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Another Hot One

Today is supposed to be back up in the 90s. We can’t wait until the temperatures get cool and stay that way. Oshie is ready with his Quicksilver sun hat.

He also participated in a puppy plunge at the outdoor pool on base. He had a blast and is exhausted. It is apparent that he needs swimming lessons. He doesn’t use his back legs very well which leads to him tipping way back instead of staying level. He will learn eventually. Pictures of the puppy plunge to come soon.

September 10, 2016 0

Handsome

This photo was taken during winter and I ran across it today in my Lightroom library. I had done a little post processing but I don’t remember if I ever shared it on the blog. I really like this shot so I decided to finish the processing and here is the final (for now) result. We definitely picked out one handsome Golden Retriever. Oshie beautiful.jpg

September 9, 2016 1

Sandy

Oshie having a blast rolling around in the sand. He loves doing this and it looks hilarious. Unfortunately this means that there will be sand falling out of his coat for a few days, even after a long bath outside. He loves doing it though and we just can’t say no to him (even if we did he would still do it).

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September 9, 2016 0

Wet Dog

Another shot of Oshie enjoying sun, sand and waves over the Labor Day long weekend.

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September 9, 2016 0

We have many visitors around the yard and I do my best to capture them. Lately I have been focusing on the Hummingbirds but I did get a bit lucky a few days ago. I have been trying to get a decent shot of the Red Shouldered Hawks that hang around the neighborhood for almost a year now. I will admit that I haven’t put 100 percent effort into it. Well last weekend we had a Hurricane or tropical storm, or whatever it was by the time it hit the Carolina coast. We received some moderately high wind speeds and heaps of rain. The morning after the storm passed the sun began to break through and I noticed that the Red Shouldered Hawk was back. I managed to sneak up on him drying out in the woods. Not the best image quality but the closest I have gotten to the Hawk to date.

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Later that same day I was photographing the Hummingbirds and I happened to look up right as the Hawk was flying overhead. I pointed the camera and began firing away. To my surprise my settings were almost perfect. Sometimes you just get lucky. I now have my first usable shots of the Hawk in flight and am looking forward to getting some more.

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