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Happy Saturday!

Fun day yesterday.  I received a text from Mark wondering if I’d like to me Charlie?  That’s Charlie in the image above.  A beautiful Golden Retriever female that is so full of energy and curiosity that some of it actually rubbed off on me.

Mark and Julia got Charlie a couple of weeks ago and this is my first time to meet her.  After I played with her for a long time it was time to take some images.  More about that in a moment as I have three images for today.

Mark has always loved dogs and now he has his own dog to share that love with.  I decided to use the Nikon 105mm f1.4 lens for the shoot yesterday.  I haven’t had enough practice with it and it shows.  Even though I shot at f4.0 I still struggle with what’s in focus and what is not.  Plus I am used to shooting with a zoom lens and so I sometimes forget that I have to move my feet.  🙂

The 105mm f1.4 is a great portrait lens but not so much for photographing a wild puppy.

Julia is also a dog lover and grew up with a dog in the family.  I’m going to enjoy watching and photographing Charlie as she grows and matures.

Enjoy your day and be careful.