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September is done, and Bruno’s photo project is 75% done.  Hard to believe how time flies.And here are the moments that were captured this month. Week 36 “connect four line judge” was a recreation of something that happens quite commonly in our house.  If Bruno feels that he is too far from his people, heContinue reading “Bruno’s Project – September”

Eva’s monthly photo project is continuing.  This is more informal than Bruno’s weekly schedule. but it has provided an opportunity for me to select and share some of my favourite recent pictures of her. 4-12 “eva and the tennis ball dispenser” was a simple fun shot from the two dogs playing in the yard duringContinue reading “Eva’s 2015 project – second quarter”

Another month of lovely summer weather found us enjoying time at the cabin and in the back yard.    Bruno’s love for swimming and dock jumping continued to grow, and with that came the pungent smell of a swimming dog with a double coat. Bubbles Week 32 “bubbles” was a rather simple shot playing withContinue reading “Bruno’ s Project – August”

I am not an accomplished astronomy photographer, and indeed this was my first attempt at it.  However, with the Perseid meteor shower, a cloudless night and no wave action on the lake I thought I would give it a try.  I brought the camera with tripod down to the dock to see what I couldContinue reading “perseid shower and aurora”

So, many of my posts have been on Bruno’s weekly project in 2015.  But, Eva has also had a more informal loosely defined project for the year as well.  It’s a monthly project where I do anywhere between 1 to 4 photos of her each month.  A little less formal than Bruno’s project, but stillContinue reading “Eva’s 2015 Project – first quarter”

July saw us really embrace summer.  Back yard kiddie pool, playing at the lake and some general goofiness.  That and a few ‘dogversations’ as well.     Week 27 ‘Bobbing for tennis balls’ was a chance to play with the GoPro in a backyard kiddie pool.  The kids loved doing this session with Bruno asContinue reading “Bruno’s project – July”

Another month of Bruno’s project brings us forward into the summer.  Back yard play and lake life are featured heavily this month.  This month also broke through a new mile stone for Bruno – his first swim.  All last year we kept him out of the lake because of his delicate tummy, but this yearContinue reading “Bruno’s Project – June”

Time keeps flying by and another month of Bruno’s project has come to a close.  Our big guy celebrated his (slightly belated) first birthday, got neutered and wore underwear on his head.  All in all another interesting month, that made for some fun photography.   Week 18 “birthday boy”:  This photo is for his first birthday,Continue reading “Bruno’s project – May”

Last week I took the good camera out for a kayak at the lake.  I was looking for ducks or geese, and went for a 30 minute paddle without seeing a single one.  That is until I arrived back at the cabin and got the kayak out of the water when I turned around andContinue reading “What the duck?”

April has come and gone, and within we had Easter, early spring summer-type weather followed by late spring return of winter.  All of Bruno’s shots happen to have been outside in the back yard this month, and reflect several of these changes.  As always, if you click on the week #, it will take youContinue reading “Bruno’s Project – April”

Times square is a busy place and you never know who you will see there.  These are a few of the people I saw there during half an hour in May 2014. Iron patriot, Iron Man and Elmo – unlikely friends hanging out together.   iForce:  Because sometimes you need to put down your lightsaberContinue reading “the people of times square”

March has sped past and we seem to have transitioned from winter to spring.  Bruno also continues to grow into the big lovable goof that he is.  Here are the selected photos from his 52 week project.  As always, links to the original posts in Flickr are in the week numbers. Week 9 has aContinue reading “Bruno’s project – March”

I haven’t used this web site to share personal stories, as this site is more for the photographic side of me.  But, this story needs to be told and I did manage to get a good photo to go with it. When we were in the Edmonton airport something special happened.  Short story is thatContinue reading “Roybal’s hat”

February has come and gone.  It was a good month, with the humans in our family spending 2 weeks away in Maui.  Throughout the month Bruno’s project continued, including some planned photos while we were away.   Week 5 was a challenge week in the 52 weeks group, with the theme of shooting blind/shooting fromContinue reading “Bruno’s project – February”

It’s a new year, and this year it’s Bruno’s turn to do the 52 weeks project.  Bruno is our very sweet and very large golden retriever puppy.  He started the year at about nine months of age, and over seventy five pounds.  He is lovely and gentle, but his brains are not his gift toContinue reading “Bruno’s project – January”

When I was looking through Photo Life magazine I happened upon the advertisement for the Sony World Photography Award contest, and decided to check it out.  It looks like a great contest with some awesome prizes, so I decided to put together an entry.  All of these portraits of Eva from 2014 are submitted asContinue reading “Portraits of Eva – contest entry for Sony World Photography Awards”

I’m amazed that 2014 has come to a close, and with it so has Eva’s 52 week project.  52 photos of her, and many more that never made it as official project pictures.  I’m quite pleased with how it turned out and am proud of almost all of the pictures. December saw more winter shots,Continue reading “Eva’s project – December”

November came and went, and Eva’s 52 week project continued to march along.  Contained within are remembrance day tribute, ‘the club house, using one dog as a tripod and playing in the snow. Week 45 was another challenge photo in the group where we do a tribute or imitation photo.  I selected a photo byContinue reading “Eva’s project – November”

It turns out that I’m a little delayed getting this blog post on line as today is the last day of 2014.  Where did the year go? October was another full month for Eva and I.  Her weekly photos celebrated falling leaves, sunrise, Halloween, and ear hair. Week 40 was a ‘seasonal’ shot as IContinue reading “Eva’s Project – October”

September has come and gone so quickly and we now appear to be at the end of fall.  Eva’s project continued including early morning photos and a couple B&W close to home.   Week 36 was an early morning trip to a wheat field so we could take photos during sun rise.  I did someContinue reading “Eva’s Project – September”

The year keeps marching forward and it’s hard to believe that August is finished.  This mean’s it’s time to upload another series of pictures from Eva’s 52 week project. Week 31 was a revisit of a shot I did with Kael.  When the sun hits behind our fence at the cabin the bokeh (out ofContinue reading “Eva’s project – August”