this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

This is my cat. He just bites random shit all day.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He looks so concerned! I love him and hope whatever he's worried about works out for him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I often question why he looks so anxiety-ridden all the time, as his day job is napping and property destruction.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

look at your cat in the eyes and close your eyes slowly and leave them closed.

they need to know that you trust them

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You just take shit pictures. Low angles, sometimes LOWER than the cat, plus bokeh [portrait mode on a phone]. Pay attention to your background and composure.

In each picture on top the lens is the same level or lower as the cats eyes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

en, your mileage may vary on portrait mode. fur is what is struggles the most with. personally I'd go for getting close and letting the natural depth of field shine through for what it's worth. most phones are at like an f:/2.8. they can have natural bokeh, they're just ultra wide angle so you gotta get close.

it may just be me, but those wonky edges make it look worse than if it just didn't have the effect at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Your cat is adorable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Social media effect, the odds are not in your favour. Comparing your random pictures to the best pictures of thousands of other people combined into one entity.

Mathematically, you shouldn't be able to randomly happen accross even one picture that compares, let alone is better than any one of the top rated posts on a social media site.

Having said that, pictures of a cat you care about automatically get bonus points to you and you'll like your pictures way more than what are effectively the equivalent of super model cats you don't have any investment in.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My apologies, I took your post as though you were being serious. Wanted to explain that you shouldn't feel bad and why.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

No worries lol, I just got very strong r/iamverysmart vibes. Thank you for the info! The meme is really just to make fun of the cat, which tends to be my day job

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Orange, never had a turn with the braincell.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

OMG I love your stupid cat!! I think the lazy eye really sells him for me 😻

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Check out my one eyed idiot son

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Much stupid, very love.