Okay, so check this out, the other day I was messing around trying to get a good shot of my cat, Whiskers, looking out the window. Sounds simple, right? Wrong!
It all started ’cause I noticed Whiskers spends, like, half his day just glued to the window. Staring. Judging the neighborhood, probably. I thought, “Hey, that’d be a cool photo!” Famous last words.
First, I grabbed my phone. Big mistake. Whiskers immediately knew something was up. He’s like a furry little sensor. As soon as the phone was pointed at him, he’d turn his head. Classic cat move.
So, I tried being sneaky. You know, hiding behind the couch, peeking over the top. Nope. He saw me. Or, more likely, he sensed me. Cats have that weird sixth sense thing going on.
Next, I tried bribery. Tuna. High-quality, fancy tuna in oil. The kind I’d eat myself (don’t judge). Placed a little plate of it near the window. He took a sniff, gave me a “you think you can fool me?” look, and went back to staring outside. Ungrateful little…
Then I had an idea, I remembered my old camera, a proper one. Maybe he wouldn’t be so camera-shy with that? So I grabbed it, put on the biggest lens I had, and went to another room. Then, quietly, so quietly, I opened the door a crack and started snapping away.
Turns out, the zoom lens was the key! I could get pretty close without actually getting close, haha!
Finally! After, I don’t know, maybe an hour of creeping around, I got a few decent shots. He was totally engrossed in watching some birds, didn’t even notice me clicking away. Score!
Here’s what I learned:
- Cats are suspicious creatures.
- Bribery only works sometimes.
- Zoom lenses are your friend.
So, yeah, that’s the story of how I finally managed to capture Whiskers looking out the window. It was way harder than it should’ve been, but hey, at least I got the shot!
And honestly, looking at the photos now, it was worth the effort. He looks so majestic! Or maybe he’s just plotting world domination. Who knows with cats?
