Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

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Here at the office  & studios in Feltham, we have a resident fox, & cat. Bill the Security guy, feeds them every night.

The fox - a vixen - was sick & skeletal 2 years ago, but she got well, had cubs, the cubs moved on, she got sick again, but she's in good shape now.

The cat is ferral, & only Bill can get near her - she follows him around as a dog follows it's Master.

The relationship between the cat & the fox is surreal - they pretty much live together, feed together, have no fear of each other, & seem to just ignore each other really. Lovely to see. They both sit right by the front door, every night, & all night. There is a mat outside the front door, & the fox playfully rolls the corner of the mat up repeatedly. We put the mat straight, rinse repeat, it's like she wants to play.

Sadly - but it's natures way - we often see mangled pigeon & rabbit bodies, which I guess is down to the fox.

Here's the fox, pictured last night  - we call her Samantha.

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And here's the cat.

Now, I know what you are thinking - don't give up the day job.

But I persevered, & eventually got a perfect photograph of her.

This was attempt 1, without a flash. Probably not the best cat photo you have ever seen, but it was dark, & the cat is black.

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So I tried again, without the flash this time.

You will, I think, agree, this is near perfection.

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Perseverance is all,  & after 11 attempts, I got this. Perfect.

By the bye, if any photographers are out there, this was taken with a flash. WTF? Why did the Flash not "enlighten" everything, especially the moggy?

Anyway, you'll agree, I have a special talent for photography.

[Karabiner]

So I tried again, without the flash this time.

You will, I think, agree, this is near perfection.

The cat must have blinked there.

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And just to prove it was no fluke, I got another, almost identical. Ignore the road cone please. That's just a prop.

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So I tried again, without the flash this time.

You will, I think, agree, this is near perfection.

The cat must have blinked there.

Yes, yes, absolutely.

[Colchester Kev]

You should ask Tom to lend you his air rifle.

[TightEnd]

A special talent for photographing bollards.

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Because your flash has an effective range of approx 10ft, anything beyond that will just look darker cos the camera thinks it is going to photograph a well lit scene.

It always amuses me when peeps at concerts try to take flash pics from 300 yards away.

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A special talent for photographing bollards.

Talking of which, I could tell you a lovely story about the guy - a Yorkshireman - who invented cats-eyes.

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Because your flash has an effective range of approx 10ft, anything beyond that will just look darker cos the camera thinks it is going to photograph a well lit scene.

It always amuses me when peeps at concerts try to take flash pics from 300 yards away.

A clear "I'm down with the kidz & go to concerts" brag, imo.

PS - We call them gigs these days Tom.

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Is the cat wearing Trigg's shorts?

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A special talent for photographing bollards.

Talking of which, I could tell you a lovely story about the guy - a Yorkshireman - who invented cats-eyes.

Percy Shaw. My father in law.

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Is the cat wearing Trigg's shorts?

Lol. Post of the Week contender.

Tough week though - you are up against DBC2007, & bigdikus. A vintage week indeed.