Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat
Henry: "I'm stuffed."



Trick or Treat
Zachary: "Me too."



Trick or Treat
Zachary: "We better not tell mom how many treats we ate. I don't think she'd be very happy."


Eh hem... and how many would that be, Zachary?


Trick or Treat
Zachary: "Uh... three or four..."
Henry: "... dozen, that is." (burp)



Dog Blog Post #857



Photography Assignment


Daily Dog Challenge "366. Trick or Treat"

Our Daily Challenge Oct 31, 2012 - "Trick or Treat"

Kids.

You tell them not to eat all their treats on Halloween night, but do they listen?

Trick or Treat



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Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet...



Little Miss Muffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider...



Little Miss Muffet
Hello? Henry?
Along came a SPIDER!!!


Little Miss Muffet
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away

(sigh)

Or not.


Dog Blog Post #856



Photography Assignment #1


Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey,
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away

The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "3. Nursery Rhyme."

Photography Assignment #2


And perhaps a bit more in keeping with the season...

Glowing


The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "5. Reflected in the mirror."

Is a...

Daily Dog Challenge 365. "Glowing"

… dog, staring into his own eyes, which they say are the…

Our Daily Challenge Oct. 30, 2012 - "Window"(s)

… of the soul.

Or perhaps a mirror is a window through which we look to see ourselves?

Glowing
"Did someone say Spider???"

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Monday, October 29, 2012

Getting Ready

Getting Ready
"Hey, look at all this neat Halloween stuff!"


Getting Ready
"Uh, Mom, did you happen to notice anything... creepy... when you wheeled this out of the garage?"

No... I don't think so.

Why do you ask?


Getting Ready
"Oh, no reason in particular."



Dog Blog Post #855



Photography Assignment



The boys…

Our Daily Challenge Oct 29, 2012 - "Wheeled"

… out the Halloween decorations from the garage today, complete with fabric and spiders that have a bit of...

Daily Dog Challenge "364. Sparkle"

… to them.

Getting Ready
Henry: "I'm pretty sure this is all Kitty's fault."
Zachary: "Where is that cat?"



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Trick or Treat?

Unmasked



Dog Blog Post #854



Photography Assignment #1



Henry,...

Daily Dog Challenge "363. "Unmasked"

… and standing before a…

Our Daily Challenge - Oct 29, 2012 - "Carved"…

Pumpkin.

Trick or Treat?

Photography Assignment #2 (aka Monday Mischief)


Mountains
"What have we here?"



Mountains
"Mmmmm.... Cookies!"

Eh hem... Henry, are you standing on the foot stool?

Mountains
"No Momma, the table shrunk!"


The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "6. Mountains."

… of cookies.

Henry loves his new trick of standing on the footstool, and will now try to stand on just about anything footstool shaped that I put in front of him in hopes of earning a few more cookies. :)

Photography Assignment #3


Sticks and Stones


The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "2. Sticks and Stones."

I'm sure they'd rather be playing with cookies. :)


Photography Assignment #4


Hello Down There



Chillin'


The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "8. A different perspective."


Editor's Note: In case you couldn't tell, I'm frantically trying to finish up the Monthly Scavenger Hunt!

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Magic Trick

Magic Trick
"And for my next trick, I shall turn Kitty into..."

Magic Trick
"... Stew. Hee hee hee."



Dog Blog Post #853



Photography Assignment



With a little bit of…

Our Daily Challenge - Oct. 28, 2012 - "Magic"

… and some…

Daily Dog Challenge "362. "Hocus Pocus"

… Zachary managed to pull Kitty from a…

Cauldron?

Hmmm…

Magic Trick
"Kitty Stew?"



Magic Trick
"Mmm...."


I think Kitty is going to be really happy when Halloween is over!

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Oh, how cute. Zachary is reading a story to Henry.

Wait a minute...

Ghost Stories

... why is Henry hiding under his blankie?

Zachary, are you reading Henry scary stories right before bedtime?

Again???


Ghost Stories


Dog Blog Post #852



Photography Assignment



The boys looked so cute, reading their Ghost Story…

Our Daily Challenge - Oct 26, 2012 - "Book/Books"

… by the light of the lantern, that I decided to take a...

Daily Dog Challenge "361. "A Shot in the Dark"

… in hopes I could capture the moment.


Planning


FWIW: Here's one of my favorite ways to "plan" a shoot...

Planning a Shoot

Folks might recall the shots that resulted from the sticky note on the left that showed up here on Wednesday posted under Along Came A...

Uh, Zachary...



