Maddie

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 8, 201583 views8 comments

This is our Maddie, another rescue dog we adopted from Mary's Dogs in NH. She came from an unwanted litter in South Carolina and with the help of the Humane Society of Marlboro County, made her way north with her littermates. We adopted her before she even arrived and believe she is primarily a Border Collie/Labrador Retriever mix, though we don't know for sure. She is 19 weeks old in this photo and has been with us for two weeks. She's a smart little cookie and has adjusted to her new home (with big sister Gracie) very well!

Canon 50D with EF135/2L on RRS ball head and Bogen tripod, f/2 @ 1/100, ISO 400. Full frame minus a crop off the top, converted to B&W in CS4. All natural light from a large window in back of me.

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Comment posted by Donna Erhardt on March 8, 2015 at 3:12 PM

PS - This is Jim logged in as Donna!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 8, 2015 at 3:26 PM

This is a neat closeup, Jim signed in as Donna.....

Maddie reminds me so very much of our very first family dog my dad found abandoned on Long Island when we lived there MANY years ago now. He was a cute male dog that was just a pup on the loose in a location my dad was stringing telephone cable between poles back in those days. Spot as we called him moved west with us back in the 50's and lived to a ripe old age of 15 as I recall. Thanks for sharing the photo here.

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on March 8, 2015 at 4:12 PM

Paul, great story. Rescue take many forms but taking a stray off the street and into your home is "rescue" in the truest form!

Thanks for commenting!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 8, 2015 at 4:49 PM

Hi Donna er umh Jim,

She looks like she's adjusting well. She has a nice relaxed, but alert expression on her face.............................Jim

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 10, 2015 at 10:00 PM

What a cutie!!!!!

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 16, 2015 at 7:50 PM

Definitely a cutie, Jim. I love the look. Nicely done!

--P

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on March 24, 2015 at 7:13 PM

Thanks to all for your comments! The EF 135/2L wide open at ISO 400 is very workable indoors with existing window light. It has certainly become a favorite of mine!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 4, 2015 at 11:17 AM

Nice sharp focus on those adorable eyes, well done Donna!!

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