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

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. 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

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Shooting Fireworks

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...

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Little Hummers

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...

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Coffee and Photography at the Same Time

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

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You Tuber

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.

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