Tuxedo Cat jumps in and poses for umbella photo
You know how animals are, if you wanted them to pose, they won't. So when I started to take this photo for the Umbrella contest, I had set up flowers on the umb...
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You know how animals are, if you wanted them to pose, they won't. So when I started to take this photo for the Umbrella contest, I had set up flowers on the umbrella handle with a squirrel garden decoration next to it . Mochi suddenly decided that he had to be in the photo!!LOL! What a ham. Anyways it was a lot better than what the original topic was going to be especially since he was wearing his best tuxedo and white gloves. I wonder if he wants to be a model and is expecting to be paid in cat treats.
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bearinmybackyard
January 17, 2014
Thank you. Mochi was actually lifting his paw to leave and I thought to myself, 1 last shot and it turned out to be the best.
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texaaronpueschel
February 04, 2014
I like the sense of humor here. Now, I welcome you to visit our crew: Mrs. Meez, our Snowshoe, Cleopatra, our Standard Poodle, and Bandit, our Standard Mutt.
bearinmybackyard
February 05, 2014
Thank you. Wow, you have a house full of pets. Pets make life so much fun.
emileabbott
February 04, 2014
Definite model material. Very cute cat, Mochi is. I have 20 cats to care for and most do not like being photographed but some do. Don't let Mochi get to close to the bears and racoons.
bearinmybackyard
February 05, 2014
When Mochi was a kitten, I would hold him and show him what type of creatures were out there so that he would have a healthy respect and fear of them.LOL!
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toxictabasco
February 07, 2014
Great photo of a Tuxedo cat. After all, if he got all dressed up he should have his picture taken.
bearinmybackyard
February 07, 2014
Thanks. Yes, he is paranoid about getting those white gloves dirty!!LOL!! a real prima dona!
bearinmybackyard
February 10, 2014
Thanks. Mochi decided he had had enough and was beginning to leave when I snapped one last time.
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onyanita
February 24, 2014
ha ha...that was like the kid who got in my statue's way but then i realized he made the shot LOL...Am sure Mochi his treats for this one. Great timing. Fabulous shot.
bearinmybackyard
February 28, 2014
Thanks! Yes, I bought him an extra container of "dental bytes" treats for cats. LOL!!
kjodway
March 07, 2014
Absolutely the most adorable photo of a cat I have seen! And it's not because I have one that looks just like it, honestly.
bearinmybackyard
March 12, 2014
Thanks. He is such a ham when the camera is out . LOL! Maybe I should be his agent.
1Ernesto
April 15, 2014
Great photo and wonderful story line, good luck in the Visual Stories Photo Contest - Voted
elizabethcat
June 28, 2014
he does look like my cat, but a little bigger, mine is a very dainty little thing!
bearinmybackyard
July 07, 2014
Not Mochi. The word that best describes him is jeuvenile delinquent . LOL!!
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bearinmybackyard
October 27, 2014
Mochi is such a character. I was hoping he would win the Creative Modelling contest LOL!!, but he did make it to the top 30 in one of the weeks.
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bearinmybackyard
July 09, 2015
Mochi says he will thank you as soon as he finishes eating his kibbles lol
kathleenweetman
December 30, 2015
Who wants a picture of an umbrella when you have such a lovely Mochi to take...k Voted
bearinmybackyard
December 31, 2015
Thanks so much. Mochi says the umbrella is in his contract !! lol
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I was trying to come up with a photo entry for the Umbrella Photo Contest. My idea was to use an umbrella as a decoration in the front garden, incorporating it with the small figurines and flowers. I got everything into position when Mochi, our cat decided he wanted to be in the photo. Like all animals, good luck tryring to get them to do what you want them to do. I started taking photos. He just sat there looking uninterested,then scratching,you know, all those things that cat do. Finally he got bored and was in the process of leaving when I took this last shot!Time
It was in the early afternoon on a very sunny day.Lighting
Because it was so sunny, I placed the umbrella so that the outside of the umbrella cut down the amount of glare so that I would have an easier time taking the photoEquipment
My HDC-TM 90 VIDEO CAMERA carmera feature and a tripod. Although the CAMERA feature is secondary to the VIDEO CAMERA, it still allows me to take good photos, keeping in mind what the limitations are. It has manual as well as auto and macro features. The reason I use this type of camera is that I do a lot of video filming of animals in the urban setting and this gives me a better quality of HD video. A picture is worth a thousand words, but I also like seeing the whole behaviour of the animal in the situation. This way I have the option of both, especially if the animal is out of my camera range , but still in my video camera range.Inspiration
This was to be an entry in the Umbrella Photo Contest. I did not plan on Mochi as being part of the initial photo, but the cat decided to join. The situation totally was not working, and as Mochi decided he had had enough and was leaving, I took one last photo and it turned out to be the best. It was truely an accidental photo.Editing
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HDC- TM90 video camera, extra SD card, Lens cleaning solution and cloth, extra charged batteryFeedback
With animals as part of the shot, depending on their disposition, they are not always cooperative. I have learned to just keep shooting photos alot of photos in the hopes that you get them in that one unplanned photo that turns out to be the best of the bunch.
