Hey Pete,

Thank you very much for the compliments. I have come to respect your opinion greatly over the time you have been here. I also understand the desire for perfection in your work. Your passion is one of the things that really makes this an art. I don't think Duane was being anything more than tongue and cheek with his comments.

Anyway, back to the shoot. I was very happy about these images. They are the first of a series I did this weekend. What made them a bit more difficult than normal was that I was shooting off location. I have several others - but I am hesitant to post the ones with the dog and her owner yet. Once I have the OK, I will add a few extras. This dog was a total fire cracker and hard to keep posed for long.

-JM

PS I also have a Border Collie that I photographed this weekend which I will add later this week. I am focusing on getting Darrell Gulin's interview up ASAP first followed by a review of Steve Kossack's DVD.