Witch's Cauldron


Hmmm… I wonder why Kitty is sitting in the witch's cauldron, and if I should be worried about that?

Zachary!

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Brrrrr

Look to the Left...

Brrrrr

... now look to the Right...

Brrrrr


Dog Blog Post #?



Photography Assignment


The boys are…

Daily Dog Challenge "360. Dressed for the Weather"

… assuming that weather is in…

112 Pictures in 2012 - "#51. Winter"

… and it's...

Our Daily Challenge - Oct. 25, 2012 - "Cold"

… and you need…

The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "7. Winter fashion (or winter hat)."

This was a riot to shoot, especially trying to get the hat to stay on Zachary's head. I finally had to pull out my old ear muffs to keep the hat in place.

And yes, those are real 80's leg warmers on Zachary's legs.

I'm not sure what's worse - that I'm old enough to own them, that I still have them and could even find them, or that I actually wore them.

Frankly, they look a lot better on Zachary than they ever looked on me!


Brrrrr

Uh, Henry, that was supposed to the be the "Look to the Center" shot!

(sigh)

Models.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Along came a...

His Majesty



Uh, Zachary...



Dog Blog Post #850



Photography Assignment



Oh oh, it looks like someone else is checking out the boys'...

Our Daily Challenge - Oct 24, 2012 - "Favorite Place"

... on the sofa.

Daily Dog Challenge "359. Beware"

… the giant spider!


His Majesty



Uh, Henry...


Editor's Note: Was in a huge rush today to get my shots, and it shows. What I really should have done is put the backdrop stand up behind the sofa so that all the stuff you can't see because I cropped it out wouldn't show and I would have had more room to work with to create a more dynamic shot.

Oh well, Halloween is approaching fast and with luck there will be another challenge soon where I can try again!


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Exhausted

Exhausted
"Zzzzzzzz"



Exhausted
(snuggle snuggle snuggle)

"Zzzzzzzz"



Dog Blog Post #?



Photography Assignment


After a hard day's playing, the boys were…

Our Daily Challenge - Oct 23, 2012 - "Tap"

… er… tapped out and ready for bed.

Daily Dog Challenge "358. Sleeping Arrangements"

Exhausted
"Huh?"
"What?"



Exhausted
"Zzzzzzzz"


Exhausted



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Monday, October 22, 2012

Scaring Little Pumpkins

Scaring Little Pumpkins



Scaring Little Pumpkins



Dog Blog Post #848



Photography Assignment



All right guys, stop...

Daily Dog Challenge "357. Peeking"

… out from behind that fabric and scaring the…

The Monthly Scavenger Hunt October 2012 - "15. Many of the same thing."

… little pumpkins!

They are going to think they are in…

Our Daily Challenge - Oct. 22, 2012 - "Danger"

Note: Today's setup was inspired by joeyz51 's comment on yesterday's shot, "the pumpkins look like they are saying 'ahhh what's that beside us!'"

Problems/Solutions


Let's see - the pumpkins kept leaping off their spots, the background (new) was WAY to bright and shiny, and the dogs' muzzles were in deep shade.

But besides that...

(sigh)

Lot's of little pumpkins



Lot's of little pumpkins




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Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Pumpkins
"One... Two... Three... Four..."


Five Little Pumpkins
"Five! Can I have my cookies now, Momma?"


Yes, Henry. You can have your cookies now. :)


Dog Blog Post #847



Photography Assignment


Daily Dog Challenge 356. "Five is a Magic Number - Take a picture of your dog with something that has to do with the number five!"

… and so I put...

Our Daily Challenge - Oct 21, 2012 - "Five"

… count them…

112 Pictures in 2012 - "Five"

… little pumpkins on the table.

Umm… yeah. And at that point my brain stalled. Why are there five pumpkins there?

I haven't a clue.

What is the meaning of this picture?

I haven't a clue about that either.

(sigh)

At least I like my new background fabric (purchased just today.)

And the pumpkins were rather cute (removed from a dead string of white xmas lights.)

And Henry was looking quite dapper in his Jester Collar and focused exactly where I asked him to.

But as for deeper meaning, I'm afraid you'll have to look elsewhere.

Zachary the Jester


Zachary the Jester



Monday Mischief


Otherwise known as "Fun with Nikon D7000 Color Sketch"


Five Little Pumpkins
This is the original


Five Little Pumpkins
#1. Lighter version



Five Little Pumpkins
#2. Darker version


Five Little Pumpkins
#3. Slightly different image with a smaller aperture, so the background was more distinct


Anyone have a favorite amongst those three?

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