Home is Where the Hearth is ... and cats!
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More of Richard Bruns's Photos
Submitted to House
Photo Info
| Uploaded | January 3, 2009 |
| Taken | December 30, 2008 |
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 40D |
| Exposure | 1/6 sec at f/3.5 |
| Flash | No Flash |
| Focal Length | 28 mm |
| ISO | 800 |
Enter "Best of..."!
Q: Photo of same scene blended into 1 picture
A: Do you know?
Photo license: © All rights reserved
Biscuit-Heart, left, and Leonard both are happy JPG didn't close, but sad that the print version is no longer available except for additional funds. My wife doesn't like the photo because it shows how I let the front room get funky and has that lived-in look. The photo's about two years old; it looks better now; a little. The fire still goes on cold nights and Biscuit-Heart and Leonard still occupy the front of the hearth.
36 responses
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Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (3 Jan 2009):
Voted for this beautiful picture
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (3 Jan 2009):
Cats certainly know how to pick the perfect spot - my vote.
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John Linton gave props (4 Jan 2009):
Oh...Yeah! It rocks!
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Collin Ziemer gave props (5 Jan 2009):
Good overall shot and I love the flames caught in the fireplace
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Gregory Plamp gave props (11 Jan 2009):
Reminds me of my home.
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Sara Elena gave props (11 Jan 2009):
OK! is like a performance!!!
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Laura Lulli gave props (11 Jan 2009):
title rocks!
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Lesley S (Deleted) gave props (13 Jan 2009):
Beautiful, warm shot! LOVE the cats!!! Voting YEAH!
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Christopher Long gave props (13 Jan 2009):
Wonderful capture!
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Regenia Brabham (Deleted) gave props (14 Jan 2009):
A beautiful shot!! So perfect for this cold weather.
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Selina Jackson said (15 Jan 2009):
Both are beautiful! votes yeah!!
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UnEasy said (16 Jan 2009):
It got my vote, Richard. Wonderful photo. It's a clever theme - House", as opposed to "Home", as the two aren't ALWAYS the same thing, though they overlap more often than not. It's a flexible theme, one that allows for exteriors as well as interiors, shots which seek to capture the true ambiance of one's home, expressing little or no concern over the tidiness of the space, or a fastidiously neatness, hoping to make a statement about one's devotion to order and 'cleanliness', an attitude antagonistic towards the sentiment 'A sterile environment breeds a sterile mind'. The "House and Garden set hopes to showcase what they believe is their 'good taste', with an underlying subset of the Protestant work ethic, and they affect the role of photo stylist, carefully laying out, in a 'studied' way, the magazines on display on the coffee table - care taken to create a 'look' of their just having been laid down haphazardly. Issues of 'Architectural Digest', 'The New Yorker', 'Sculpture Magazine', 'The Literary Review', JPG, and so on on display.
Others amoung us are more honest, apt to take a snap on the spur of the moment, anf if Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and TV Guide happen to be strewn about the coffee table, so be it. Your home reminds me of my own - essentially 'picked up', but it's probably been some time since the areas above eye level have met the duster, the closets are a disaster, and the furnishings an eclectic blend of the the fundamentals - TV, a place to lay your take-out dinner ot beer while watching the game (damn Giants, out of it as I writ this :(, , a carpet more important for the comfort it affords one's pets than its coordinstion with the other elements of the decor - choices driven by practicality, comfort, indifferent to the aesthetics which would cause the "**** Eye for the Straight Guy" gang apoplexy.
Altogether, my kind of place. Comgtats on a terrific shot! -
Richard Bruns said (16 Jan 2009):
I am humbled by your praise; thank you!
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Christie Anna gave props (18 Jan 2009):
Something about this is so simplistically beautiful!!
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Marisa Nelson said (19 Jan 2009):
aw, kitties and a fireplace - it's home/heaven! ;) got my vote!
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Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (20 Jan 2009):
Cats always know where the warmest spot in the house is. These look quite content to grace the hearth. Great shot. Voting yeah.
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Sandy Tyler (Deleted) gave props (22 Jan 2009):
Nice capture, really homey, voted!
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Lynn H (Deleted) gave props (24 Jan 2009):
Must vote for cats and cat lover! :)
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Allena Canada gave props (24 Jan 2009):
I love the Warmth/Comedy in this photo
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Elsa Moura said (25 Jan 2009):
I love this shot very much! The fire, the cats (my cats and dog are allways nearby fire...), the shoes, the empty glass... everything are HOME. Voting YEAH
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Jean Pierre Vacherot (Deleted) gave props (25 Jan 2009):
Cool, my vote
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Julia Leiby gave props (25 Jan 2009):
awesome!
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Mia Pelosi said (29 Jan 2009):
my cats like the hearth...but more often the palatial radiators win!
Nice 'homey' shot. voted. -
Candace Porth gave props (31 Jan 2009):
Voted! Cats know where the coziest spot in the house is. I'm sure mine would love a fireplace, too!
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LAM KHIN THET said (31 Jan 2009):
Nice composition and pov. voted.
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Linda Houghton gave props (2 Feb 2009):
Yeah! Voted!
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Linda Houghton gave props (12 Feb 2009):
Back to re-vote!
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Deborah Downes gave props (26 Mar 2009):
Really speaks of home. Love it. Voted.
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ikrema al qudah said (3 May 2009):
i love this
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JojoH gave props (16 Jul 2009):
Love this shot and everything in it!
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Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (23 Aug 2009):
Wonderful and cozy :)
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Jacquie Gibson (Deleted) gave props (22 Dec 2009):
They had the right idea.
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JanElle gave props (13 Aug 2010):
I couldn't help but notice this wonderful shot.. woodstove and cats.. just my cuppa!! Great shot!
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Debrah Leonard (Deleted) gave props (22 Sep 2010):
We have two cats (they look like yours), my name is Leonard.... so, of course, I love this photo.
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Roxana Brivent-Barnes said (23 Sep 2010):
Love it...
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Amalia Faris gave props (5 Oct 2010):
ah. even the cats look happy. amazing.
