Teddy

Here's some pictures of my mom's new dog, Teddy.  He's a poodle-Bijon Frise mix and is absolutely adorable.  He's also probably the softest dog you'll ever meet.  The pics are a little rough because I was shooting at ISO 3200 but he looks great.

Dash looking Dramatic

This may be the most dramatic portrait I've ever taken.  Too bad it's of my dog, Dash!

Griffey and Dash!

Here are my final pictures of Griffey.  With a baby on the way, me in school, Michelle about to start back, etc. we just had too much on our plate to try to handle a puppy.  I'm going to miss the little guy like crazy :(  The people that bought him were really sweet though and I'm sure he's going to have a great home.  

Cutest scene ever?  Possibly.  At least until our baby gets here.

He's coming for me!

Christmas Sweaters

So warm and cozy

Nicely dressed and he does tricks!

One angry yawn

Christmas Puppy!

Here's some pictures of my Christmas present to Michelle... a Jack Russell Terrier Puppy!  We named him Griffey after my favorite baseball player, Ken Griffey Jr.  He just turned 8 weeks and he's totally adorable.  Of course the first thing Michelle wanted to do was put him in her cowboy boots for a picture :)  

Missing Dash

I recently moved from Charleston, SC to Dayton, OH and I had to give my dog, Dash, to my sister to watch for a few months.  I'm building a house and living out of hotels until late October so it was much easier to have someone else watch him.  I definitely miss my buddy :(  Here's a few pics from earlier this summer... can't wait to get him back!

Fetch

I'm giving myself a bit of a homework assignment today.  I'm searching the house looking for pictures to take and I decided to start with my puppy, Dash.  Here's a few of us playing fetch and him relaxing afterward :)

Dash!

Here's a pic of our new dog, Dash, running around the back yard.  He's a Maltese and weighs all of 7.5 pounds.  I'm sure there will be many more of him to come!

Sophie's Portrait

I recently purchased a used 85mm f/1.4 and I'm super excited about it!  The first day I got it I took my parents' Springer Spaniel, Sophie out for a couple pictures in the yard.  It amazes me that at f/1.4 Sophie's eyes are completely in focus and even the tip of her nose is slightly out of focus.  It's really cool how the grass in the background is completely blurry too.  Needless to say I'm really excited about the possibilities this lens gives me and I'm really looking forward to gaining more experience with it.  Here's the result from 45 seconds in the yard with Sophie.

Oh, and to touch on actual terminology, the effect of the blurry background is referred to as bokeh.  I'm sure I'll touch more on it later in a separate post.  The Nikon 85mm f/1.4 is known as one of the best bokeh-producing lenses Nikon has ever made.  

Kujo Hanging Around FB Thomas

Note:  I've seen a lot of traffic to this site based on this picture.  If you're looking up FB Thomas, I assume this isn't what you're looking for.  I recently posted a lot more information and pictures under Shindand Airfield Tower Complex.  Please check it out and let me know if you have any questions.   

We had a dog while I was in Shindand, Afghanistan, named Kujo.  We lived on FB (firebase) Thomas and he liked to walk around and hang out with the other dogs.  He lived in our rooms, if you could call them rooms.  What a crazy summer, 110+ every day with no air conditioning!