is a cat a photographer?

[argus]

http://www.katz23.de/

 

[David H. Bebbington]

Strictly speaking, the cat is a tripod (camera support), although a rather wobbly one! A moderately interesting idea, essentially the same as any other randomly produced pictures, unfortunately there is not much sense that the pictures are from a cat's point of view. It would have been more interesting if the camera could have be programmed to take a picture once the cat had been motionless for a certain number of seconds, at least then in a way the cat would have been choosing what to take!

 

[Trevor Crone]

http://www.katz23.de/

Only if it triggers the shutter as a response to stimuli or directs others to do it for him/her

 

[HerrBremerhaven]

Considering how often many cats are somewhat motionless and contemplative . . . absolutely, Fritz ist ein Fotograf.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography

 

[Maris]

If you own a piano you own a piano. If you own a camera (hey presto) you are a photographer. This probably applies to cats as well.

 

[Curt]

You bet that cats' a photographer, better than some in my humble opinion. I would love to see it switch to black and white film though. And it can send it in and not be required to get into the wet darkroom as it is naturally opposed to.

Cj

 

[DBP]

Having a little trouble with syntax

If you own a piano you own a piano. If you own a camera (hey presto) you are a photographer. This probably applies to cats as well.

So if you own a cat you are a photographer? Or the cat is a piano?

 

[dmr]

So if you own a cat you are a photographer? Or the cat is a piano?

Nobody ever owns a cat!

Just ask my owner.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Better photographs by a cat of other things than more cat photos.

 

[Doug Smith]

Go Fritz! I thought some of his photos were quite nice actually.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

David Letterman's "monkey cam".
Captures the essence of why animals think we bipods are a bit off.

 

[srs5694]

Some of the images are striking simply because they're taken from unusual vantage points (mainly low ones). IMHO, that's a lesson that's useful to many a photographer. I've found that getting down low, particularly with a wide lens, often produce a more striking image than one of the same scene taken at normal adult human head height.

 

[Uncle Goose]

I find it amusing, and it looks a nice cat. I really like cats.

 

[Murray@uptowngallery]

David B, a Quadpod, of course.

But I have a friend who years ago who rescued a cat that was hit by a car & had a leg amputated. He didn't hesitate to name it Tripod...not the first person to do that I'm sure, but one of those lemonade stories.

 

[colrehogan]

I thought it was rather cute myself. My cats wouldn't want anything like that around their necks. All they want is a good neck scratch every now and then.

 

[Dan Fromm]

Not mine. Beanbag, maybe, but not a photographer.

 

[John Koehrer]

If your cat always lands on it's feet when you toss it, you're not throwing it right

 

[Jarvman]

Forget the low vantage point, slap on some Hovis or Wonderbread as you call it across the pond and you've got some interesting aerial photography.

See fig. 1 below

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Cats may not be photographers, but I have seen their lenses. Short and fat. Wonder why?

 

[pauliej]

Arent cats color blind? Or is it dogs that are cb? Just a thought.

paulie

 

[Dan Fromm]

All cats are colorblind in the dark. Grey, too.

 

[pauliej]

Ok, let's call him a Chatographer...

paulie

 

[nc5p]

My two cats stay indoors. I've lost too many fine felines to mean dogs outside. This could be tried on my Australian Shepard. Alas my poodle is blind now.

 

[Murray@uptowngallery]

Compose by Nose

 

[Jon Shiu]

yikes! the cat's pictures are more interesting than mine! maybe it could teach?

Jon