Gee I don’t see any tail on you in the photos! Grin.

And am slowly getting used to the D700. Must admit it is far more camera that even my F100. And since I tend to like hardware, now also have a D90 in the stable. Price was very right. Thankfully have a full range of standard FX lenses, so the D700 wasn’t a problem, the D90 has
its own 18-135 which is just right, for it.

One thought about telephoto lenses and closeups, the shake factor at wide apertures. Prefer VR for that reason.

IN the meantime keep riding as and where you can. Soon enough, snow ice and winter shall arrives.

And Junior can run to his heart’s content in a fenced yard. When out on a lease a retro-reflective collar is good idea as well as for the leash. Maybe install a GPS tracking device on his collar for those times he does go wandering?

Enjoy your companion dog!
Now as to a sidecar on the Vespa for Junior…

I look forward to being able to go on walks with him where I can take pictures. Now it is all Junior, all the time!

Sojourner rides: I like fall so much that I can’t understand sometimes why I find it so hard to get out into it. I was on an assignment last week in one of our state forests and it was magic. But the next day I still had a hard time going out…

That dog is sleeping at my feet right now. I like him a lot when he is relaxed.

The dog has spurred me into action. I hope my mind and body acclimates sometime soon.

For the portrait of Junior in question, and all three in fact, I used a 70-200 zoom at the 200mm focal length. Junior was in the shadow of a white pine tree with a bright background. I intentionally overexposed by 1 stop. The lens aperture was wide open to give a very shallow depth of field. Same technique I apply to many of my scooter pictures— telephoto and big aperture.

I think you will find you pictures more simple and dynamic when you use a long focal length. Add the narrow depth of field and you can really focus on the subject.

And then there’s Photoshop….

Good luck!

Junior is rather aloof when it comes to strangers. A trait of the breed—Belgian Sheepdogs do not warm up to people fast. He isn’t mean or anything but unnerves some people because of his wariness. Some of this will moderate as he matures and becomes more socialized but he will never be a tail wagging running up to people to get petted.

I suppose he is a lot like me….

Thanks for your insight about expiration dates. I have tons of expired stories and photos. Maybe they aren’t trash afterall…

I need to finish fencing in the yard.

I’ve always wanted to do more night photography. Now’s my chance!

Christine: Junior sure does want a lot of exercise. Until this weekend I was able to toss the ball for him in an unfenced park and he would retrieve perfectly. But then he must have wondered what was in the woods…

So for now, until he is better trained I will be left with really long walks or a drive to the fenced dog park.

My doctor always said I should get more exercise…