Dog Blog Post #211: The Daily Shoot for today was:
Take color out of the equation and make a monochromatic photograph today.
Uh oh, as my teenage son would say, "big words hurt brain!"
A quick check of the dictionary for monochromatic gives, "having or consisting of one color or hue."
A quick check of the AKC standard for Golden Retriever color gives, "Rich, lustrous golden of various shades."
Bingo!
And what a lovely day for photography, it was. The sun was shinning, the sky was blue, the shadows long and dark.
Dark?
Yes, dark. I need those nice long, dark shadows to create a nice dark background for my lustrous dogs!
PLUS
The boys were actually in a cooperative mood. I had them next to one another, in front of one another, on top of one another (a bit of challenge there.)
Fifteen minutes later, I had 34 pictures and hardly a dud amongst them.
(Really, a child with a polaroid could have taken these. No props, no worries about lighting. This was about as easy as it gets!)
I took pictures of fur, of feathers (of the canine variety), of ears and whiskers and fluffy tails...
In the end, the hardest part was picking my favorite - but I did. See below. There was just something about the soft look on Zachary's face that won me over!
8 comments:
Your images are beautiful. Of course, you have some pretty spectacular subjects, but you are the one that is making them so spectacular.
Great use of the theme! I especially love that last shot of his face. I'd be tempted to frame that!
Simply Gorgeous.
Lovely shots, love all the gold. I love close up shots.
Beautiful shots! These would make a lovely photo collage... might have to borrow your idea. I've been wondering how to decorate my office walls :)
Janet
I love it! Your dogs are gorgeous! I would love to see ALL thirty four pictures you took when you took these!
Such beautiful, peaceful photos!! They are gorgeous....the pups and the photos!
Kelly & Crew
Big Mac, Molly & Moxie
Clearly you have the eye for photography. Some really great shots and some nice work on the play of light across their fur. Have to agree - I love the last one too.
I love the image of your two dogs! So adorable!
Enjoy the hop!
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