Here are the little critters!
Obe-Wan (53108)
Ron (53106)
Whiz (53107)
Ruby (already adopted!)
Friday, June 3, 2011
Different Animals!
So, I went into the shelter last week and I wanted to try something different, so I went into the little critters room! I ended up taking photos of three rats and a rabbit. I think the biggest fear I had in this room was the fear of getting nibbled on by these furry animals. I know that most animals can sense fear and if I am uneasy with the small critters they can feel it. Since I was uncomfortable with them my friend Sarah (who goes to the shelter with me) held them while I took pictures of them. I now know that I can put more of the focus on the animal if I do a forced depth of field and I hope to apply that option to my future photos!
Here are the little critters!
Here are the little critters!
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Okay so normally rats are not my favorite animals but you made them look cute. Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI was glad to see that there were some small animals for us to use for this blog this week. I choose to do the guinea pigs so I am glad you did the rats! Pleased to hear you conquered your fear as well I used to let my guineas nibble my fingers but Hera bit too hard sometimes. Did you have another volunteer help you out with this weeks task?
ReplyDeleteThe rats are definitely adorable. For some reason when I first saw them it looked like they were dancing or rapping because of the way your friend was holding them, haha. I really liked how you caught the catch lights in their eyes too, it makes them seem peppy and and full of life. The eye of the rabbit is really catching as well, but I feel that it looks kind of dull. Perhaps you can add contrast with the curves layer Ms. Johnstone introduced this week, but other than that, great job!
ReplyDeleteYour photoshop techniques make all three rats seem personable and gentle. The enhancements you made to their eyes give them a sense of funniness-almost cartoon like. This is exceptionally appealing to me because I am sickly afraid of rats but after viewing your photos I would certainly consider playing with one. The poses of the rats also soften their personalities for me. Perhaps adjusting the levels in each photo a little bit more would reduce the grayness in all 4 photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion about the curves layer Allison! Also the rabbit image could make use of the forced depth of field. This would help distinguish the rabbit from the background and human holding her.
ReplyDeleteI too love the dancing rats. Obe Won in particular made me laugh. He is like one of the Ratatouille rats!
@ Jess: for some reason these rats were simply too cute to not take pictures of!
ReplyDelete@ Holly Sue: I always seem to go with my best friend Sarah Bouchard.
@ Allycat: I can totally do that! My last visit these wonderful little critters were still there so I can most definitely go back and fix the curves!
@AnnMarie: I felt the same way when I first when in there to photograph them!
@Johnstone: I can work on my other images for forced depth of field because the rabbit got adopted!!! I do agree though that this picture will help me work on my forced depth of field.
So glad to hear Ruby the rabbit has a home!
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