[Mqcawkzd]

Well, after almost jumping on the bandwagon myself (for the billionth time) and then realizing I really wouldn't have time for another hobby in the current state of things, I picked up my father's D40 and did some actual shooting for the first time in a really long time.

Anyway... yes, cats. Rather, cat. She hates the camera - tried to claw it a few times. Didn't help that it was in absolutely horrid lighting conditions and I couldn't use the flash if I wanted any chance of getting a shot with her eyes open. I had to underexpose every picture just to maintain a usable shutter speed shooting wide open.



Abridged EXIF:

Make = NIKON CORPORATION
Model = NIKON D40
Exposure Time = 1/40"
F Number = F4
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 1600
Date Time Original = 2007-12-11 00:21:15
Max Aperture Value = F3.86
Metering Mode = CenterWeightedAverage
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 24mm
White Balance = Auto white balance


I can't decide if I like the way her paw came out. Any suggestions for post processing? I didn't do too much - opened it up in PSCS3 and increased the exposure and brightness a little and took the saturation down just a tad. I did play around with a lot of extremes but nothing really caught my eye (would probably help if the original image was cleaner, it looks pretty dang bad at 100% - not that I was really expecting otherwise).