One Lucky Kitten

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted November 20, 2016235 views3 comments

Last July, Jenny noticed a black flash moving around our garage one evening. A live trap was setup and this kitten was trapped in a couple of hours. She had a peeled back lip which may have been the result of being thrown out of a moving car, parasites, and other signs of a rough life. Dr. Jenny took here to work and both she and her friend repaired the kitten's lip, spayed her, and updated vaccinations. This a photograph taken today of a content, and happy kitten that has moved into our house. She gets 3 meals a day, and along with our 2 other cats Tippy and Tom gets to finish off my milk from my morning cereal. I call her the black mamba. K5 IIs 180 mm f3.5 (1/20 sec at f5.0, ISO 1600) Crop for comp, Luminosity masks and curves applied to Midtones, Lights, and Darks, Noise treduction on BG, and Brightness & Contrast......................Jim

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on November 21, 2016 at 11:35 PM

She hit the jackpot!

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 26, 2016 at 5:08 AM

Jim,

one can see that the cat is in good hands now. A sad story with an happy end.

As for the image, it is a very well composed portrait, and my only suggestion would be to darken it a bit, since as I see it on my monitor it is slightly over exposured enlightened

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on December 1, 2016 at 9:22 PM

That is indeed a lucky cat! I ony hope she does not ACT like a black mamba!!!! I do agree I'd like to see it darkened, or with more contrast, to make the blacks a bit darker. Black cats are neat. My sister had a long-haired black cat for 18 years. You couldn't even tell where his mouth was until he opened it to meow. He was a cool cat.
This is a nice portrait. Take plenty of pictures of her when she is young!!

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments