My Macro Pictures

I struggled a bit with the assignment to take pictures of textures and close-ups with the macro setting. At first I took pictures of still objects such as rugs, curtain tassels, woodwork, etc...
But I didn't care for any of the pictures I captured. I couldn't seem to capture the detail that I was looking for. So I deleted them all and tried again. This time I decided to focus on animals. I went outside and took pictures of the barn cats in the hay. I focused on the cats at first and zoomed in to catch their expressions. It was really interesting because I'm cat sitting my sister's cat, Sami. She has only been with my two cats a week and she really doesn't care for them despite Shiloh, the long-haired tiger, being her son. Tanner with his yellow fur and eyes didn't photo well but I really liked the shot of his paws in the hay. He is such a powerful cat that I think he'd be better in action shots. Sami was my best subject. She gave such great expressions as she glared at the Shiloh and Tanner casusally walking around her. Shiloh himself is very photgenic as well with his neat coloring and great expressions. I also captured some nice shots of the hay. Hay is a fun texture to take pictures of. It has so many interesting colors and textures in it as well as the baling twine. I learned that animals are my photographic muse. I find myself more excited about taking their pictures than still objects which I think is reflected in the photos.