How to see like a cat?
Do you ever wonder how cats see everything? Every single movement does not go undetected. They stalk, they wait… The timing is everything…
I always thought I have a cat’s vision. When I am out in nature, I see many things that people easily miss. That helps me with my photography. I love to capture the moments, the beauty, simple things that turn extraordinary when you look at them at different angle.
Here are excerpts that I found interesting from the book “The Vision. The Dramatic True Story of One Man’s Profound Relationship with Nature” by Tom Brown, JR. It sums up the way I see the world.
“Break the routine of everyday living. Look at the world in a new way. Instead of focusing on one point in the landscape, take in the entire picture while remaining aware of all its elements. This technique of extending our visual reach to the limits of our peripheral vision opened up the sensory world. By taking in the grand picture, our ability to pick up movement increases. This is the vision of animals and people attuned to the earth, and accounts for why they see us before we see them. Using the grand vision, picture at night also opens a better night vision.”
“Avoid automatic vision. When looking at area for second time, focus on different points missed previously (the blind spots). Look around, even to the obscure areas. Always look at life as if you have never seen it before, using all your senses as if for the first time.”
It’s amazing how the world opens up when you see it in different way.
