Happy Birthday Bert!

 

I have been blessed with many friends, but there are a few in particular that I consider life-long buddies.  These are people that I have absolute trust in and whose families are intertwined with my own.  My friend Bert is one of those, an individual whose friendship goes beyond commonplace and surpasses even family.  I think we all have someone like that.

The above photo is of Bert's dog, Hunter.  I was out yesterday with him as the pair exercised the time-honoured tradition of fetch.  I took a similar photograph many years ago of his previous dog, Speedy; that image still adorns the walls of his house in memory of a beloved pet whose time has come and gone (click here to see that blog).  I wanted to provide another photo of his dog in action as a legacy photo that would be there for years.

We were out as the sun was just setting and dusk was weighing heavily in the air.  The dimming light required that I shoot at an ISO of 3200 in order to obtain decent shutter speeds for the racing animal.  Panning rarely produces a good image just after a few shots and so I went to work trying to end up with a decent photo.  Two hundred and fifty frames later we were done and it was time to head home.

I found six images that were useable.  Two of those made the final cut for my intended goal.  The first was to make a birthday card and the second was for an enlargement.  It's one of the things I like to do with my photography; create images that others value.  

Tomorrow I will pick out a suitable frame.  I am hoping that the encased moment will be hung beside Speedy.  After all, dogs are like family, just like my friend, Bert.

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