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Gabriel and Gabbie are just relaxing. Ah, the life of a Raggie!






(Is there any way I can take their pictures without such shiny eyes?)

I had the same problem. I learned how to turn off the flash on my camera and that worked. Now Teddy doesn't have red or shiny eyes BUT you have to have lots of light in the room to take pictures. That was okay with me as long as Teddy doesn't have red eyes. Hope that helps you. Your kitties are beautiful.

They seem to have grown already! very cute!

I also have the same problem with red eyes. And im not home when the sun is very bright. Good luck with taking more

Wow! The cat condo is soo big and tall and nice! How many ft is the condo? 3 tier?
I am trying to get one nice cat condo in my country.. But, they are very limited and not as nice as what I see in Oz and USA...

They are such gorgeous babies, and very lucky! They both have such unique markings, that is great. What a nice condo also! ITS HUGE!!

I have the SAME problem with the eyes. I think Ragdolls are harder to take pictures of because their eyes are blue and more reflective it seems...not sure if that is why. Anyways, I can usually get a good shot when I put my camera on close up mode (called macro, the symbol for this mode is a tulip silhouette), then as long as the camera's focus point is right on his face, then I can get a shot with flash and all, plus no red/glowing eyes. Sometimes it still isn't perfect, they are gosh darn hard to capture without that glow.

Here are some stunning photos I once got of Solo's eyes while shooting in this mode



But I'll tell ya, that isn't the easiest task with these playful little guys! I find it really helpful to use treats or toys to help get their attention, and then really cool photos can happen.

The only way I know of is to have alot of light. My breeder told me to have the sunlight behind me and that has worked so far. Yeah it makes my boys to look like demon cats if I do not do this. I think it must be due to their blue eyes but then probably not since the other cats can have it from time to time but not as often.

Have a great day and what a cuties they are becoming. Thanks for sharing.

Oh my goodness Regina -- they are totally adorable!!!! Please more pics - I've very serious, I'd love to see close ups of those gorgeous faces. I adore Gabbie's (?) face with the coloring over one eye and the darker coloring on the ears. You've been very lax in posting pics of those two that we waited so long for you to get!!!!

That's a great cat condo! G & G look right at home in it. I agree with the others about the photos - if you turn off the flash and have lots of natural light, you'll get great photos.

Coral

(11-19-2009 03:44 AM)Solo Wrote: [ -> ]They are such gorgeous babies, and very lucky! They both have such unique markings, that is great. What a nice condo also! ITS HUGE!!

I have the SAME problem with the eyes. I think Ragdolls are harder to take pictures of because their eyes are blue and more reflective it seems...not sure if that is why. Anyways, I can usually get a good shot when I put my camera on close up mode (called macro, the symbol for this mode is a tulip silhouette), then as long as the camera's focus point is right on his face, then I can get a shot with flash and all, plus no red/glowing eyes. Sometimes it still isn't perfect, they are gosh darn hard to capture without that glow.

Here are some stunning photos I once got of Solo's eyes while shooting in this mode



But I'll tell ya, that isn't the easiest task with these playful little guys! I find it really helpful to use treats or toys to help get their attention, and then really cool photos can happen.

Great pictures of Solo!!!!

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Your cats are adorable the condo is nice also. I know that turning the flash off my camera helps as well.

Thanks for the great ideas on taking pictures. I really appreciate it. I love taking pictures of the Gs and pictures in general. Yet, the Gs almost always have shiny eyes. I have Kodak software that I can take a little bit of the shiny away, but not much.

I ordered the cat condo from Armarakat. It is a four tier. Shipping was free when I got it. Got it on sale. Had to put it together. It was not hard to put together, just took some time. I know-I splurged. Yet, Gabriel and Gabbie LOVE it.

I LOVE the pictures of Solo!!!