Posted on April 30, 2011 in Animals, Pet Photography
This is one of my favorite images from the Harrisburg shows. You would almost think that I posed this dog, but no, it’s a candid shot from the benching area. I’ve finished posting favorite images from Harrisburg to my website. Here’s a link if you are interested:
http://www.betsydallasphoto.com/Lebanon%20Harrisburg%20Main%202011.html
Posted on April 29, 2011 in Miscellaneous
Awwww….this is definitely puppy love!
Posted on April 28, 2011 in Animals, Pet Photography
Do you recognize this breed? It’s not one that I’ve posted photos of very often. This is an Anatolian Shepherd Dog. This breed is a member of the Working Group and is a guard dog with a superior ability to protect livestock. They originated in Turkey more than 6,000 years ago and came to the United States during the 1950’s. They have a sweet face and as you can see, this pooch enjoys getting brushed!
Posted on April 27, 2011 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Painting Effect, Soft Focus, Spring
It seems that all of our flowering Spring trees are several weeks behind schedule this year due to the never-ending winter. I was expecting to find Cherry Blossoms in bloom at one of my favorite parks when I visited last weekend, but they weren’t even close. We’ve had some warm temperatures this week, so I’m sure that has helped to hurry them along a bit. Plan B was to pull out my Lensbaby Composer with the Soft Focus Optic and photograph the Weeping Cherry trees. I had to hold the soft willowy branches still in order to photograph due to breezy conditions. I love the soft pinks of these pretty flowers.
Posted on April 26, 2011 in Painting Effect, People
Volunteers often go unrecognized but the jobs they do are very much needed and appreciated. I stopped to chat with this woman at the dog show a couple weeks ago in Harrisburg, Pa. She was so happy to be a volunteer, even though her job was to clean up the little “accidents” that happened throughout the day. She was happy because even though she was doing a job that may not always be what we would consider “fun”, she was thrilled to have had the opportunity to be at the show and see some of the best dogs in the country. Imagine what a dog show would be like without these volunteers who were there to clean up after the dogs? Let’s just say it wouldn’t have been pretty! The volunteers were Johnny-on-the-spot when needed and they all deserve a big thank you for doing such a superb job!