4 SHOTS : About A Mysterious Visitor Photo

Photographer’s Note

A small story : you already saw the same cats earlier, ("the cats of the Holy Man"), here I wanted to add a separate chapter, so this is about the way the 20/30+ cats are behaving all together : when a mysterious visitor arrived, and before humans could even see her, all in a sudden those same cats rushed simultaneously in her direction ! Mesmerized by the show and as I could not believe my eyes, I took a lot of photos, very fast : please click on the first line and you'll see 4 more photos in succession - first : where are they all running to ? ...

Then, if you want to know why I gave this person such a strange aspect with PP, please read the next paragraph :

It is up to each of you to imagine stories about this mysterious cat lover : as she shyed away from my camera when she finally understood that I had been taking photos of her (last shot of this series of four), I blurred her figure and gave her a ghost-like aspect to respect her anonymity... Then I left her alone with her beloved cats and discreetly went to see the nearby ruins for a while, so I had no chance to find out more about her and her love affair with the ?46 ? cats living near the grave of the Holy Man - I have my own theory about her identity, but this is so far fetched that I certainly will not tell it here ! Anyway, again : the reason why I posted those photos is more about the amazing behaviour of some cats in Morocco, and I can tell you, they love cats in that country !

romanaa, grandklaus, Silvio1953, adelune, danos, rushfan2112, delkoo, lestans, riclopes, flory, stego, faubry, nivaldo, Vasa has marked this note useful

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Framboisilla (5398) 2007-12-30 6:13

Bonjour Catherine,

C'est marrant cette grande famille de chats ! J'aime beaucoup leur multitude de couleurs, leurs différentes attitudes. Ils sont adorables les deux dos à dos devant la porte verte... Jolies couleurs locales !

Stéphanie.

MarcT (20231) 2007-12-30 6:14

Salut Cath,
J'aime bien cette image "chaotique" avec tous ces chats éparpillés selon les lignes des marches dans l'image.
Amitiés
Marc

romanaa (2502) 2007-12-30 7:24

Hello,
lovely scene, rare to see, thanks for your story, it arouses the imagination an curiousness. Nice POV. Well done.
Best wishes for the upcoming year.
Romana

grandklaus (423) 2007-12-30 8:41

hello Catherine
belle image , bien composée , surprenante...
et le jeu de piste parmi tes autres photos est très amusant
au revoir
JEFF

Partha_c (1985) 2007-12-30 8:45

Having made a complete tour to all the four shots on cats as directed I came back here - the point of embarkation. Very interesting documentation of the sequence of events nicely woven with beads of feelings of humans and felines. Ghosting of the woman to hide her identity is a good decision. The sight of so many cats of so many sizes and shapes and designs is really interesting. Black, white, spotted, striped. But it doesn't matter whether it is black or white so long as it catches the mice! Very tame creature. No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens! In fact, there are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. Enjoyed. Regards.
Partha

horatiuTT (4556) 2007-12-30 8:47

Hi Catherine,
excellent work here with a lovely scene, great perspective
and what I like most are that wonderful textures.Great colours
also and contrast.
Well done and thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Horatiu

mesutilgim (33870) 2007-12-30 9:12

Merhaba dear Cath,
What a wonderfull scenery. Very good pov and nice compo. Great info's as well.
During my early morning walks at the sea shore ,I meet an elderly woman, carrying heavy bags with different food for cats,and dogs.
The scenery is amazing as, as soon as this woman leaves the scene, another fight for food starts; this time between cats, dogs and seagulls !
Very nice entry, TFS and happ new year !
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Silvio1953 (36421) 2007-12-30 9:29

Solo 22 gatti Caterina, quasi una delusione:)
Con l'eccezione di qualche distratto si sono messi splendidamente in posa per te, gran bella composizione, brava, non ricordo se ci siamo già fatti gli auguri di buon anno, ma una volta in più non fa male, ti auguro uno splendido 2008
Con Amicizia Silvio

Dionysos (1232) 2007-12-30 11:35

Hi Catherine,

Cats and dogs without any owners are main characters of our city too, Istanbul :) Some people feed them anyway.

Loving without having...

Very nice, steps add horizontal elements to composition.

Happy new year.

adelune (2) 2007-12-30 13:17

Catherine... de vrais chats de porcelaine... bien rangés sur des étagères! J'adore! Mais le reste de l'histoire est aussi savoureux! Tu réussis avec une facilité déconcertante à nous emmener dans un "reportage", dans lequel le "héros" est un... fantôme! J'ai beaucoup aimé! Merci pour ce beau moment de plaisir! Amitiés, alain

elitsa (446) 2007-12-30 13:48

Very nice shot Catherine!
Good composition, nice colours and really interesting story:)
Thanks for sharing
elitsa

Morac (16872) 2007-12-30 13:50

Bonsoir Catherine,
Cette photo est prise en banlieue de Rabat mais je me faisais déjà la reflexion que le Maroc est le pays des "mouchas" en effet quand vers 2 ou 3 heures du matin au fin fond des derbs de Marrakech quand il n'y a plus âme qui vive les "mouchas" occupent l'espace et la ville et la nuit sont à eux : ils sont chez eux
Bonne soirée
Marc

lousat (11400) 2007-12-30 14:10

quelle magnifiquecollection de chats,et il parait qu'ils sont en pose pour toi,merci pour cette belle image et bon 2008,Luciano

danos (27886) 2007-12-30 14:35

Hello Catherine,
impressive composition with these fantastic levels full of cats.You are very lucky that you capture a rare scene like that.This snapshot is so interesting as the others that the cats running towards to the mysterious visitor.Very informative and your note too.

