The Elveden Dog Day Dog Dash always produces lots of colourful characters, some canines come close to 3 seconds others take a more leisurely 11, and some go the wrong way, but all make it in the end, the mantra "its taking part that counts" certainly rings true.
Bumble looking relaxed bathing in the sunlight, tethered but not anxious or straining at the lead, giving me the pet and animal photographer, ample time to frame the shot. Here I have filled the frame, and as I shot under a gazebo, the low light capability of my camera lense was essential,; all in all I think the shot works very well, the colour contrast works well too to add further to the composition.
I do wonder looking at my subject, whether he is a superstar in the making for this years crufts, or just a pretty cool dog posing for the camera.
These two small dogs held aloft by their female owner for a quick photo, are revelling in the elevated view of others below.
Taken in 2012, at the Elveden Estate Dog Day for the Alzheimer's Society, against a white background, with a high performance Canon 24-70mm lense.
The amazing thing about this photo is that the black labrador has been taught to lie down on command, absolutely amazing, and a marvel to photograph.