Posted on February 23, 2012 in Animals, People, Pet Photography
You know the old saying that you wish you had eyes in the back of your head so you could see everything that is going on around you? Well, when photographing at a dog show, I could use a couple sets of eyes, too! While my camera is focused on the dog being judged, I’m also trying to watch the activity along the sidelines where you will find some of the most precious interaction between dog and handler. Like this scene for example. This is an image from The National Dog Show and I think the handler is tickling the dog under his chin and saying “coochee coochee coo!” 🙂
Posted on February 22, 2012 in Animals, People, Pet Photography
German Shepherd Dog, Capi [GCH Babheim’s Captain Crunch], was the Herding Group winner at Westminster last week and placed 2nd in the Herding Group at The National Dog Show in November. I was really impressed with this dog last week! Capi moved beautifully and had a lot of spirit in the ring! The crowd really loved him, too!
Posted on February 21, 2012 in Animals, Pet Photography
Winning Group One in the Non-Sporting Group at Westminster last week was the Dalmation, Ian [GCH Spotlights Ruffian]. What a beautiful dog! I’ve been looking through my photos from last year to see if I have any images of the dogs that were in the Best in Show competition at Westminster and I found a few of Ian from The National Dog Show in November. Here he is in Philadelphia with handler, Michael Scott, where he was 1st in the Non-Sporting Group as well. Below is another image of Ian in the ring at The National Dog Show.
Posted on February 20, 2012 in Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
They’re back!!! The snow geese and tundra swans have returned to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Pennsylvania. This is an annual stopping point along their migration route and from mid-February until mid-March, numbers of snow geese as high as 100,000 stop by to pay a visit and roost on the lake. When I visited, the count was 35,000+ snow geese …. this is a photo of 3 of them! I tried counting to make sure that the Middle Creek website was accurate with their numbers, but I lost track after about 12,471. They all started to look alike at that point! 🙂 I love visiting and watching the geese take flight throughout the day! There is nothing like the sight of 35,000 geese taking off together, 70,000 wings flapping, and WOW the sound is just amazing! I have a zillion images to look through but this one stood out at first glance. It appears that the two in the back are playing ‘follow the leader’!
Posted on February 19, 2012 in Animals, Pet Photography
What could be better than a day at the park and a car ride with dad?! Um…just about nothing!! These two Goldens [notice the sweet face behind the front passenger seat!] were getting ready to head home after a couple hours of bird-watching at the park!