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Jun 28 2008

Yes, I Am On the Verge of Overdoing Both Cat and Sunset Photos

39 responses so far

39 Responses to “Yes, I Am On the Verge of Overdoing Both Cat and Sunset Photos”

1. # Michael Kirklandon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:03 am

   Wow, that’s really nice.

2. # chang, who is not changon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:12 am

   O Great Scalzi, it is impossible to overdo cat pictures. You of course are quite expert at vastly underdoing them.

   Is this a picture of Her Supreme Illumination allowing the sun to set so that She might rest? We cannot tell due to our tears of joy, Her Shimmering Glorious Radiance so brilliantly lighting the sky, and your poor photographic skills. Particularly the latter.

   The Official Ghlaghghee Fan Club

3. # John Scalzion 29 Jun 2008 at 12:22 am

   Oh, it’s her.

4. # JJSon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:28 am

   A cat interrupted a nap to watch the sunset? Now that is amazing!

5. # Harvey the Pucaon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:28 am

   Beautiful shot.

   There is no such thing as overdoing beauty, and capturing it is the mark of a quiet soul.

   Sharing it is the mark of a sensitive person who likes to make people happy.

   I be happy now.

   P.S. Send more

6. # Steve Hon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:35 am

   Overdoing? Maybe not. However, you may have done the ultimate there, making all future cat or sunset photos meaningless and unnecessary.

7. # John Joseph Adamson 29 Jun 2008 at 12:36 am

   It looks like your cat just cast a spell that incinerated a flock of birds.

8. # Dominion 29 Jun 2008 at 12:58 am

   Out of curiosity–is there any photoshopping going on in there? Hard to tell; beautiful photograph, either way. You now need to write a book about a sorcery-wielding cat, just to use that photo as coverart. (I’d buy a book with that on the cover!)

9. # joshferrinon 29 Jun 2008 at 2:29 am

   Mmmmmmm. My favorite! Steamed cat.

10. # Wim Lon 29 Jun 2008 at 2:56 am

    Hey, I bet you can’t tape bacon to that sunset.

11. # zephon 29 Jun 2008 at 3:17 am

    The death-angel of cats, crucified on the left, and the Lord of Light on the right… is that two different kitties, or two Jungian archetypes of the same animal in different moods?

    We have much to contemplate, tonight.

12. # Rosieon 29 Jun 2008 at 4:29 am

    For some reason, to me it looks more like the end of the world, as indicated by the ominous sky and the Mutated Cat Thing that is five times the size of a house.

    PS

13. # Patrick M.on 29 Jun 2008 at 7:38 am

    Did you punch up the colors in photoshop or is that straight from the camera?

14. # Kurton 29 Jun 2008 at 8:37 am

    Pretty cool shot is an understatement. Very contemplative of the power and beauty of nature.

    How long till we see the Whatever Book of Photos?

    Throw in some gems of Scalzi wit and you would have a coffee table book actually worth having on the coffee table. Can I pre-order that?

15. # John Scalzion 29 Jun 2008 at 8:54 am

    Yes, it’s punched up a bit in Photoshop. But it looked a great deal like that in real life.

16. # Nathanon 29 Jun 2008 at 9:05 am

    The only thing it’s missing is the other three cats of the apocalypse.

17. # MarkHBon 29 Jun 2008 at 9:08 am

    http://www.imaginetix.co.uk/Images/lolpocalypse.jpg

    I need to get out more…

18. # Josh Jasperon 29 Jun 2008 at 9:09 am

    Hey, it’s almost book cover size. Room at the top for text, even.

    “Revenge of Zoe’s Cat, a novel in the Old Man’s War universe”

    Chapter One:

    As the sun set over the peaceful farm, no one suspected that the next alien threat to Humanity would be one only a cat could save them from. But I wasn’t any cat, I was BACON CAT!

19. # hugh57on 29 Jun 2008 at 9:26 am

    Scalzi @15: Yes, it’s punched up a bit in Photoshop.

    Well, of course it is. Book deadline, after all.

20. # Markoon 29 Jun 2008 at 9:29 am

    Dramatically Backlit Cat controls the sunset.

21. # John Scalzion 29 Jun 2008 at 10:00 am

    It’s not a book deadline, hugh57. It’s a novella deadline.

22. # John Lenahanon 29 Jun 2008 at 10:20 am

    Is Ohio still there?

23. # htomon 29 Jun 2008 at 11:04 am

    I am inclined to think that it’s too punchy, but that’s a matter of taste, and it’s a good shot. I think that the popular color films are too saturated, too, and that most restaurant food is too sweet.

24. # hugh57on 29 Jun 2008 at 11:30 am

    Scalzi @21: It’s not a book deadline, hugh57. It’s a novella deadline.

    Which explains why the Photshoppery isn’t quite as Weird-Ass as it would be for a novel deadline.

25. # Warren Terraon 29 Jun 2008 at 11:45 am

    @#18 I thought all the characters in Zoe’s Tale already were cats, and that’s why they had to be shapeshifters?

26. # J.K.Richardon 29 Jun 2008 at 11:53 am

    I knew it…
    Cats can summon clouds! Someone call paranormal investigators quick!

27. # Warren Terraon 29 Jun 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Those aren’t clouds, they’re celestial hairballs.

28. # MarkHBon 29 Jun 2008 at 2:49 pm

    I haven’t totally taken leave of my senses, have I? I’ve been reading Ghlaghghee as “Fluffy”.

29. # John Scalzion 29 Jun 2008 at 3:01 pm

    That’s correct, MarkHB.

30. # Christopher Hawleyon 29 Jun 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Marko @20, J.K Richard @26:

    Cats can summon clouds and control sunsets. The latter start when She says okay, MEOW.

31. # Gillianon 29 Jun 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Doh! For a couple of moments I thought that was a picture of a tornado, with the cat being the column. Then I spotted the fur and the ear. Doh again!

32. # MarkHBon 29 Jun 2008 at 7:15 pm

    Gillian,

    Still looks like burning to me. Oilfield fires or Mordor’s blasted borders.

33. # Yeff (Jeff Soesbe)on 29 Jun 2008 at 7:26 pm

    in which Apocalypse Cat, the Feline of Doom, considers its next move…

    - yeff

34. # Mark Evanson 29 Jun 2008 at 8:04 pm

    Cat belches fire towards Indiana. Happens all the time in Ohio.

35. # Omaha Lisaon 29 Jun 2008 at 10:14 pm

    DAY-UM

    That’s mega cool!

36. # Gillianon 30 Jun 2008 at 5:22 pm

    MarkHB @32 – Fair enough! I could see burning too. Tornado was just my first impression.

37. # Zoltaniaon 30 Jun 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Don’t stop posting the sunset (and sunrise) pictures. They make the best desktop backgrounds ever.

38. # Nanceon 01 Jul 2008 at 2:26 pm

    John, may I have your permission to LOL this? Because I have an idea for a caption.

39. # John Scalzion 01 Jul 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Go right ahead, Nance.

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