This is little, charming Gabriel, my darling boy cat, making a sinister smile and his beady eyes are looking sinister too. A pure illusion. He is not sinister, of course. It is just the way his mouth is formed. It is nice, though, that he can give the illusion that he is smiling human-style 😉 .
I love photographing him although it is always tricky. It takes a certain amount of patience to get a decent cat photo as I am sure most people realize. This was taken with a Sony camera lens which gave the impression to Gabriel that he was not being photographed because I was viewing the image on a smart phone to my left. The image was sent wirelessly to it. A camera lens is a small cylindrical object that does not look like a camera and is, therefore, very unintimidating. It was on a mini-tripod in front of him.
I held a video lighting unit (a bank of LED lights powered by batteries) over my head directed at the white ceiling so the light reflected back onto the bed where Gabriel was lying. It produced a soft light. There was no other light source as it was taken late in the evening when it was dark outside.
The exposure was around 1/10th of a second so Gabriel was pretty still at the time and the F stop was around F4. The device works by connecting to the smartphone wirelessly so I can operate the camera from the phone. The phone and camera/lens can be far apart if needs be.
Gabriel is cute, but I think Merlin is up to something Fishy ?_Maybe he had a dream and that fish tank is to blame for his mischievous thoughts?
Eva say’s_
Eva, maybe Merlin was up to something fishy (lol).
I wondered if his look of contempt had anything to do with me expecting him to enjoy the Fling-ama-string toy hanging off the door handle (lol). That was a complete waste of money which ended up being consigned to the bin.
A beautiful and a sinister looking cat.Excellent photo’s.
Thanks Rudolph. I wish you and your family a good 2015.
I think it’s the narrowed eyes that does it. That photo belies his sunny and cheeky nature.
Yes, it is just the split second the photo was taken. He has a very strong, handsome looking face.
Michael, I like that photo because the “ghost” tabby markings are clearly visible. (I’ve never seen a melanistic Bengal in person, but I bet they are beautiful.)
Yes, they are. Robinson’s Genetics mentions these:
The flash light has revealed the ghost tabby pattern.
Gabriel looks adorable in that photo.
Now if you really want sinister, I think this photo of Merlin qualifies 🙂
Michele, that is not fun-sinister but real-sinister 😉 .
he’s becoming more and more handsome EVERY day!! ♥♥♥
PS. just got home from work — 330 am EST. . . ♥
You’re on night shift. What work do you do? Sorry if you have told me already.
sorry it took me so long to reply. .. I am just now getting through all my mail!!! I am a poker dealer (croupier) in a casino. . . ♥♥♥
Sinister? Nawwww, He’s adorable. I’d more want to give him <<>> than think that
Suppose to be hugs & kisses in those brackets…don’t know what it didn’t show as that. LOL
Thanks. I sort of guessed that. Sorry if I have become a bit boring. Just one of those things.
As you used triangular brackets the internet browser sees it as html code because html code is inside these brackets <>. This is why the bit in the middle is missing.