Tino and I started off the morning driving up into the mountains to search for a dog lost near a trail head. About 45 minutes into the drive, we got the message that the dog had been found. We decided to divert to rattlesnake late for a play break. Tino fetched his ball in Rattlesnake Lake about a hundred times. I got some good pictures of him in a nice setting. Lately, one of my goals is to capture at least one picture every day that I can add to my album of Best Pictures. My dogs are beautiful, as are all dogs. With a quality camera in my pocket at all times, and 500 gigabytes of storage, there’s no reason not to get a great picture. My photography connects me to the world. I see my dogs. I see my environment. Snapping 47 shots to get just the right angle, lighting, composition, focus, and expression helps me know my dogs and my world. In some ways, you could say that the quest for the perfect picture creates an unrealistic view of the world. In reality, Tino is crazy, and often difficult to manage. That doesn’t mean the calm pictures are a lie. They just illustrate the quiet moments that are made possible by the crazy energy. My photos are an interpretation of reality.
On on the way home from Rattlesnake Lake, I was notified of a German Shorthair Pointer that people were trying to capture in Preston. I arrived in about 20 minutes, armed with Vienna sausages and a snappy snare. The young female was nibbling pretzels because that’s all they had. She was staying close but making sure no one could grab her. With her attention on the sausages, it wasn’t too hard to quietly and calmly slip the loop over her head. She was like, “Whatever, just don’t get between me and the sausage.” Once we had the tether on, her demeanor changed, and she was wiggly and friendly. Tino kindly let me load her right into the car without drama. The hard part after that was keeping her out of my lap while driving. We drove around the area for an hour trying to find someone who recognized her, with no luck. Then I took her to the shelter, so her people could find her there, if they were looking. I was able to grab a really nice picture of her while we were waiting in a separate room at the shelter. She really stole my heart. I’ve set a hard limit of five dogs, so I didn’t think too seriously about adopting her. If her owners don’t claim her, many people have expressed interest.
On on the way home from Rattlesnake Lake, I was notified of a German Shorthair Pointer that people were trying to capture in Preston. I arrived in about 20 minutes, armed with Vienna sausages and a snappy snare. The young female was nibbling pretzels because that’s all they had. She was staying close but making sure no one could grab her. With her attention on the sausages, it wasn’t too hard to quietly and calmly slip the loop over her head. She was like, “Whatever, just don’t get between me and the sausage.” Once we had the tether on, her demeanor changed, and she was wiggly and friendly. Tino kindly let me load her right into the car without drama. The hard part after that was keeping her out of my lap while driving. We drove around the area for an hour trying to find someone who recognized her, with no luck. Then I took her to the shelter, so her people could find her there, if they were looking. I was able to grab a really nice picture of her while we were waiting in a separate room at the shelter. She really stole my heart. I’ve set a hard limit of five dogs, so I didn’t think too seriously about adopting her. If her owners don’t claim her, many people have expressed interest.
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