Lab buddies, blown cell phone grab.

[lovelife65]

In the woods on Whidbey Island. Camera in bag, but decided to just take a grab with the cell phone. Blew it of course, tried to play with it in silver effex.

I like the abstract nature of it with the trees, but it really still does not work as the focus is just blown overall (they were moving quite fast with their tree trunk), and the lighting in the woods doesn't play nice. Was fun to try tho.

Next time, will keep the camera out and plan to get better compositions.

We won't have our Yellow guy that much longer. He's had 8+ good months with his ulna osteosarcoma diagnosis (no amputation since non-weight bearing bone... just radiation therapy and chemo).
As is the case with this cancer, it goes to the lungs, and we've recently discovered a lung met.
So, will continue taking his (and his sisters) photo so as to hang on to the memories of the best Yellow Labrador ever.

[Shadowman]

Sharon,

Does your cellphone have an AF feature, asking because it did seem to capture the pups in reasonable focus, however the overall scene would be difficult to capture unless you placed your focus points right on the tonal differences between the two pups.

[rpcrowe]

I am guessing that this would make a really nice square composition, especially if the oil painting filter were applied!

[LePetomane]

Sharon, I'm sorry to hear about your Yellow guy. Having gone through it myself last year, the dog will let you know when he or she has had enough. Richard gave me some good advice about dealing with the other dog and making her feel part of it. as he said, the dog can accept the death of their buddy. The good memories do come back.

[lovelife65]

Thank you for your kind words. One thing I’ve discovered is that when a disease manifests like cancer, clinicians tend to focus exclusively on that disease as the cause of anything that crops up. Last week the spaz lab seemed quite ill. Sunken bloodshot eyes with discharge, lethargy, inappetance and fever. A few trips to the vet, each time...it’s the cancer advancing. I got home from Indiana and thought about what was going on. Made no sense to be the cancer. He would get flushed with iv fluids and feel better. Did some research and thinking. Hmmm it’s those pain meds!! The dog isn’t even in pain, they were introduced to “control any pain”. Ugh. That and antibiotics. I Stopped them both and within a day the dog returned to 99 percent normal. Doesn’t change that he has cancer, but we no longer think we need to put him down in a couple of days.
Thanks for the kind comments and thoughts.