BZ Dogs: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

Half-n-Half

Half Zachary

Half Henry

Half-n-Half
(Zachary on left, Henry on right)

Whole Henry

Whole Zachary

Two Whole Dogs

Dog Blog Post #1373

I rattled off my ideas for today's challenge pair to Hubby, who decreed this one (dog wearing antenna balls) to be my "Best Bad Idea".

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 882. "Half"

Our Daily Challenge - March 31, 2014 - "Whimsical"

Original "Half-n-Half" image

For the Half-n-Half shot, I had to stretch Henry's muzzle just a bit to get their eyes to line up (notice the break in the darker line that runs from Henry's eye down to his mouth in the Half-n-Half version) plus I erased a bit of Zachary's tongue.

That alignment difference wasn't just due to their head positions in the shot, which were actually pretty good.

In real life, Henry's muzzle is noticeably shorter and broader than Zachary's.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Happy Monday

Oh Henry, why so sad?

Henry: "Tomorrow's Monday, Momma. That means the weekend's over."

Here is your yellow Chicken. He always makes you smile.

Henry: "And my hat?

And your hat.

Happy Henry

Dog Blog Post #1372

Ok, I admit it, that last shot (above) totally cracked me up.

And it's so "Henry". It really is!

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 881. "Cheery"

Our Daily Challenge - March 30, 2014 - "Yellow"

Too Cool for School

Zachary: "Don't I get hat? And it better not have a tail."

Zachary: "Hey, I'm a farmer!"

Zachary: "Howdy Ma'am."

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Comedy or Drama?

Zachary: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him..."

Zachary: "To sleep: perchance to dream..."

Zachary: "To be, or not to be: that is the question..."

Zachary: "This above all: to thine ownself be true..."

Zachary: "Sweets to the sweet."

Uh… yes. Thank you Zachary.

That was very… moving.

Dog Blog Post #1371

Apparently I don't have a dog, I have a ham.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 880. "Surrounding Frame"

Our Daily Challenge - March 24, 2014 - "Comedy or Drama"

I'll leave that for you to decide.

Henry: "Oh… what's my line?"

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Canine Modeling Lifestyle

Henry: "The Star has arrived."

Zachary: "Intolerable."

Zachary: "Hello? My contract is quite specific, people."

Zachary: "Where are my new Lacrosse Balls???"

Dog Blog Post #1370

For the record: this is NOT how I envisioned this turning out before I started.

I'm not totally sure what I was after, but I'm certain this wasn't it.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 879. "Interesting Backdrop"

Our Daily Challenge - March 24, 2014 - "Lifestyle"

Zachary: "It is so hard to find good staff."

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Golden Dreams

Zachary: "Mine… all mine!"

(sniiiiiiiiiiiiff)

Zachary: "Where are you going, my loves?"

Dog Blog Post #1369

What does Zachary dream of?

Lacrosse Balls, of course, and lots of them!

But they probably don't all roll away in dreams they way these did at the end of this shoot.

Then again, to hear the way he whines in his sleep, maybe they do!

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - March 27, 2014 - "Dream"

Daily Dog Challenge 878. "What Dreams May Come"

Henry: "Happy days are here again..."

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Water Dogs?

Henry: "What's this?"

Henry: "Uh oh. The ceiling is raining."

Henry: "I sure hope that's a really deep bucket."

Zachary: "What's this?"

Zachary: "Awesome! It's about time..."

Zachary: "… Mom installed running water."

Dog Blog Post #1368

Henry was underwhelmed by the stream of water, to say the least.

Zachary faired much better once he got over the initial surprise.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 877. "It's Elemental"

Our Daily Challenge - March 26, 2014 - "Water"

Behind the Scenes

Henry: "Oh, it's just you Momma."

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

B is for Belly!

And Bitey-Face!

Dog Blog Post #1367

I love having two dogs, and watching them play is a real joy…

BUT

A short stretch of the Family Room wall has suffered greatly from their paws beating, scratching, clawing against it during their play.

I often lighten, desaturate to nearly gray, and then clone out the worst of the scratches in post-production, which goes a long way to making it look acceptable - as I did at the top of this post, but left the shot below it alone.

Thankfully, this is the only place where they play this way.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - March 25, 2014 - "Swings and Roundabouts"

Great expression! Haven't heard that one before.

Daily Dog Challenge 870. 876. "Starts With B"