Today it was 78 freaking degrees. I say it that way because I'm really, REALLY tired of this drought and I would love to actually have some autumn weather. Or, you know, maybe some rain? That would be amazing.
But like I was saying, it was still summer basically, so my kitties decided to take turns sitting in the lawn chair I sometimes set out for them by the window now that they don't have a cat tree in the sunshine.
So while I was (supposedly) doing housework *wink wink*, I felt inspired to give myself a photography challenge. Well, not exactly a challenge since I just love to take photos and don't really know what the hell I'm doing. haha But I do try to make them somewhat interesting.
So my challenge: Capture two photos of them together and five candid photos of each of them in the chair. One of these had to contain the chair frame, one would be converted to black and white, and one would highlight a "favorite feature".
Here are my results:
MY BABIES -- LAZING AWAY A SUNNY SUNDAY
So, I had to cheat in the "together" photos.
Ellie is actually laying on the windowsill.
I'm going to put the other together one at the end, I think. For symmetry. :-)
So, Ellie is my "first born". His full name is Mark Ellis but we just call him Ellie. In part because we thought he was a girl when he was a little baby. He wasn't. haha
Ellie is full of curls and circles, so I tried to capture that focus with the photos. He actually has white circles in his fur, and he has a curly tail and whisker that curl upwards. Plus he has to wear a cone 24/7, poor thing. The chair added to the curves in the photos.
He also has amazing white guy-liner. He's so on-trend.
Our beautiful little chocolate and caramel kitty is Chavy. His full name is Eric Chavez. :-)
If you are an Oakland Athletics fan, you'll notice that they are named after the A's awesome 2nd & 3rd basemen for many years.
He and Ellie are brothers from the same feral litter.
Obviously, mama was a tomcat who got around.
Ellie is our little mousie and Chavy is our little tiger.
I love that Chavy's face is really tiger orange! So pretty.
Lots of curves in that picture. :)
Chavy
Ellie - One of my favorite features of this sweet, mean little kitty is his heart-shaped nose. Unfortunately, I didn't do the best job of capturing it. It really is more heart-shaped than a lot of cats. He also has a heart shaped tongue, but he wasn't showing it today.
Chavy's highlighted feature of the day is his gorgeous, black foot!
See? Look at my foot!
And now for the chair portraits.
Part of my issues were that Chavy is very bothered by the camera clicking away. So much so that he wants to avoid it. Ellie is the opposite but that means he hardly moves so I can't get very many different poses from him.
And now, the black and whites.
Awwww, my little babies. Animals just enrich your life so much. I feel so blessed to have always had cats, dogs, and other creatures as companions throughout my life.
xoxoxo
