Two Minutes in the Life of Ranger

Have you ever wondered what it is like to photograph Ranger? 

I can get Ranger to pose for anything.  I can pile teddy bears on his head, bury him with stuffed sheep, dress him in any combination of clothing...no problem.

Shooting him outside is another matter.  Being mostly white with black patches, Ranger's coloring plays havoc with the light meter in my camera.  Combined with erratic, unpredictable movement.... suffice it to say, he provides plenty of opportunity to be 'creative'.

The biggest problem?  The phenomenon known as "Camera Shake".  It is very hard to get a good focus on your subject when you are giggling so hard you can barely breathe.

Here is an example of two minutes in the life of Ranger and Floppy Frisbee. 

Ranger, how can you see where you are going?

There you go...

Be careful Ranger, Bonnie may take Floppy

And so it begins...Floppy Frisbee Convulsions.

Ranger the epileptic

They have drugs to control seizures in dogs, maybe we should get some?

Dude, you drop that Frisbee Blitz is gonna snatch it.....Just sayin'

He is hot on your tail...

Oh boy...more convulsions (Note: Blitz's position)

Uhhhh Ranger....

You might want to look at Blitz...

"YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE Ranger Dude"

After Blitz dropped the Frisbee at John's feet, Ranger snatched it back and decided to bring it to the one person who DID NOT THROW IT....me, the photographer.

Why?  Whothehellknowswhy...It is Ranger.  Maybe he saw it as another photo op?

"Oh Hi Mom...want some sand and water on your nice new ffff'ing expensive camera?"

"How about I just drop it on the ground and roll on top of it...whatcha think about dem apples Mom?" 

"Must get the Blitz slobber off my Frisbee!"

*sigh*

Ranger, what are you doing?

"Mom, Blitz is looking at my Floppy again...I have my foot on it, he CANT HAVE IT!"

"I will show Blitz who the boss of Floppy is!"

"Ha Ha Ha!  FLOPPY FRISBEE IN YOUR FACE BLITZ!"

"Did you see that Mom?  I scared him off!"

I don't think so Ranger...he is still watching you.

For the love of doG, Ranger...what are you doing now?

"Burying my Floppy...   Must. Keep. Blitz. AWAY!"

"Did it work Mom, is he gone?"

Blitz said "All intelligent life has left Ranger's universe."

"Hiya!  I am just a puppy, and even I know that Ranger is Special....yep, he's special alright.  SPECIAL ED!"

Poor Ranger. He may be all alone in his universe, but he is happy there.

Mutterings of a Camera Obsessed Fool

I am in love...

....with my camera

I apologize in advance - all pictures in this post are EXTRA LARGE!  Because...I felt like being EXTRA LARGE today.  Actually I am EXTRA LARGE every day because I went off my damn diet again and have shunned Curves...*sigh* Oh well...I digress. 

It is a sad state of affairs.  No one is immune - they are all being photographed.

Who could have passed up that shot?  If I didn't take that picture...I would have well and truly died.

Vicki & Bonnie

That reminds me...Vicki's pup Bug is a year old today.   Do you remember Bug?  Read about the first time Bug and Brynn met here 'Puppy Fest Post'.   Bug and Brynn have grown up together.

I have no idea how I got this picture of Bug, but I think it is rather cool.

Happy Birthday Bug!

 

I am a slave to this camera...my arm hurts from lugging it around with me. I think I am getting carpal camera syndrome.    Doodle agrees.

So does Blitz....

Blitz is so tired of the camera - he left me on on the side of the river and went to play with non camera people...with tennis balls, don'tcha know.

"Its okay Camera Face....I still love you."

Ranger doesn't love me, he loves the ball

The ball loves him too.

We all know Beth loves the ball.  WOOHOOO!  Perfect catch!

Brynn had a run of bad luck when the ball bounced off her head.  Bummer, Fail.

Happy dogs...I love happy dogs.  I am so happy I have this camera....

I even learned what Bokeh is!  Look Doodle Bokeh!

I am partial to this profile picture of Beth, she displays her long graceful neck and freakishly long tongue... the bokeh is lovely too. 

Bokeh is gorgeous.  Don't ask me to explain how I am getting this....because I have no frigging idea.

What is Bokeh?  In photography, bokeh is the blur, or aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image.  However you get it...I like it.

Ranger says "Okay Camera Face, enough of the Bokeh crap....lets talk about my tongue.  Whatcha think 'bout dat huh?  I have cauliflower tongue!"  

"Mom, I need to tell you something.....Ranger is an idiot."

Did you know that Bonnie can blow raspberries?  I have proof. 

"OMG Camera Face...save me!  Ranger is going to eat me!"

And this is the reason why I am going to die a happy woman.  My life is complete...for I have taken my favorite picture of all time.  Errrr....Well, until I take another one...

Since my camera is permanently attached to my face...I hope I will get another shot like this soon.

Happiness is simple...just visit your local camera store...and for $3,000.000 you too can be assimilated.

Welcome to the collective.