LOL Julie...that is the opposite of me and my little shortcake. I also had a wonderful Great Dane though, he was #3 in obedience in Danes and outweighed me by 50 lbs. He was my boy...awesome dog. I will never have another Dane though, he only lived to 6 and had about every horrible genetic disease known to dogs (even though he was well bred). It's a heartbreak breed. I agree with Jim, you ARE artistic, it is obvious by the photos you take. You are a natural.
Jim your two are going to love Rally. I love that you can talk to them in the ring. It's a lot of fun. My last doxie was #1 hound group in obedience with 44 OTCH points and multiple HIT's...then at age 4 she had to have back surgery and I retired her immediately. I don't want to go thru that again so I will not jump Hallie, even the 8", so we won't advance past rally novice and regular novice.
200 - 400 orders...wow. I totally don't know what to expect at the lure coursing nat'ls. I have a hunch there won't be all that many entries. You are right, the photographer that day seemed to be very much a novice, in posing, and confidence. But a nice gal and we got the shot of the judge and the ribbon...This one was a little better in grouping, funny because I am taller than this judge but look smaller the way we are set up. And Hallie can be seen better, which is what I care about.
This was our first leg (of anything). I was dogless for 4 years after the devastating loss of my prior doxie, wasnt going to get another dog, blah blah...then someone dumped this perfect, wonderful little doxie at an animal shelter during the night. She is perfect! 10 months old at the time (now 5 yrs) housebroken, sweeet, funny, loving, loves to work, quiet, I'll always wonder how she ended up at an animal shelter. (she is ILP'd).
Yes I agree, David has the knack of capturing those action shots!! I suspected working dog people may not shell out as much for shots (I know the conformation mentality too LOL I showed in breed for a long time, I am definitely not the typical mindset though I did it for fun with my dog, I never bred). David has had great success, I am prepared for either scenario here, I would like to do some agility trials though (as well as horse events). I'd really like to do some pet photography and get a portable studio set up. Again I am justifying all this because it will give me better photos to paint from!! LOL.
David I almost fell off my chair reading about that moose! But what a photographers dream! LOL!! You could have made a mint I imagine on those shots. Hmmm...wondering here if I can rent a moose for the lure coursing trial...LOL. If this turns into something I'll do more, I will get another lens (to go with the new body) so we'll have two sets and whoever is helping me can take photos from another angle too. Yes I do need to sit down with my manuals and figure out different lighting situations and how to adjust settings for them in an instant. We've had dark rainy skies since I got the camera, and I'm getting that down but haven't practiced in sunny weather. I think I have a handle on most but haven't played with WB at all yet for instance...
