Pets

Curious Quaker Parakeet. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-08-20 05:20 PM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/5.6 |
Exposure time |
1/25 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-400 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
45mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand Held |
While I was busy with my camera in my office my curious Quaker Parakeet gave me a quizzical look as if to say, ‘what is that strange black thing in your hand?’. Well I could not let a moment like that slip by, so here is the photo I managed to capture of him at that moment. So cute!
It was quite dark in my office so you will notice the rather high ISO and the slow shutter speed I used to get this image. This still resulted in an under exposed image which I had to brighten in my processing software. Also you will notice that there is a little blurring caused by camera shake – to be expected with those camera settings and the fast action of been able to capture the photograph. However, I still thought that this was a cute image to share with you.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 at 17:28

No I’m not a grumpy cat! Green stuff – yuck! © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-03-16 01:28 PM |
Camera |
iPhone 3GS |
F-stop |
f/2.8 |
Exposure time |
1/35 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-64 |
Exposure bias |
|
Focal length |
4mm |
Flash mode |
No flash function |
Mount |
Hand held |
What’s this green stuff doing on my plate? Yuck!
Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 16:10

Grumpy cat… Hmph! Where’s my dinner?! © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-03-16 01:27 PM |
Camera |
iPhone 3GS |
F-stop |
f/2.8 |
Exposure time |
1/40 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
|
Focal length |
4mm |
Flash mode |
No flash function |
Mount |
Hand held |
Grumpy cat… Hmph! Stop wasting time and give me my dinner?!
Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 16:02

No I’m not a grumpy cat! What ever gave you that idea? © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-03-16 01:26 PM |
Camera |
iPhone 3GS |
F-stop |
f/2.8 |
Exposure time |
1/60 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-80 |
Exposure bias |
|
Focal length |
4mm |
Flash mode |
No flash function |
Mount |
Hand held |
What gives you the idea that I’m a grumpy cat?
Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 15:54

R&R time for an old girl. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-07-06 01:56 PM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/11 |
Exposure time |
1/125 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
70mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Midday nap.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 16:27

What’s that moving in the bushes? © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-07-04 11:12 AM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/6.3 |
Exposure time |
1/50 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
35mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Did you also hear something moving in the bushes?
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 16:18

Keeping a vigilant eye. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-07-04 11:00 AM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/8 |
Exposure time |
1/320 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
70mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Keeping a vigilant eye on…
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 16:10

Children!!! Keep still for the photo. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-07-04 11:00 AM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/8 |
Exposure time |
1/400 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
70mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Don’t you just love watching the boundless energy of young puppies?
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 16:01

Jack Russell puppies – 02. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-03-30 03:04 PM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/5.6 |
Exposure time |
1/8 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
35mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Butter could not melt in the mouths of these two little angles! Well – not really…
These Jack Russell puppies of ours have earned themselves their second basket already. The first one was chewed to destruction… and I can see this one is starting to go the same way.
This photo was taken in a relatively dark courtyard on a cool autumn afternoon. That’s why they were huddled together in their basket – to keep each other warm.
Using natural light and a low ISO of 100 resulted in a very low shutter speed of 1/8 of a second which was quite challenging for a hand held photograph. Even though the image has a little motion blur I still like the overall result.
Oh, I hear you ask, ‘what are those green things scattered around here and there?’ That used to be a dish washing sponge.
Sunday, August 10th, 2014 at 15:49

Jack Russell puppies – 01. © 2014 John Golden. All rights reserved
Property |
Value |
Date Taken |
2014-03-29 03:06 PM |
Camera |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
F-stop |
f/4.5 |
Exposure time |
1/80 sec. |
ISO speed |
ISO-100 |
Exposure bias |
0 step |
Focal length |
70mm |
Flash mode |
No flash, compulsory |
Mount |
Hand held |
Hey! That blade of grass is mine!
These are our Jack Russell puppies at three and a half months old. Everything fascinates and excites them; so they are forever investigating everything and running around.
Sunday, August 10th, 2014 at 15:31