Wait for meeeeeeee ...............

ArchieFly
Originally uploaded by 23BeechHill

As part of my Dog Studies photography, I set Archie up about 150yds away and then recalled him.

It was pouring with rain so had to be quick with the camera !

I managed about 5 shots, with this, being the only decent one amongst them .... but what a cracking image.

It's just 'so' Archie & I am chuffed to bits with it !

Bless him, he's now curled up in his crate fast asleep drying off after having his lunch followed by a bucket of warm water to relieve him of all the mud and muck !

Sibling Love ...

This photo was taken in @ The Vyne, NT. I kidnapped Archie's sister Quest (on the right) and took some photo's of the pair of them.

Beautiful pups eh ? They've both been out together again and ended up minging in mud but I didn;t take my camera as it was piddling with rain and really not very pleasant at all. School run beckons, Archie is drying off snuggled in his fleecy blankets so Bye for now ...

My Boy Archie ...

Having a bit of a dip this morning in the lake ...
No wonder he stinks. He's fast a 'Bo Bo's' after a very long run with his mates, Roxy the Chocolate Lab and Gem the ickle Sprocker, what lovely dreams he's having.

I am really enjoying taking & playing around with the photo's, you'll probably all get very bored of my ramblings but nevermind.

I love the way Archie's ears are hanging low with the weight of the water & his orange 'Wolfy' eyes really show up in the sunshine.
xx

Roxy Girl ...

A friend and I went out today into the forest to enjoy the bootiful sunshine with the pups. I took my 'proper' camera and just took random shots of the dogs. I managed to get a couple of nice ones, one of which is here ...

Meet Roxy. She has to be the most laid back Labrador I have ever known. You'd forget she was there if you didn't look for her, she's such a mellow lady.

I'm trying to gather photo's of a selection of different dogs for a portfolio so watch this space ... But in the meantime, enjoy Roxy

Something new .....

Archie on Widemouth Beach ...

I've been poorly for quite some time with the flu which keeps morphing into various versions of the same bug .... currently I have a sinus infection & persistent cough which is really getting on my pip. So, any stitchery has gone on hold as I've just not been up to sitting at my sewing machine.

We recently spent a few days down in Cornwall with my brother and his family and he is quite into his photography. I did a photography course a couple of years back, not that I understood or remembered much of it, and thought I'd revisit my creativeness with a camera.

Archie in the woods ....

Now, whereas my brother is in no way creative in terms of being able to draw, paint or sew etc. he is interested in the technicalities of photography, such as aperture, depth of field, you know, all that sort of stuff ... Me ? I just prefer to bash away and see what I get. The technicalities bore me and I can't be bothered to sit down and learn. I find it more fun to wing it & see what I end up with ....

But, what I think I can do is be creative with my lens. I see things that might not be traditional but might be a little bit different.
I love Archie's expression in the second photo. He's alert as a noise in the woods caught his attention. It was a split second but I managed to catch him, he's not still for long !

I'm going to be concentrating on dog studies but outside in a natural environment, mostly working type dogs as they are what I have access to and what I enjoy.
No staged studio cushion shots for me !!

What say you about the images ?