Mutts and Mittens

[raptor84]

This is a animal shelter/boarding kennel where I am currently working. There are a few rescused dogs tehre that are up for adoption but i have not had the time to take thier photos. Here are some of the resident dogs and cats for your viewing.. I had fun making full use of my new 70-200... Borrowed a 300D to test..

One of the yorkies in the pack(of 4? ) that inhabit the boss' office. They bark at all strangers....



Rocky, one sweet rottie but can be a little defensive when with his owner...



Yellow, the lazy lab that stays around the break room. He does have a playful and active side though.




May, my favorite dog so far. Shes very old and has joint problems but still firendly as ever. She like one of the sweet old grandmothers...



Cats next...

[raptor84]

I'm more of a dog person so I don't interact with the cats as much..here are just some of the many many cats..

Daisy, one of the kittens that need a new home.. I did use fill flash that was bounced and diffused from about 3 meters away so no harm done.



The next few cat photos were all taken with the 70-200f/4 stopped down to f/5.6.

A white cat with mesmersiing blue eyes.



2 'classic' styled portraits.





Thanks for viewing. You can bookmark my set over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick_le...7594142141653/ for more updates when i have the time to shoot.

[kevdead]

Good dof. Nice lens. Very sharp also, must be hard keeping them still? I just love dogs. Look at may's innocent look. l0l.

[eel]

Yellow the Lab looks like a dog with character.

The kitty is so cute and looks wonderful with the backlighting.

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by kevdead Good dof. Nice lens. Very sharp also, must be hard keeping them still? I just love dogs. Look at may's innocent look. l0l.

They dont keep still hehe. Well at least they do stop moving for that 1/120-1/320 of a second for me. May is very innocent ok...

Originally Posted by eel Yellow the Lab looks like a dog with character. The kitty is so cute and looks wonderful with the backlighting.

Yellow is like a giant lap dog. he likes nothing better than to sit next to you and have his head scratched or lie on your feet The kitten quite young and was being held in the hand of another person. The eyes are supposed to be blue but i think the mix of ambient and slight flash mixed the colours.

Thanks for commenting.

[plastic]

Which shelter is this? NANAS?

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by plastic Which shelter is this? NANAS?

I mentioned in my first post its Mutts and Mittens at Pasir Ris farmway. They offer boarding services too.

NANAS is in JB.

[Timber Wolf]

AWWWW lovely pics raptor =)

Daisy is soo adorable =)

QX

[chngpe01]

Your pics are getting better and better. Great shots here.

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by Timber Wolf AWWWW lovely pics raptor =) Daisy is soo adorable =) QX

Yea there was one perosn that wanted ti take her home that day.. but still too young, she needs to say at the nursery awhile more..

Originally Posted by chngpe01 Your pics are getting better and better. Great shots here.

Thanks need to onvest in digital pbdy sooon i guess.. hehe but slides addictive...

[raptor84]

Some new pics taken today. All taken with the 70-200 f/4 on a 300D @ ISO200

Yellow lazing away the afternoon.



Bandit, One of the many rescued strays now living in the kennels



Some more cat portraits.



This next photo is my personal favorite


Thanks for viewing.

[Timber Wolf]

Haha. Good reason, it looks so demure =)
QX

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by Timber Wolf Haha. Good reason, it looks so demure =) QX

I was lucky as the cat crossed its paws for quite a while

[tltan]

bro raptor84

good job
=)
nice piece of lens and good skills
think you have to invest in a digitallah. taking so many at rescue shelters.

[cerebrus]

Tack sharp shots with great composition. I love the expressions you have been able to capture.

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by tltan bro raptor84 good job =) nice piece of lens and good skills think you have to invest in a digitallah. taking so many at rescue shelters.

Yea after working for these 2 months of holidays I shloud be able to afford one liao At least for now i can use the lens with my film body first..

Originally Posted by cerebrus Tack sharp shots with great composition. I love the expressions you have been able to capture.

Thanks of course I only show that shots that were good. There were quite a few CMI ones

[cerebrus]

Originally Posted by raptor84 Thanks of course I only show that shots that were good. There were quite a few CMI ones

That is what all the good photographers do

[ndroo]

Good shots of the cute ones. Can come visit you (ok I admit, I just wanna visit the kittens)? :P

[seankyh]

Really nice pics. Love Yellow and Bandit.
But I have a question about using flash on animals. Does it do a lot of harm? I ask this because sometimes when i go to the zoo, I use flash. But usually on pets, I will never use it.

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by seankyh Really nice pics. Love Yellow and Bandit. But I have a question about using flash on animals. Does it do a lot of harm? I ask this because sometimes when i go to the zoo, I use flash. But usually on pets, I will never use it.

Try to avoid using it as a main source of light espically if you are doing it direct and very close to the animal. Most of the time I only use the flash as a fill bounced with my diffuser. I will only use it bounced as a main light if i need 1 or 2 stops more than the ambient lighting. Even when bounced i try to be as far away from the animal as possible. The shot of yellow lyign down is taken indoors with a bounced flash (+raptorshere ).

When the lighting is not enough the animal's pupil's will be large and if you flash you have a high chance of causing some harm to thier eyes.