"C A T" ?

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 3 February 2012 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

"What else? Can't you read it's written on the ground?!"

It's no more than a few seconds that he lost interest in me and returned to his "haughty aloofness".:-)

Ui On Lane, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

PS. It actually reads "C A T V" - Cable TV.:-)

Fujifilm FinePix X100 1/26 second F/2.8 ISO 3200 23 mm

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm an ordinary man but extraordinarily obsessed with capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. It's like an excited traveller craving to record his memorable journey in a memorable way, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ... If I can record my encounters in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...
In terms of photography, I'm trying to preserve the moments as my eyes see "something" and my heart feels it too. As such, I seldom feel interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs...

Comments (20)

Gérard Beullac from Paris, France

You have an excellent eye on these little visual details offered by the city.
This one makes me smile !

3 Feb 2012 7:29am

k@ from Paris, France

Ha, to catch the cat up its name on the street, that is superb serendipity and i can picture you pressing the shutter with a discreet yet wide (wild ? ;) smile. Framed the best way to have the 3 letters in the field and the yellow eyes echoing the yellow stripes make the "beast" even more present : love the way he stares at you his ears & paws funnily straight and alert. Just F A B.
(The VBZY written on the striped box suggests there is someone (a rat ?) prisoner in and trying to express himself with those onomatopoeia-like word ;) Have a veru good end of week, dear friend***

3 Feb 2012 8:07am

@k@: Yes, yes, yes... This cat must have kept his "rat prisoner" inside the box!:-) How I enjoy your imaginations! Thanks k@! Have a lovely weekend!

yz from Budapest, Hungary

excellent capture

3 Feb 2012 8:54am

Christian Richer from Le Havre, France

The word for the beast and his eyes to the box ... What wit, Hugo!

3 Feb 2012 10:06am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

awww . . what a lovely expression the cat has - and, yes, that must be the Cat Walk of Fame right there !

3 Feb 2012 10:44am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Ha! Excellent capture. Cool for cats!

3 Feb 2012 12:16pm

Z from Shanghai, China

What a surprising moment ! Cat is so soft and round, comparing to all those hard lines. Love the compo and the moment

3 Feb 2012 12:43pm

Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom

Nicely done Hugo :-)
I like the one of him/her looking skywards too.
Have a good weekend!

3 Feb 2012 1:40pm

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Hugo!! You do always amaze me with your sharp observation! How wonderfully seen and superbly captured! Hats off my friend!!

3 Feb 2012 3:25pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

I admire your capacity for visual scrutiny. Again and again you build wonderful connections between elements in your images. A remarkable find and a magnificent image.

3 Feb 2012 4:12pm

Lydia.Dd from de partout et de nulle part, France

Excellent !!

3 Feb 2012 4:41pm

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

excellent capture

4 Feb 2012 6:58am

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Great one Hugo, make me smile !!

4 Feb 2012 9:48am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Ha ha, the cat from C A T! I think he's a secret agent cat who knows he's been caught. A cool shot.

5 Feb 2012 1:44am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

The lonely cat is waitin someone like you to say hello :)
Good night shot!

5 Feb 2012 11:29am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

a big smile, well seen !

5 Feb 2012 3:53pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Excellent and great find! Superb shot! Two thumbs up! A triplet photo..Cat the animal, cat on the floor and cat the construction machines!

6 Feb 2012 1:00am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

This is a beautifully dramatic shot...eerie light and color, which is what I love about it. What a wonderful cat !!

6 Feb 2012 5:25am

Doug Hickok from Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ha, yes, perfect!!! Cool juxtaposition Hugo, and a very cooperative subject :^)

6 Feb 2012 11:30am

KimberlyC from United States

Ah Hugo you always get me with the cat photos! Very well captured, seems my Dear you are working well with the new photo capturing device!

13 Feb 2012 1:26am

@KimberlyC: How nice to hear from you my dear! Do check this out!:-) Yes, the new device is marvelous - amazing sensor, excellent lens, incredible low light capability... just wish Fuji would properly implement the great design in mass production and come up with good quality production model!