Mrcrumb on The Singemonkey

April 22, 2024

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:41:50 +0000

His current favourite autumnal spot for taking his daytime zizz with the advantage of being able to see his rivals from the balcony.

August 16, 2023

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:51:05 +0000

Mr Crumb had his first morning out since his injury. His knee seems to be about 80% - a little stiff when he’s been lying around for a bit. He enjoyed himself so much that he climbed under a blanket and slept the next five hours.

April 18, 2023

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:46:37 +0000

Having this guy back is such an extraordinary relief. 3 weeks to the day. Despite spreading the word all over the neighbourhood and the peninsula (to the extent that people were excitedly asking me in the street whether I’d heard he’d been found), he was finally found 28 meters from where he sleeps on our bed. The house diagonally opposite is a sprawling complex of buildings with high wall. He likely entered through the open garage door and then, being scared to reveal himself to anyone, never took advantage of anyone coming or going to escape. So he hid around the property until he was finally trapped in the gym and was spotted behind the toilet bowl in its small washroom. Luckily I’d given a flyer to that resident about ten days or so ago and he went about getting hold of me. He’s healthy (and not the fat chap he was) and delighted to be home - not so his sister who was enjoying the best three weeks of her life😂 The support from the neighbourhood was extraordinary. I got to know them a little better. Obz is kinder and more diverse than I imagined.

July 17, 2021

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:55:46 +0000

I realised I’ve never owned a fast wide-angle lens before. And I’ve gotta say, I like it. Mr. Crumb was assisting me by totally destroying the corner of the bed as he likes to do.

One thing no one’s mentioned about this fantastic little ttartisans 17mm f1.4: it has a screw-in metal lens cap. Everyone talks about how inconvenient that is. But in this case it screws tight with a half turn - making it in some ways easier to manage than a clip-on cap. The 50’s cap takes multiple turns and is totally impractical as a working lens cap. But this one on the tiny front element of 17mm is actually great.

June 23, 2021

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:15:29 +0000

A grab-shot of my boy moments before he jumped up next to me where he is as I write. He had a scare the other day where he tangled himself in the handle of a paper shopping bag that then followed him making hideous noises no matter where he ran. Even after being rescued - and his assailant banished forever - he’s been a nervous fella for a few days. We shan’t let such grotesque monsters come into contact with our high-strung boy again.

February 02, 2021

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:29:17 +0000

When Mr. Crumb first met Skitten, he was a smitten kitten. It’s happened to many. Four years on, his love for Skitten is still deep, pure, and a regular source of annoyance to Skitten.

June 15, 2020

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:15:49 +0000

Sekrit boi. June gets surprisingly cold in winter in Cape Town because our houses aren’t heated. So though it’s not cold in the big sense, your house becomes really damn cold. But this boi knows how to deal with it.

May 12, 2020

Tue, 12 May 2020 11:25:56 +0000

My handsome boi is good company with morning coffee… and any other time.

April 04, 2020

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:58:08 +0000

A fat, heavy bass guitar amplifier holding up a fat, heavy boi.

August 01, 2019

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:33:44 +0000

I’m still enjoying this custom jpeg profile I’ve made for my Fujifilm XE1. Still not missing shooting RAW.

June 27, 2019

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:24:30 +0000

It’s turning out a classic Cape June. And that means very chilly mornings - for which Mr Crumb has found ways of compensating.

June 24, 2019

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:17:12 +0000

Our boi visiting his new balcony for the first time. He was very nervous but realised he could watch a little dog pottering down the street without being noticed. I think he liked that.

April 28, 2019

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 14:22:20 +0000

Even more drastic dieting actions may need to be taken with this fat Crumb. I’m testing different jpeg setting with the XE1. The idea is to see if I can get the pictures I want without have to do any post-processing at all. RAW files are great for specific things you may want to do to a pic, but it’s a pain in the ass to have to process every single pic. This will hopefully be a bit more like shooting slide film - where I’d choose the look I wanted when I chose the film to load, and the rest was simply down to camera, composition, and timing.

April 26, 2019

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:06:13 +0000

We’re moving this boy towards set meals. He’s a serial snacker. A snacktopus. And it’s showing.

April 23, 2019

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:20:31 +0000

This handsome boy has rediscovered his tower.

February 11, 2019

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:18:41 +0000

My daft boy derping out with his tongue out.

October 25, 2018

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:11:21 +0000

Still too hot. Mr. Crumb’s strategy is to snooze until the heatwave is over.

October 01, 2018

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:26:42 +0000

He’s back and blepping. Also he’s grounded.

May 10, 2018

Thu, 10 May 2018 08:41:14 +0000

Mr Crumb enjoying another perfect morning in Africa.

March 05, 2018

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:08:42 +0000

Current status of Mr. Crumb: has eaten a sky raisin and is now napping hard.

February 14, 2018

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:29:48 +0000

All cats all the time I’m afraid. I should start taking more interesting pics again as Feb goes on. My handsome boy is in danger of getting fat. He eats twice as much as the others.

This is that same 105mm Nikkor from the ‘70s that I posted last year. It’s my fave 35mm lens at the moment. On this crop sensor it’s a 158mm f2.5 - a perfect portrait lens.