San Diego Snow!

This weekend, we visited the family ranch in hopes that the big storm would drop some snow on us. And guess what? IT DID! IN SAN DIEGO! Can you even believe it?! The snow started late Saturday night and fell through morning. We woke up just before the sun rose over the mountains and went outside to photograph the valley. Here are some favorites… please leave a comment and let me know your favorite!

 
And some of my little Roxy girl, too (some were taken the day before)…

 
Roxy’s FIRST experience with snow!

 
This is my favorite photo of the day — first thing in the morning, Roxy was so excited to run and play in the snow, she barked and ran away if I tried to hold her to take a photo.

 
A few more of my girl enjoying the snow…

 
She reminds me of a wolf in this shot!

Some favorite pet portraits

I was thinking about some of my favorite pet portraits that I’ve taken over the past few years, and thought I’d share them here. A few you’ve already seen and a few haven’t yet graced the web.

 
Upside down Sid

 
Quila (see more of her shoot)

 
Jelly (see more of her shoot)

 
Rocky

 
My Roxy-puppy one day after adopting her (Photo credit goes to Greg for this one!)

 
And my Roxy-puppy around 11:45 p.m. 12/22/10 after getting sprayed by a skunk. (All we had was tomato soup — it was worth a shot but it didn’t work at all. If you need to de-skunk a dog, use a mixture of 1 Cup peroxide + 2 Tablespoons baking soda + 0.5 teaspoon original Dawn dish soap).

My new camera has arrived!

My new Nikon D700 has arrived and I couldn’t help but try it out on my favorite subject. See below…

Roxy on January 5, 2010
Photo taken with my new D700!