oh yes, there will be catblogging.

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Originally uploaded by hth_the_first

So my parents got me a digital camera for my birthday. Technology is something of a trial for me, but so far it's working, and this is the first successful picture I took.

Hth: Hey, I took a picture!
Mary: .... Yes?
Hth: What?
Mary: I thought there was going to be more. Like, what's the picture of, or some kind of story involved.
Hth: It's of the cats. The important part is, I took a picture!
Mary: Oh. In the history of photography, that's not exactly unprecedented.
Hth: IT IS FOR ME!

Anyway, these are the cats! They were sleepy, and I couldn't coax them into doing anything very cute for me. As you can see, I couldn't even coax Louise to look at me. But up top there is Seishirou (fondly known as Dude and/or the Boy), who at least cared enough to wonder briefly why I was calling his name. Also, in the background you can see our seahorse vase (Mary and I collect seahorse paraphinalia, a factoid that those of you who knew me as Betty Plotnick back in popslash fandom will probably appreciate more), and on the floor are videotape boxes of Oz and DVD cases for s3 Atlantis. Just so you know what's been happening with my tv lately, as well. *g*

Comments

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Cute cats!

I can so relate to being technically challenged. My sister got me a digital camera the Christmas before last and I was extremely intimdated. There were batteries, settings, chargers, and accessories to manage. The Guide was next to useless. Still, it was a fun to eventually figure out.

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

I've just realized I've known you through three fandoms (SGA, DS, and way way back in TS). Fandom world just gets smaller and smaller ;)

[ratcreature]

Very pretty cats! but the best part is that your photo is in focus! I have no problem to press the button on my digital camera, but for some reason the autozoom slmost always makes some insignificant thing in the background sharp, rather than the pet I intend to capture.

[homasse.livejournal.com]

Wooooow, Sei-chan got so big! I remember when he was tiny enough to fit in the palm of my hand... *sniffle*

[simplelyric.livejournal.com]

Hee! Louise looks so tiny, as though she is a wee pretty female almost in the clutches of Seishirou Kong.

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We like them. *g*

So far the camera is pretty user-friendly. I consulted the manual, which told me where to turn the dial for "outdoors" and "quite dark" and "things moving quickly," which I feel are the settings I'm most likely to need. Everything else -- well, like you said, fooling around with expensive equipment you barely understand is awesomely fun!

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

And yet at the same time, huger and huger.... *g* But yeah, it feels like I've been around forever now! Twelve years this coming spring, if my math holds water.

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I set it to "pets and children," which is supposed to capture small things moving quickly...and then later I realized I really should've used a setting for low light, since with my cats, moving quickly is hardly ever an issue! Right there in the picture, that's about how quickly they usually move *g*

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

He's a PONY! If he jumped up on my back and tried to go to sleep between my shoulderblades like he used to, he would seriously knock me to the ground. *g*

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Okay, so, have you ever watched the Lord of the Rings commentary footage? This is totally what we call FORCED PERSPECTIVE, because in reality, Louise is just as horse-sized as the boy is! *g* The very thought of her being tiny and wee has me in fits of giggles -- and she's kind of glaring at me like she knows it, too. Right now she's thinking, "Whatever. I am a delicate fucking flower." Oh, Louise.

[simplelyric.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've seen that footage, and I'm highly entertained imagining her giving you that look. *g*