Posted on October 22, 2010 in Animals, Black and White, Pet Photography
Probably more than will admit it, right? This is a great-looking American Staffordshire Terrier kissing his handler above and the Amstaff in profile below.
I’m looking forward to meeting up with my old buddy Nick, the Goldendoodle, tomorrow as part of my Pet Photography Class field trip. We have 4 dogs coming to the park for our “paw-parazzi” session, so it should be a great time! Can’t wait to meet everyone’s dogs!
Posted on October 20, 2010 in Animals, Pet Photography
Now I know why I always seem to confuse the Yorkshire Terrier, Silky Terrier and Austrialian Terrier. They all look very similar. This is a Silky Terrier which has an interesting history. The breed was developed when Yorkshire Terriers were brought to Australia in the 1800’s and bred with Australian Terriers to try and improve coat color. The resulting litters produced individuals of all 3 breeds – Yorkie, Silky and Australian. The Silky’s were then bred together until a recognized breed was developed. They are a member of the toy group, very energetic, and don’t like to be ignored! I love their little beards! So cute!
Posted on October 19, 2010 in Fall, Nature, People
Sunday was a beautiful day to be outdoors. I visited Nescopeck State Park which has a wonderful walking trail that circles the lake – a rarity in my neck of the woods. I was doing some ‘people watching’ as I wandered with my camera and enjoyed seeing this couple hand in hand as they sat at a picnic table and later as they walked around admiring the leaves. There were also plenty of people walking dogs, which of course caught MY attention! 🙂 The image below was processed with painting software.
Posted on October 18, 2010 in Black and White, Fall, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Soft Focus, Topaz
I stopped by a local park yesterday to see what was left of Fall color. Not much, to be honest. There were some splashes of red & yellow, but also trees that had completely lost their leaves already. Still I found plenty to photograph and I’ll post a few images over the next couple of days. In one area of the park, the ground was completely covered with pine needles. These always make a nice simple composition. This image was shot with the Lensbaby Composer and soft focus optic. Processing was done in Photoshop and Topaz Adjust.
Posted on October 17, 2010 in Animals, Pet Photography
Cat + Windowsill + Sunshine = Naptime
Who interrupted Tara’s nap to photograph her wearing a witch hat? Oh yeah….that would be me! She was so sleepy that she barely even noticed!
