You are a wizard with the camera, Swampsniper. Missy looks so sweet - hard to believe she’s so tempermental in front of the camera. Oh, wait. That’s right she’s a kitty cat.
The trick to photography is to make it a minor obsession for a while. Any time you have a spare minute you take a picture, and try it from a different angle or with different technique each time. After a while your instincts link up.
I'm not very scientific about it beyond understanding what camera settings do.
It sure beats sitting in front of a TV set!