After all these years vising my parents out here in BC, I’m finally starting to meet their friends and neighbours. When something bad is going on, this little community so absolutely pulls together. In a matter of 2 days everyone has called and offered their thoughts, and is checking in asking about my dad and offering all kinds of help – even though I am essentially a stranger in “town.” Continue Reading
A midsummer night’s dream
Ah, the Friday of a long weekend at the height of summer…
The best time of the year for photography around here. The sunsets are long and there’s usually dust in the air from haying activities, or construction so the colour of the light is redder and warmer. And what could be better that spending an evening with dogs? I love dogs – I love smart dogs…
I had the extreme pleasure of photographing some beautiful and highly intellegent gun dogs last night in the fading light of the day. We started at about 7:45 and finished up an hour later. I used a WB setting a little oranger than the regular setting for sunlight. Click here if you don’t know how to change your defualt WB settings – not available on all cameras though…)
Here’s my fav.
Here’s another. WARNING: in the next shots, the dogs is doing what they are supposed to do. It is a little disturbing, at least for me who is not a hunter or a fan of hunting, and an extreme animal lover. However, trained dogs are far better than untrained dogs, and the ability of these dogs to ensure that every bird is retrieved ensures that no bird will suffer, and that whatever is shot will be consumed and not unneccessarily wasted.
If you ARE a hunter I think you will appreciate the moment.