Kitteh Dreams

• pentaxuser

• Apr 13, 2010

I might be wrong but I think this cat is in fact cleaning over its ear with a paw rather than sleeping on its paw in the way a child can sleep with its head on its arm and you've caught its paw in exactly the right place which isn't easy. If so, then as it is in fact fully awake and alert, this needs to be "disguised" and the slight out of focus does this, completing the illusion.

So yes it works and well done. Good animal shots require a lot of patience and lightning quick reactions

pentaxuser

 

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  Colin Corneau

• Apr 13, 2010

I'd say so, if you were going for an impression or a feeling.

For some reason, I saw this and right away thought of a book cover image or some such similar use.

 

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  KWhitmore

• Apr 13, 2010

I like the softness/blur...think it works quite well for this subject.

 

• jordanstarr

• Apr 14, 2010

It works depending on the mood you're going for. If it was for a "dreamy in sleep" kinda look, then you nailed it. It's hard to tell without the in-focus beside it though.

 

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  Bertus

• Apr 14, 2010

Very dreamy, for me it works here.

 

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  bill spears

• Apr 14, 2010

Excellent Thomas !

ANY picture of a kitten works for me but the softness here I thinks adds to it

 

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  stradibarrius

• Apr 14, 2010

I think it works.

 

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  Thomas Bertilsson

• Apr 14, 2010

Thanks for your helpful comments!

Fergus was not sleeping, but resting. Pentaxuser - he does sleep in funny ways some times.

It was meant to have a dreamy, half asleep, half awake, soft look to it - sort of whimsical.

Thanks again,

- Thomas

 

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  Angelo di Mango

• Apr 14, 2010

It does work!
A dead sharp image is certainly an arresting thing but this sharpness is an obstacle to the interpretation of the viewer who is imprisoned in the details. With a soft and slightly out-of-focus picture, the viewer is free to project whatever comes from his mind or his heart onto the picture. This is what I like about this picture Thomas.