Cat, Singular

Sigma 15-30mm F3.5-4.5 EX DG Aspherical DF lens on a Nikon D90. Used here at its full telephoto.

Photographed with a Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera. Lens at 35mm, as wide as it will go, but that is equivalent to 55mm on a full frame camera. The cat was most obliging but being unaware of its love of the camera I shot hurriedly with the settings left from the previous use: 1/1000th shutter; f/8 aperture; 800 ISO. Whereas none of those would have been my unhurried choice, they suited the cat well enough. The bokeh is not so good, but it's often that way with a slow zoom lens anyway.

This friendly cat frequents the grounds of Lacock Abbey. Nikon D700 + AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 lens.

Various cats frequent Lacock Abbey. This one seemed to have dominion over the gardens. There is a decent building in the gardens for indoor plants. At least, we think it is for indoor plants. The cat thinks it is for cats, or more accurately, cat, singular.

Photographed at Lacock Abbey, with a Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and a Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 AF-D lens.

Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 lens.

On a pleasantly warm day, what better to do than stretch out in the flower bed for a bit of shut-eye. Obligingly, however, this feline agreed to be photographed by a succession of visitors, astutely recognising what side its bread was buttered on. Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI lens.

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro with a Nikkor AF-D 85mm f/1.8 lens.

Nikon D90 + Sigma 15-30mm F3.5-4.5 lens.