That is a very lovely cat portrait and I promise to try hard to get a good one of "Leo Leu Loewenzahn" soon to show it here. It may even be a "soft focus" featured one made with the SP Tamron 70-150mm 2.8 ;-) greetings Markus
>>-----Original Message----- >>From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 2:06 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Tips for Photographing Black Cats >> >> >>Try a black-and-white cat: >> >>http://pug.komkon.org/04jun/bbchair.html >> >>This guy gets spooked having a lens pointed at him, and jumps >>and runs when he hears autofocus. >> >>Someone suggested angled flash, which is probably worth trying. >>Your cats may take off after the first flash, though. >> >>Black cats are just hard. A scene that is overall low in >>contrast is a must. There is always PS's shadow adjustment tool, >>or curves. >> >>Joe >>

