Dark cats get warm in the summer sun but cats like Phoebe know to find the best shade!
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I am continuing my dark cat portrait exploration with another picture of our black cat Phoebe. She is a youngster and hasn’t developed the ‘not interested’ attitude of most of the Dash Kitten Crew when they are photographed.
Dark Cat Portrait of Phoebe
I used P mode, which is a step up from Canon AUTO, and tried changing the ISO to 200. A first step in exploring Settings a little.
As you can see, Phoebe definitely looks like a dark brown cat, not a black panther. The background looks nicely out of focus which I am pleased with. I am hoping the asparagus fern makes a lovely frame, as the focus is meant to be on Phoebe’s lovely face and whiskers. What do you think?
DEFINITION: In very basic terms, ISO is a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo. As you increase your ISO number, your photos will grow progressively brighter.
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I am going to look at ISO a bit more and report back as it sounds like a good thing to know more about.
Marjorie is a blogger, award-winning photographer and smartphone moviemaker who loves cats.
Our mom has the hardest time taking photos of black cats. Maybe one day she’ll learn more about ISO.
That is a stunning photo of the most beautious Phoebe!
Lovely photo. Yes, ISO is very important. The higher your ISO the more sensitive your camera is to light, so your photo will look brighter. If you go too high on your ISO, your photo can look grainy. Usually outside on a sunny day, my ISO is 100, but inside it can go as high as 3400!
I need to blog about the importance of ISO then! Wow!!
Wow. I need to practice more with my camera instead of just shooting what I need. Great job with Phoebe!
A lovely shot, and well balanced for my taste. I like her with hints of brown as I bet that is in truth what she looks like. I see the same in my coat in certain light and think it is much a pigment thing for some of the hairs that make up my coat as anything. In the same way that true black horses are actually very rare, most horses aren’t black but just a dark brown when you have a very close look, and this will revert to brown over time.
Purrs
ERin
I didn’t know that. Thanks ERin!
Great shot! I love the bokeh behind beautiful Phoebe. So dramatic!
Phoebe is a beauty.
I think it looks really good! You could darken it just a tad in a photo editor, to make Phoebe’s fur a little darker.
* scribbles in notebook * OK I can try that. Thank you.
That is a beautiful photo of Phoebe, and I really do like the fern framing her.