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Get your calendar now!

Jeff — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:59:38 +0000

Just click on the “2012 ACD Calendar” tab above on the menu bar.

This year’s version has evolved to a simpler design. You still get our favorite dogs working cattle like they were meant to do. Cattle dogs and cattle, it seems so right!

The New and Improved Ultimate Australian Cattle Dog 2012 Calendar

Jeff — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:49:10 +0000

The calendar is currently in production and will be available in early September. Check back here for details. The new calendar sports a new, clean design and still contains fine images of Australian Cattle Dogs herding cattle. The new calendar can be used as a precise daily and monthly timepiece. No instructions needed. Batteries not required and needs no winding.

Rodeo Slack

Jeff — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:32:21 +0000

I forgot I had not posted these on my forgotten blog. So here they are._MG_0560w 6317Atw _ACD6286w _ACD6358tw _ACD6362W _ACD6441Bw _ACD6580A-W _ACD6736w _ACD6765w _ACD6819AW _ACD6859w _ACD6874w

Barrel Racers

Jeff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:39:39 +0000

I recently collected some of my barrel racing images and made a slideshow which can be viewed on YouTube or right here.

Cascade Australian Cattle Dog Club Trial August 1st and 2nd

Jeff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:56:29 +0000

OK. They’re up and you can find them here:

CACDC Herding Trial August 1 & 2, 2009

A few of my favorites from the weekend.

[Show as slideshow]

If you want to see herding dogs at work, or maybe you’re just dog hungry, check out my Flickr albums:

ACDs herding

ACDs doing things other than herding

Aussies

Kelpies

Shooting Fireworks

Jeff — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:40:01 +0000

OOO_AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

There are many methods to shoot fireworks. This evening, I decided to use a tripod and longer exposure times. By using a longer exposure from 5 – 10 seconds, you’ll get some of the more spectacular streams and tails of the fireworks. If you try to use a shorter shutter speed, you’ll cut off their tails and minimize the streaming effects. I shot in ‘M’ (manual mode) ISO 50, f10 for 5 – 10 seconds using a Canon 5D and f2.8 70-200L IS. I played with the exposure throughout the show, but these settings provide an example of what I tried to accomplish. This particular image is a composite of about 8 images produced in Photoshop.

Little Hummers

Jeff — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:45:43 +0000

I was thinking of a way to catch these little guys and then I decided to use some off-camera flash, Strobist style. The exposure was easy to set up with a bare Vivitar 285HV from the area of the camera and another bare Vivitar 285HV under and behind the Hummingbird. I used Cybersync triggers (they work great!). I used my Canon 5D set at 1/200th to sync with the flashes. The flash duration is about 1/1000th so you get a nice under exposed blur of the wings and then a punch of light to give definition to the wings and properly expose the rest of the bird. Depth of field is very shallow and that was the greatest challenge. These guys won’t stay still for more than a nano second.

Coffee and Photography at the Same Time

Jeff — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:53:16 +0000

When I can do both at the same time – it’s a great moment.

This image was the cover of “Roast” Magazine Sept/Oct, 2009.

: Latte Art

You Tuber

Jeff — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:23:47 +0000

I just noticed a video I uploaded to You Tube has surpassed 100,000 views. The ACD video was the first and there are a few rough spots. I followed the Australian Cattle Dog video with an Australian Shepherd video. The second video is a bit smoother and more refined but has fewer views.

Other Than Dogs

Jeff — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:25:11 +0000

I really do shoot things other than dogs. Here are a few examples I got recently while watching the sun come up over the Tulip fields in Skagit County, Washington.