I wish you a Happy New Year with peace and happiness,Danos

aadilj (16701) 2007-12-30 21:21

Thats a lovely and chilling story in the notes and that a very interesting image because I have not seen one with so many cats before! good work Cath, you are already beginning to inspire me.

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-12-31 0:51

Hi Cath,

We have 5 cats and I know how difficult it is to 'herd' them! Cats are highly independent and yet they do have a collective 'sixth sense' that I cannot quite put a finger on.

I love this photo (all the cats giving each other their own 'personal space') and your story. I, for one, am intrigued by reference to your belief of why this phenomena happens...

Kind regards and hope you have a fantastic 2008.

Paul.

TGULUMSER (11897) 2007-12-31 1:03

Hello Catherine,
This is indeed a very interesting photo. Almost all the cats are different from each other. Sharpness is fine, composition is excellent,
Best regards
Tulay

delkoo (31658) 2007-12-31 1:44

bonjour catherine
elle est trop belle cette scene avec tous ces chats qui occupent l'espace de la photo, il sont là a attendre dans des poses differentes, un vrai bonheur pour ceux qui aiment les chats.

didier

nirvana73 (7371) 2007-12-31 14:01

Merhaba Catherine
muhteşem bir an
muhteşem bir kare
tüm kediler muhteşem
paylaşım için teşekkürler
iyi seneler diliyorum
yeni yılın kutlu olsun
selamlarımla
Özhan

lestans (14542) 2008-01-01 6:48

Ciao Catherine!
mi piacciono da matti queste tue foto di gatti!!
I gatti sono fotogenici anche ... uno alla volta!! Ma se sono tanti fanno anche ridere! E qui ce ne sono una infinità, mi pareva di sapere che le colonie di gatti non superano i 10-12 gatti, ma questi qui sono ben di più!
In questa immagine sono ben in posa in tre livelli diversi..

A parte i gatti... BUON ANNO!!!

Livia

riclopes (32362) 2008-01-03 21:08

I couldn't miss this one. What an adorable series of images and interessing story as usual from you, Cath. It makes me remind the "101 dalmatas"...46 is an incredible number. I wouldn't guess that people in Maroccos love cats but I will trust your judgment. This one is a very funny family portrait with a nice zig zag effect.
All the best for 2008,
ricardo

flory (4792) 2008-01-03 21:58

hi dear Catherine,
the most agglomerating in a picture,i ever seen;)of cats,sure!love them!splendid alignement and such a nice story.
all the best for the year 2008!
Flori;)

stego (21486) 2008-01-04 11:13

Salut Catherine,
Un autre série adorable! On pourrait imaginer qu'ils sont des princes enchantés par quelque sorcière médiévale des temps le plus glorieux du lieu. La cadrage et la lumière/couleurs sont spécialement bien.
Amitiés, José.

scalerman (24228) 2008-01-04 21:04

C: couldn't resist your natural geometry here. Great shot, though without the cooperations of some of your models. Still a fine frame. regards, c

knowdebu (952) 2008-01-04 23:17

Hi Catherine,
I am looking at one of the best pictures on trekearth.Very unusual subject.the small window, the colour of the door and the pattern of the pavement are added bonus.
Thanks for sharing,
Debabrata

faubry (31481) 2008-01-06 1:10

trop amusante cette photo..interessant comment ils sont alignes en diagonales, et ces deux isoles devant... superbe instantane, les chats sont un tres bon sujet pour les photographes.
a tres bientot
amities
francine

dilane (10053) 2008-01-07 5:57

Incroyable, ce rassemblement de matoux - on croirait qu'ils font la queue (amusant n'est ce pas ?) pour avoir un bon festin- impressionnant la troupe - j'ai une amie qui a une phobie des chats, je crois que là elle aurait été servie !
amitiés
daniel

nivaldo (11409) 2008-01-08 0:04

Salut Catherine, Bonjour !
I could shortly take a look on your interesting profile. As an ex tour leader and ex tour guide you have surely many curious pictures to show us !!!
I founded that one very curious and funny!
You should also visit South America! Why not?!
Kind regards, amitiés,
from Recife, Brazil
Nivaldo :-)
A Happy 2008 for you!

Vasa (1388) 2008-01-13 16:38

J'arrive tard et je fais la queue pour vous complimenter cette belle idee photographique. Grand merci, Catherine, ainsi que pour le small story. Meilleurs voeux....Branko

michelloupis (1957) 2008-04-26 7:46

Hello,

Very nice. I love cats and have been 4 times in Morocco, where I could observe what you say: "they love cats"! I heard a very nice story about Mahomet caressing the back of a cat, being that the reason, why cats always fall with their feet to the ground, so the back can point to heaven. And in fact, cats are appreciated animals in Muslim countries. Acctualy, cats not always fall with their feet down. But it is a nice story.

See you arround and take care
Nuno

Loic_bzh (6786) 2008-04-28 0:41

Catherine,

cette photo est doublement excellente! Excellente en tant que photo (j'aime les 3 lignes formées par ces chats). Mais aussi excellente en tant qu'épine dans le pied des délateurs/modérateurs frénétiques qui suppriment les photos dès qu'un bout d'oreille de chat ou de queue de chien apparait dans le champ!

Bonne journée,

Loïc