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In the Sha A Allows

3/27/2020

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper aside, this week's blog circle theme is "Shallow Depth of Field." 

I am living a little shallowly right now.  It's just me, my husband, and our quirky animals.  While they love us, I'd forgotten the revolving door of cat life and the whinery dogs are capable of producing, especially when delivery drivers pull into our drive...and there have been an abundance of deliveries lately.

Our cat Harry has little empathy for several of his furry cohabitants.  He gets fed in a special spot on our counter because the "bullies" try to beat him up if he eats where the regular cats eat.  However, many of the regular cats know where Harry's food is and will make a game of trying to get it during the day.  When he finds his bowl empty, this is the face he makes.
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Doesn't it just scream "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!"

I use a very open aperture, so that only Harry's face would be in focus and all the cats smirking behind his back are not.  Hence, a shallow depth of field.

I honestly feel the same way Harry.  After all, I have to go down the basement stairs to the catfood bags to refill from the containers they are kept in.

One of the biggest culprits of stealing Harry's cat food from his special spot is Barney.
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If you ask Barney if he is supposed to be on that table, he probably would not have the correct answer...or any answer for that matter.  Again, with the aperture a little more open than it was for Harry's photo above, the focus is mostly on Barney and not on the room around or behind him.  This is an older photo, but still a good illustration of a wider shot with shallow depth of field.

Yes, my day is full of refereeing cats, and keeping dogs from scaring away UPS drivers.

I know you are all so jealous.

Back in the day when I used to be able to attend events and photograph them, there were often cute animals attending.  This is a photo I found while looking for something to illustrate shallow depth of field on a larger scale.
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This cute little screech owl has total focus on him, even though there is much going on around him.  Shallow depth comes in handy on occasions like this one. 

I had actually never edited this photo, so we can call it new.

And now I'm off to take part in the sport of folding laundry.  I know....I know....just too much excitement.  We're in the shallows now.

For more thoughts about shallow depths of field, the blog circle awaits!  Start with Terri J Photography, capturing portraits of your pets in the Toronto area, and have a great weekend.  Stay safe out there.  Stay healthy.
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Colleen link
3/27/2020 01:59:57 pm

Harry and Barney are two very adorable, expressive cats. Beautiful photos of both of them. And the little screech owl! How cute is he!!

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Tracy Allard link
3/28/2020 03:25:58 pm

I feel you regarding delivery drivers - we've got 4 dogs on constant patrol for any breach of the perimeter (ack!). Poor Harry; Barney's cute but nobody likes a bully! (and sorry, not jealous, just living the same dream over here in Texas LOL ).

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