Dude! Did you just fart? by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
The facial expressions say it all…
On the left: Kitkat
On the right: Marius
Dude! Did you just fart? by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
The facial expressions say it all…
On the left: Kitkat
On the right: Marius
What’s that over there? by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
What’s that over there? I think it moved…
Kitten debating if he should trust the human. by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
These big humans are scary but they don’t seem to be as dangerous as I thought.
They must be ok if they keep bringing me foodstuffs…
Ida relaxing by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Ida is just sitting back watching everything going on.
Ida supervising by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Ida’s supervising pose
Driving: Have a nice day… by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
It’s Xmas season and I did a drive to the beach and back for a day. On the way back I felt inspired to create a fun view of my rear-end for all those crazy holiday travellers who were so keen to overtake me in their rush to make it to some holiday spot.
The dust had gathered on the car from an interstate drive a week before.
ummm where are the humans taking us? by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Fred & Ida on the day we picked them up from our local vet.
The vet asked us to look after them and rehome them.
We have already found Fred a new home, Ida has a home pending shortly. It’s good to see them find new happy homes to live in.
Ida wondering WTF I am doing. by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
It takes a bit of timing to get some shots just right – dealing with the delayed press of the camera button on taking and saving the digital image – to getting the feline subject to be looking in the right direction just as the picture is taken.
One trick I do is when I am ready to take the shot (and often starting to press the shutter button) I make a small pop or hiss noise with my mouth or click my fingers just above or near the lens or direction I want the cat to face.
If they stare long enough I can then capture nice detailed shots – if they keep moving I just get more blurry pics.
I dumped a bunch of cool photos of some of the cats I have and have had onto DeviantArt.
Within 24hrs of posting and submitting to a handful of DeviantArt groups the recent batch of photos had gained a combined total of about 90 “likes” or “favs”.
So I figured I’d share them here on my blog as well.
Eye of Marius by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Claire Stare by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Marius by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
cat stare by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Friendly Togetherness by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Somebody’s uncomfortable! by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
This snoring is keeping me awake… by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
3 Kitties by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Cat Rescuer Status… by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
The other half insisted that I put these on the car.
I guess now people will know that I am frequently surrounded by pussy…
Are you guys jealous?
Gizmo – Stare #2 by *mudslinger-ning on deviantART
Another cool wide-eyed stare from my blind cat.
(waits for the chorus of “Awww!”)
Someone asked about having some kind of template to work on so they can get their profile appearing just the way they want it.
So I decided to help them out. Below you can download a copy of what I have been using in a few types of formats – just edit them to help set yourself new profile pictures that will hopefully line up just the way you want them to!
Here is my Google+ Profile for comparison/example:
https://plus.google.com/106416918147105720493/about
For the profile photo:

[Download as JPG] [Download as XCF] [Download as PSD]
And for the profile background banner:

[Download as JPG] [Download as XCF] [Download as PSD]
Feel free to use these for creating your own – it would be cool to see more awesomely created profile pics. If you kids are lucky I might be tempted to add some optional layers to the XCF & PSD files later on depending on the feedback I get.