Pentax-M 200mm f/4 @ f/4 - f/5.6

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thanks!

mtansley · 04-20-2012, 04:24 PM

Those are fantastic photos. For strays, they seem to be doing quite well.

You've got right down to eye level which is what so many people forget when they photograph animals and children. Great job.

Trouble is, I want to take them all home to live with me.

**jford** · 04-20-2012, 05:53 PM

Very nice. They look pretty well-fed and groomed for strays. Hereabouts, with a university in town, we get lots of strays every spring, when the kids go home. Is it similar for you?
Thanks for sharing.

pickles · 04-20-2012, 05:54 PM

Top shots...That Siamese looks lovely, & I tell ya what....I don't think ya'd wanna mess with that big tabby!
Cheers, Pickles.

igor · 04-21-2012, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by mtansley

Those are fantastic photos. For strays, they seem to be doing quite well.
You've got right down to eye level which is what so many people forget when they photograph animals and children. Great job.
Trouble is, I want to take them all home to live with me.

Michael, thanks much for your comment. Luckily there's a lot of good hearted women around who feed these guys from time to time, so they look pretty good.

Originally posted by jford

Very nice. They look pretty well-fed and groomed for strays. Hereabouts, with a university in town, we get lots of strays every spring, when the kids go home. Is it similar for you?
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks much for the comment, yes, they do look healthy more or less....

Originally posted by pickles

Top shots...That Siamese looks lovely, & I tell ya what....I don't think ya'd wanna mess with that big tabby!
Cheers, Pickles.

Pickles, thanks much! Yeah, his look is quite serious.

8540tomg · 04-21-2012, 01:59 PM

Igor,

Nice work with the old M 200/4. Very sharp images.

Beautiful cats for strays. They look better than my house cat that never goes outside.

Tom G

Ducatigaz · 04-22-2012, 07:10 AM

All good shots ,the last one looks a bit of a hefty specimen
I think he must have found a place where they throw out steak dinners every day

**dcmsox2004** · 04-23-2012, 05:30 AM

homeless animals always tug at my heartstrings.... fine captures, inimitable pentax color... dave m

igor · 04-23-2012, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by 8540tomg

Igor,

Nice work with the old M 200/4. Very sharp images.

Beautiful cats for strays. They look better than my house cat that never goes outside.

Tom G

Tom, thanks a lot for your comment. I love old lenses, even if they're not as sharp as some modern ones

Originally posted by Ducatigaz

All good shots ,the last one looks a bit of a hefty specimen
I think he must have found a place where they throw out steak dinners every day

I believe this last one was just pregnant

Thanks!

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

homeless animals always tug at my heartstrings.... fine captures, inimitable pentax color... dave m

Thanks much Dave, some of them feel at home on the streets.....

magkelly · 04-23-2012, 06:21 PM

The more I look at that pic the more I want that Siamese. What a beautiful cat. I hate the fact that they are all strays. All cats should have a lap to sit in and someone who loves them.

igor · 04-24-2012, 02:36 AM

Originally posted by magkelly

The more I look at that pic the more I want that Siamese. What a beautiful cat. I hate the fact that they are all strays. All cats should have a lap to sit in and someone who loves them.

Agree, he/she's a real beauty, hope someone will adopt him/her eventually....thanks for your comment!

cmohr · 04-24-2012, 05:00 AM

Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl.

Thanks for sharing these.

cmohr

**WPRESTO** · 04-24-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by cmohr

Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl.

Thanks for sharing these.

cmohr

I'm very much with cmohr, the eyes in that first shot are startling, arresting, beautiful. Hard to pull your own eyes away from that icy but warm stare.

igor · 04-25-2012, 03:06 PM

Originally posted by cmohr

Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl.

Thanks for sharing these.

cmohr

Originally posted by WPRESTO

I'm very much with cmohr, the eyes in that first shot are startling, arresting, beautiful. Hard to pull your own eyes away from that icy but warm stare.

Thanks much for your comments, the eyes are really amazing....

