Evening Walk -- Week 12

Royal the Pup -- Week 4

Annie -- Day 256

Annie -- Day 109

Annie Jane -- Day 43

Dog Toy -- Day 313

Just some play time with my dog, Annie.

Loyal Pooch -- Day 90

Whenever I get my camera bag and head for the door, Annie is right with me. She knows when I'm getting ready to go out on a shoot. If only she was bigger so she could carry my gear for me. :) Tonight she was confined to the porch, but she kept an eye one me. I took a few other photos, but I liked this one best. :)

Annie Loves Pizza -- Day 35

I know I've featured Annie and Pizza already this year, but I couldn't help featuring them both in the same photo. :) For those of you who want to know, yes, Annie did get to eat that pizza when the photo shoot was done. :D

Annie Jane -- Day 12

Today I remembered that yesterday was my puppy's 4th birthday. It's a good thing dogs don't keep track of such things. :) So today I made her a new sweater (don't worry it isn't hand knitted by me. [I'm not that fast] It's re-purposed from an old sweater) and set up a photography studio. She looks a little bored in this photo, but really she was intent on the next treat I had for her. :D

Lazy Dog -- Day 233

Another day of wondering what to take a photo of. I took some flower pictures and cantaloupe in the garden, then wandered around to the front porch to find my favorite dog looking as cute as ever. So guess who made it on my blog? Annie!

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/15 sec, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 800, Focal Length 55.0 mm, Neat Image noise reduction applied.

With the LORD and His Dog -- Day 231 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

This morning, my siblings called me out on our condo balcony to take a photo of our friend Braden down by the lake reading his Bible. He didn't know we were all watching him. :) We kept quiet as I snapped a few photos. He was so far away I don't think we would have disturbed him anyway. I was glad for my long zoom lens. I loved how the trees framed Braden and his dog perfectly.

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/100 sec, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 100, Focal Length 300.0 mm.

A Boy and His Dog -- Day 223

Today Amber, Ben, Annie and I made a trip to Dillon's to pick up a few ingredients for lunch on Sunday. Because we took Annie and didn't want to leave her in the hot car, Amber ran in the grocery store while the Ben and I stayed with Annie outside. Dillon's is next to a railroad track and we enjoyed watching a train go by and collecting pop cans along the edge of the parking lot. At one point we noticed pigeons up on the tracks so Ben and Annie took after them. I had gotten my camera out to take a picture of the pigeons and after they chased them away Ben and Annie posed for me. It was so nice. It was all Ben's idea and he got Annie to sit and got down there beside her. If I had asked him to do it I don't think the photo would have turned out so well. :)

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/320 sec, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 100, Focal Length 300.0 mm.

German Shepherd Pup -- Day 211

Last night we got a phone call from friends who were driving through and needed someone to watch a puppy for them overnight. They had planned to deliver the pup to her new owner, but when the guy didn't show, our friends needed to leave her as they were on their way to Colorado and didn't want to drive the 3 hours home or take her on vacation with them. :) We were conveniently available so we got to puppy sit "Peachy" for 15 hours. Amber and I have always liked German Shepherds and we enjoyed having her here.

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.

The Annie Charge! -- Day 176 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

My creativity seems to be dwindling. If anyone has any ideas for things I can capture, let me know.
Maybe I was just tired today, but I really didn't know what to take a photo of. I don't have any little siblings who are cute and cooperative, so I had to use the dog. She was cute, but not exactally cooperative, but at least she doesn't whine like a child. :) I made her sit across the field and then told her to come. She didn't come to me, but at least I got a photo of her. She ran on past me until she got to the end of her leash. :) My focus was a little off and I still haven't figured out how to get good sharp photos in the evening. The sun was still above the horizon, but still not bright enough for a fast shutter speed. Oh well, I guess this photo depicts motion. :)

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/100 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 84.0 mm.

My Dog -- Day 159

This is what Annie looks like whenever I go outside without her. She's truly MY dog (and Amber's). She doesn't care what everyone else is doing, if Amber or I walk out to the yard she follows us from window to window. I really think she feels like she has to watch over us and that is why she goes crazy. I guess we need to work more on establishing us as the pack leaders. :D

  Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/25 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 100.0 mm.

Puppy -- Day 54

Today I worked my fill-in job at the 3000toys.com, where my Dad works. This is "Puppy," who belongs to the owners of the company.  He has sort of become the mascot since he showed up as a stray and was adopted a few months ago. The warehouse is situated on the owners' home property, so the dog is always around. Today, after work I tossed his flat chewed up soccer ball around for him. :) He thought I wanted to play, but really I wanted to photograph his butterscotch eyes. :D

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/100 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 109.0 mm, Taken in RAW, Processed with Digital Photo Professional.

Pets -- Day 37

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/202 sec, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 800, Focal Length 55.0 mm, Flash bounced with Lightscoop, Taken in RAW, Processed with Digital Photo Professional and Neat Image (noise reduction).