And Then There Were Two… : Toronto Pet Photography

Yes, we are now a two cat household as Zoe has moved on to a better place…and is a much happier cat because of it.

She was really stressed living with the two other cats, especially Alice who really seemed to despise her for some reason. So we found her a new home where she is a one and only, and she has settled in beautifully. We hope to be paying a visit to her soon, and I’ll definitely try and capture some photos of her in her new abode.

Here’s a last macro close-up I took of her, going to miss those green eyes of hers:

Close up of Zoe

Love this shot of Finnegan, he looks a little wind blown hanging out under the dining room table. He didn’t seem to miss Zoe at all, but he’s a laid back kinda guy:

Wind blown Finnegan

Alice, on the other hand, was looking around for Zoe at the first meal time after she was gone. She would also come out into the main part of the apartment in the morning looking around for her.

Alice hanging out on arm of sofa

Alice hugging arm of sofa

I actually got Zoe to look at me for a nice shot of her, yea! 🙂

Zoe looking at me from table

We REALLY spoiled her in her last few days with us, letting her lick out food bowls. She was in heaven! She loves her snacks/treats/meal time:

Zoe collage

Alice loves looking out the windows. She seems much more relaxed now that Zoe is gone. I guess it was stressful for her as well:

Alice at rainy window

Alice  Finnegan collage

We could never leave toys out for the cats to play with when Zoe was here, because otherwise we’d be awoken in the middle of the night with Zoe’s insane meowing. She liked to walk around with the toy in her mouth meowing/howling to the world. You can see Alice watching below for me to throw one of her fave toys, which is a white furry ball that makes noise when it moves. Last photo is her curled up underneath a chair ottoman:

Alice collage

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lensCanon 50 f1.4 lens & Canon 85 f1.2L lens)

The Beauty of Rain Droplets: Toronto Photography

I’ve done quite a few macro rain droplet photos (see previous rainy day photography herehereherehere and here), and I love, and am quite fascinated by how similar, yet different and unique the photos are to each other. Droplets form differently. The light outside is different. I’m sure there will be more to come… 🙂

Water Droplets Bokeh

Water Droplets Bokeh 3

Water Droplets Bokeh2

Tried out a focus-stacking technique in Photoshop for the next two images:

Water Droplets Focus Stacked

Water Droplets Focus Stacked2

Water droplets macro shots collage

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens)

The (Many) Skies Today: Toronto Photography

Combined a large number of “The Sky Today” photos together in Photoshop to create this ‘sky today’ photo:

Blended sky today

Noticed birds flying around at dusk the other night, captured a few shots:

Sky  birds

Sky with birds collage

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens)

The Cats: Toronto Pet Photography

A few captures of the household cats over the last few days.

Alice was at the kitchen window, with Finnegan in the background:

Finnegan on counter top through screen

Alice at the kitchen window:

Alice through window screen

Alice through window screen2

Then I brought her outside:

Alice at window ledge on deck

Finnegan jumped up to keep watch:

Finnegan through window screen

Zoe just hung out on the sofa:

Zoe on sofa

Alice snoozing and hanging out:

Alice snoozing in sun

Alice on pine piece

Alice on counter top

Finnegan chilling out:

Finnegan on green box

Finnegan yawning

Finnegan licking his paw

Wondering what’s up with all the photos:

Finnegan on shelf

Finnegan peering up at me from shelf

He knows he’s a good-looking guy:

Finnegan the cat

Finnegan looking up at me

Finnegan in kitchen

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 50 f1.4 lens & Canon 85 f1.2L lens)