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04-20-2012, 04:24 PM	#2
mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	Those are fantastic photos. For strays, they seem to be doing quite well. You've got right down to eye level which is what so many people forget when they photograph animals and children. Great job. Trouble is, I want to take them all home to live with me.

04-20-2012, 05:53 PM	#3
jford Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana PA USA Posts: 1,396	Very nice. They look pretty well-fed and groomed for strays. Hereabouts, with a university in town, we get lots of strays every spring, when the kids go home. Is it similar for you? Thanks for sharing.

04-20-2012, 05:54 PM	#4
pickles Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 937	Top shots...That Siamese looks lovely, & I tell ya what....I don't think ya'd wanna mess with that big tabby! Cheers, Pickles.

04-21-2012, 01:38 PM	#5
igor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA and Europe Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by mtansley Those are fantastic photos. For strays, they seem to be doing quite well. You've got right down to eye level which is what so many people forget when they photograph animals and children. Great job. Trouble is, I want to take them all home to live with me. Michael, thanks much for your comment. Luckily there's a lot of good hearted women around who feed these guys from time to time, so they look pretty good. Originally posted by jford Very nice. They look pretty well-fed and groomed for strays. Hereabouts, with a university in town, we get lots of strays every spring, when the kids go home. Is it similar for you? Thanks for sharing. Thanks much for the comment, yes, they do look healthy more or less.... Originally posted by pickles Top shots...That Siamese looks lovely, & I tell ya what....I don't think ya'd wanna mess with that big tabby! Cheers, Pickles. Pickles, thanks much! Yeah, his look is quite serious.

04-21-2012, 01:59 PM	#6
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Igor, Nice work with the old M 200/4. Very sharp images. Beautiful cats for strays. They look better than my house cat that never goes outside. Tom G

04-22-2012, 07:10 AM	#7
Ducatigaz Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Blunsdon,Wiltshire, UK Posts: 1,502	All good shots ,the last one looks a bit of a hefty specimen I think he must have found a place where they throw out steak dinners every day

04-23-2012, 05:30 AM	#8
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	homeless animals always tug at my heartstrings.... fine captures, inimitable pentax color... dave m

04-23-2012, 02:52 PM	#9
igor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA and Europe Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by 8540tomg Igor, Nice work with the old M 200/4. Very sharp images. Beautiful cats for strays. They look better than my house cat that never goes outside. Tom G Tom, thanks a lot for your comment. I love old lenses, even if they're not as sharp as some modern ones Originally posted by Ducatigaz All good shots ,the last one looks a bit of a hefty specimen I think he must have found a place where they throw out steak dinners every day I believe this last one was just pregnant Thanks! Originally posted by dcmsox2004 homeless animals always tug at my heartstrings.... fine captures, inimitable pentax color... dave m Thanks much Dave, some of them feel at home on the streets.....

04-23-2012, 06:21 PM	#10
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	The more I look at that pic the more I want that Siamese. What a beautiful cat. I hate the fact that they are all strays. All cats should have a lap to sit in and someone who loves them.

04-24-2012, 02:36 AM	#11
igor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA and Europe Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by magkelly The more I look at that pic the more I want that Siamese. What a beautiful cat. I hate the fact that they are all strays. All cats should have a lap to sit in and someone who loves them. Agree, he/she's a real beauty, hope someone will adopt him/her eventually....thanks for your comment!

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04-24-2012, 05:00 AM	#12
cmohr Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brisbane. Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,824	Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl. Thanks for sharing these. cmohr

04-24-2012, 03:33 PM	#13
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,104	Originally posted by cmohr Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl. Thanks for sharing these. cmohr I'm very much with cmohr, the eyes in that first shot are startling, arresting, beautiful. Hard to pull your own eyes away from that icy but warm stare.

04-25-2012, 03:06 PM	#14
igor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA and Europe Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by cmohr Wow the detail in those blue eyes is amazing. Looks like that one might be related to Carl. Thanks for sharing these. cmohr Originally posted by WPRESTO I'm very much with cmohr, the eyes in that first shot are startling, arresting, beautiful. Hard to pull your own eyes away from that icy but warm stare. Thanks much for your comments, the eyes are really amazing....