One-handed snapshot of our cat Bella on my lap – out-of-camera b&w jpg image, based on the Fediverse (on my cupoftea-social account):
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One more snapshot of Bella
Two from today
Took two pictures of Bella today – and one included me:
Both taken with Mitchie’s Panasonic Lumix 20mm/1.7 lens on my Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk2 camera. For the second one, I also used two studio strobes, both gridded, front one in a beauty dish. The cat found that super interesting 😉
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Selfie mit Katze
Out of camera image, nothing changed. ISO 6400, f/2, 1/13s, 17mm. Thanks for viewing.
Bella in b&w
Re. the smile in photography
Museum Ludwig in Cologne currently has an exhibition called Smile! How the Smile Came Into Photography, and it can be seen until March 22nd, 2026. For those who understand German, here’s a short teaser video about it.
I usually don’t smile a lot in photos, but with a liitle help from our furry friend Bella the cat I just had to. Heavily cropped:
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Football
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A nice article on Mike Johnston’s old blog…
Mike Johnston wrote that Great Light Makes Great Pictures on what might be one of the last posts on his old Typepad blog which is shutting down – the new one will be here soon (hopefully, we will see something there before the end of this month). For people interested in how to make great photographs, this is recommended reading. Reminds me a bit of John Belushi of the Blues Bothers, who also had seen the light (remember that scene in the church? That was a great one!). Rest in peace, brother…
Two years of Bella
Today is our Bella’s second anniversary – it’s exactly two years since she moved in with us. I took a quick snapshot after she was out and about for something like two and a half hours this morning:
So glad to have her – and I surely hope that she likes it here as well 🙂
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Another portrait of Bella
Just took this with indirect flash (over a wall), plus with natural light from outside:
Also available on the Fediverse. Like always, thanks for viewing.
White ball of wool on blue blanket
Image taken with Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk2 with a 17mm/1.8 lens at f/2, developed using RawTherapee with a Fujifilm Provia film simulation
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