Two Dogs Boating(5 pics below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wasn't sure which I liked the best and thought it worked well as a

series, so posting all 6 in this thread.

Scott,

  Wow...amazing action image's with perfect timing on your part.  Take care, Patsy

Fun series, well exposed and captured. Have had Labs as companions for 50 years -- great dogs.  You did get wet in the course of this set, one way or another. Never had a yellow, but these bring back memories of lakeside life with a Lab!

You need the lizard sitting on the edge of the zodiac with his tongue out, reeling the dog back into the boat. Then again, maybe it is not such a great idea.

You need the lizard sitting on the edge of the zodiac with his tongue out, reeling the dog back into the boat. Then again, maybe it is not such a great idea.

Patsy - Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time.

Sandy - As you know, hard to beat the companionship of a Lab, especially while at the lake. Yes, I was belly high in the water shooting. I had a few towels in the boat to cover up my camera and to wipe it off after throwing Heidi back in the boat after every retrieve. These were taken over a course of 2 mornings and 1 evening, and each time I quickly became without anything dry to wipe my camera off.

Jim - Haha. Something that's definitely not been done, but no, probably not too good of an idea.:)

Scott- what a fun series- and such dedication (?) on your part to document these sailors! Thanks for the effort.

Great shots, Scott.  Looks like you were having as much fun as the dogs!

Excellent timing and pov, super image.

Great series Scott - the "hood ornament" shot just cracks me up!

 

Best, David

Greg and Verena - Thank you. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Janine - Thank you. Heidi had me beat, I think, but I was definitely was having more fun than Winston. He was pouting the whole time because the shoot was about Heidi and I was throwing so many dummies just for her. The hardest part of it all was definitely getting Winston to look halfway decent. I was running out of exciting words to yell at him at the precise moment.:)

Chris -  Thanks for taking the time.

David -  Thank you. The instant I saw it on the lcd while standing in the lake, I thought she looked just like a hood ornament.

Wow, a great series and as spectacular as Heidi is, I like the ho-hum look that Winston keeps giving her; like, "In my day I jumped much further." ;-)... Mike

Thanks, Mike. Yeah, I'm glad he never looked too happy. The captain of the boat is supposed to be a little more serious, especially when he's taking care of some crazy dog that keeps jumping overboard.

I love this one. You can feel the joy and determination that are characteristic of Labs. 

A lot of effort over a sustained shoot but that one lovely shot is worth it all.