Food for the orange cat

An orange cat snacking on some kibble in Istanbul. Some people like to say orange cats aren’t very smart, but if you can make yourself so adorable people will feed you, then who’s the smart one?

Yes, I do have a few more photos of cats in Istanbul. Not many, mind, so enjoy them while they last!


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length150mm
ISO3200
Shutter speed1/500s

I’m a Government Cat

She’s guarding a Government building in Istanbul, I think. I forgot to scan that QR code when I was in Turkey and attempts to do so now require a Turkish IP to see it. Well done cat, protecting your secrets.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length101mm
ISO5000
Shutter speed1/250s

A Watchful Tabby

A very alert cat watched me carefully as I walked past in that graveyard in Istanbul where I photographed another cat shown here recently.

Most of the cats look like they’re really well cared for, but they’re probably all fairly young. I can’t imagine life on the street is easy for them.


Apertureƒ/3.5
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO1250
Shutter speed1/500s

A cat on a car roof

A tabby cat on a car roof, down a narrow street in Athens. He watched us carefully as we walked past, but he’s obviously used to people and didn’t budge at all, even as a stopped and took a few photos of him.


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO1250
Shutter speed1/500s

A cat in the shadows

Two buckets are no match for an ephemeral cat in the shadows as it played with the light of the setting sun at Castlemartyr Resort last week.

The shadow of the cat is courtesy of the cat statue I posted recently. Again, well worth going down to see them, and for a stroll around the gardens.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length103mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s