by simpleDesigns | Aug 28, 2010 | Photography
Day 3 of the Lake Elmo Dog Show. A busy day of shooting and learning about dog competitions. I watched Masked Bandit, one of Sally Battista’s dogs from Fly-N-Hy Kennels win her heat. I also watched my first agility trials full of energy and skill.
by simpleDesigns | Aug 27, 2010 | Photography
Decent day, learning the ropes. Tina and Rory came for a visit.
by simpleDesigns | Aug 26, 2010 | Photography
Today was the start of a new chapter. Our daughter-in-law Christy has a mobile photo studio and has set up at the Lake Elmo dog show for the weekend. Word is that there may be as many as 1,900 dogs by Saturday. We hope to snag a few for some photo shoots (and...
by simpleDesigns | Aug 25, 2010 | Birding, Photography
Last year the first-ever Audubon Magazine Photography Awards was a big success, and they received hundreds of amazing bird photos. (For a look at the winners and some very worthy runners-up, go to http://www.audubonmagazine.org/issuearchives/issue1001.html.) This...
by simpleDesigns | Aug 24, 2010 | Vacation
Took Aurora camping at Itasca State Park this past weekend. Really enjoyed walking in the water and collecting rocks.