Alfie - kitten pics (~5 months)

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I'm kind of disappointed at how these came out.  I fixed the exposure a bit, but now they're slightly over-exposed (I wanted a little bit of that, but maybe I went too far).  Also, I shot almost all of them at ISO 800, so there's a fair amount of noise, amplified by my fixing the initial under-exposure.  I guess it's a learning experience.  As I've said before, I'm new to photography and am still learning.

In any case, here are some photos of Alfie I took on Saturday.  After ending up with only 6 decent photos of Ollie after he died (I thought I had plenty of time with him to create memories), I'm not letting that ever happen again. (They're clickable thumbnails).

http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-1.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-5.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-8.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-29.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-19.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-25.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-36.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-13.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-10.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-22.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-27.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-3.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-15.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-2.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-35.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-7.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-4.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-33.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-17.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-24.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-12.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-32.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-20.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-11.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-31.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-14.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-30.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-6.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-34.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-23.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-26.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-9.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-16.jpghttp://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-21.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-28.jpg
http://s548.photobucket.com/albums/ii350/LawGuy83/?action=view&current=Alfie-18.jpg
Alfie at ~5 months Clickable Thumbnails
 
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Hey, you forgot the cuteness warning! He is seriously adorable. :thud:
 
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Oh and also, any tips on improving my photography skills would be welcomed. :)
 
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So, I've been noticing that at full size, these images are just riddled with noise from the high ISO.  What terrible quality.  I feel that I pushed my P&S to the limit, but I got this camera (Canon S95) to hold me over until the Nikon D4 and D800 came out.  Didn't want to spend my money on a DX format DSLR - only FX format (much larger sensor). Supposedly the D800 comes out this month.  I'm hoping I can shoot at lower ISOs with the larger sensor.  Gotta wonder how long it's going to take me to afford either one of those cameras though.

Aside from more light and a longer exposure, any tips on noise reduction without quality reduction?  And for that matter somehow getting away with lower ISOs?
 
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He's a looker.  That's for sure.  He's also very sweet and loving.  Ollie would have loved him.
 

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He's a looker.  That's for sure.  He's also very sweet and loving.  Ollie would have loved him.
How is he getting along with Ally? And when do we get to see pictures of her?
 
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They get along at times.  Other times, Ally kind of hates him a little.  I think she's just feeling confused still about there being no Ollie and Alfie being around.  They cuddle and play though, which is a good sign, but sometimes Ally hisses at him to leave her be.
 

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I've had my two now for almost four years - and every now and again there's a little hissy spat going on.  I think that's normal - either feline or human - but if Ally is generally accepting of him, I think that's a good sign.  I truly believe most times the female is more territorial - and Alfie's still the 'new boy'.  Bless you for taking him in at a time your heart was breaking - truly you're a good guy.
 

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He's absolutely adorable!

As to the hissing, we have a 7 and twelve yo that have been together since the 7 yo was 3 months, just this past weekend, they had a tiff, hissing and popping ensued. The 7 yo got off the counter and peace was restored. 
 
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Awww love alfie,he looks like my angel,she is my new baby.x

Whoa.  Saw that photo and thought, "When did I take that?" Then I read that it was your cat.  They do look remarkably similar.
 

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You are doing great with the photography; really you are! You always have to take a lot of photos to get a few that look right. :)

I can't believe he's only five months old in those pictures. Looks fully adult to me, maybe a bit of teenage awkwardness, but that's it. Maybe he's going to be a big cat when he's all grown.
 

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He's so cute!

No advice on photography. I suck at it even with a good Olympus camera! But I think your pictures are awesome!

Love the first one with him winking at you!
 
 
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