Dave wrote: > She's one of those black and white cats that's notoriously difficult > to photograph but I think the film (Agfa Portrait 160) has done > really well I use Portra-NC 400 to photograph my B&W cats (both female, BTW) and like it a lot. Here's a couple of my favorite shots... http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/anya005.jpg taken with kodak gold 400 or somesuch and a crappy zoom http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/precious009.jpg taken with my beloved Portra-NC and 50mm f/1.4, but not exposed correctly http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/anya111900f.jpg captured off video tape while the capture device wasn't working properly http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/anyaprecious003.jpg http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/anyaprecious004.jpg with exposure, focus and framing problems, and... http://www.amyhughes.org/photography/anyaprecious/precious005.jpg which actually turned out technically pleasing, though the scan isn't great. All were scanned from 4x6 photolab prints. I guess what I'm saying is that with cats, the "best" shots are the cute ones, regardless of technical merit. Amy - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
