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Introducing ... Gus !
Sometimes I need photography to be just about capturing everyday moments, not about creating the next "Fine Art" image. What better to illustrate this than photographing a new puppy.
Lynn and I had a trip to Toronto planned to get a number of things done and she suggested that we make time to stop in and visit her sister so we could check out the new addition to their family, Gus, a Bernese Mountain Dog.
Like all puppies, Gus is a going concern, with needle sharp teeth that he loves to let you feel as he mouths your hand or tries to bite your sock, pant leg, sleeve or anything else he chooses. Don't let those "puppy dog eyes" fool you. Behind the cuteness there's puppy mayhem just waiting to explode.
Gus is going to be a big boy. Those huge puppy paws with cute pink pads give away the fact that he's from one of the big breeds. He should top well over 100 lbs when he's full grown.
All of these shots were taken during periods when he was resting or tuckered out completely otherwise he was trying to get up and personal with my lens or biting at my camera strap.
DJE
Murphy, our Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrirer turns 3 today.
It hardly seems that long ago that we brought an 8 week old, tiny, caramel and black coloured pup home. Murph is a great companion for Lynn and I as we hike the local trails, something we need to do more.
Yesterday we decided to hike around Rattlesnake Point. Murph enjoyed the fallen leaves and new smells so much he was a bounding handful on leash for Lynn at first. Eventually he settled down, as he always does and he sat in the dappled soft light filtering through what remains of the leaves for this candid portrait.
He'll be getting a haircut shortly so that he has time for some to grow back before the winter comes. In the meantime, Lynn is constantly combing the debris and burrs out of his coat. Yesterday was no exception.
Another hike next week ...
DJE
... almost done.
I had a portrait session with Murphy recently to try work on my studio shooing some more. He was a cooperative subject for quite a while. Lynn helped me by wrangling him onto the backdrop and keeping him interested.
Murphy is quite responsive to my direction as far as sitting and lying down but it's quite different working with a subject that has no interest in being photographed what so ever. I managed to make several decent images and even managed to get the more traditional image below.
... the best by far in my opinion, is the one opening this blog entry, a more candid shot as the session was ending where the expression says it all.
DJE
