Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sunday Stills Challenge - Moods and Emotions


Well howdy strangers! Long time no see! I have a confession to make...I haven't even picked up my camera in months. Months! I'm not sure exactly why, but I didn't even realize how long it had been since I really took some pictures until I picked up my camera Friday night with this SSC in mind. It felt weird in my hand and that made me very sad.

But I'm back! And hoping it's a regularly back thang, not hit and miss. I really want to challenge myself to take better pictures and learn more about my camera this year.

On to the Sunday Stills Challenge this week, which is Moods and Emotions. "This challenge is for you to get a shot that enables a response in the person who views your pic not one that is your personal emotion. For example if I see a pic of a tranqual stream or a sunrise I feel mellow, If I see a pic of a doggie smiles or a horse doing his rolling in dirt thing It makes me smile, you get the idea."

This is definitely a challenge, but I know my pets always evoke some sort of emotion in me (good and bad, lol) and May Belle (aka: Chunk, Fatty, Tubby, Chubs...she's a little....um...rotund) was a happy and willing subject for me. Each of these pictures makes me feel a little different, what do they do for you?


Chunk stretching out of her little ball to glare at me and the camera.


Chunk on her back. You might think she's all sprawled out sleeping, but no...the dog is on the ground just out of the frame and she's teasing her.


Bath time!


*YAWN*


And here we have poor, pathetic Cheyanne cuddling with her substitute kitty, the hedgehog, because the kitties are playing outside and she is stuck in the house. If that doesn't make you stick out your lower lip and feel bad for her, I don't know what will. :-)


That's all for this week! Hope to see you all again next week!

15 comments:

Paint Girl said...

Your kitty is so grown up now!! So darn cute!

Ed said...

Ya can't beat a cute cat for a smile..:-))

thecrazysheeplady said...

The dog shot is definitely pitiful ;-).

June said...

I can't move or I'll trip over my lower lip!
Poor Cheyanne!

Anonymous said...

i totally love the compostion and angle of the first cat photo!

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

Cute pics. They all give me the warm fuzzies and a few giggles, too.


~Lisa

Brenda said...

The cat pics make me laugh! Poor dog, and at first, I thought she was laying her head over the cat, and needing to put up with her! lol

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

Your cat is playing dead like my kangaroo in Australia.

The best country to be in is New Zealand , absolutely no snakes.

Mom said...

I love them all. My fav's are the first & the yawn. Just too cute. Beautiful coloring!!! She matches your blanket!!! Ha...I've missed your pictures. Love Mom

Tami Weingartner said...

That first one is GREAT! I probable give my hubby the same look when he wakes me up!

Anonymous said...

I see contentment!

Jessica said...

Aw, little chunky chunk...so cute!! And poor, poor widdle doggie. Life is so darn ruff...get it ruff? LIke ruff, ruff? He, he! :)

Mom said...

Forgot to tell you...love your new backround. Looks good!!!! Hugs, Mom

Sandy "From the Heart of Texas" said...

Adorable kitty and the doggie is cute too! My favorite is the first photo! Great job and welcome back to photography!

sanjeet said...

Your kitty is so grown up now!!
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