It started one way, then went another...

rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
edited January 7, 2010 in People
I started out with the goal to take some New Years pictures of my family. My Dalmatian is 18 years old now and I want to keep current pictures of him, if you know what I mean. My wife's Coon dog is a flat-out nut case!

Self-portraits are hard, but the four of us ~ Yeppers, fun to be had by all.

1) My wife Teresa, Gus & Rocky
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2) This is a perfect example of how life is around here with an inside Coondog :huh
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3) Since things were going, Ummm... interestingly ~ My wife decided that she was willing to participate in a bunch of shots.
So, who was I to disappoint her?

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4) Yep, she clicked first ~ I win!
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5) She is soo the Artist' :rofl
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6) Then we got the crazy notion of doing a series with hats
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7)
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8)
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9)
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10) 30 years of marriage and counting ~ I think she might be a keeper :rofl
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Thanks for looking...
Randy

Comments

  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    This was a flat-out fun series to scroll through. Started normal enough. Then the cameras were a nice touch. But the series with the hats was the topper!

    Does look like a keeper -- an 85L and 135 L in the same year and someone to share an interest on both sides of the camera...clap.gifwings.gif

    Thanks for sharing such fun and excellent photos.
  • Nikonic1Nikonic1 Registered Users Posts: 684 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    rainbow wrote:
    This was a flat-out fun series to scroll through. Started normal enough. Then the cameras were a nice touch. But the series with the hats was the topper!

    Does look like a keeper -- an 85L and 135 L in the same year and someone to share an interest on both sides of the camera...clap.gifwings.gif

    Thanks for sharing such fun and excellent photos.

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    Matt :thumb
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  • rhondavidrhondavid Registered Users Posts: 433 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    What a great series of shots. Looks like you two as well as the dogs had a great time. No way my wife would every get in front of the camera and have fun. I almost lost my life taking a couple pix of her at Christmas. If looks could kill!!!

    Thanks for sharing the fun!
    David

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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Oh what a hoot.
    This is a great series.
    Love the one with the dogs, and already I'm enamored with the coon dog.


    #8 and #10 are my favorite--You managed to capture an authentic tender moment with a self portrait in number 10--not an easy job.

    PS: Congratulations on 30 years, another thing that is not an easy feat:D .
    Liz A.
    _________
  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Randy, what a great series!!! Love 2,4,8&10.
    Congrats on 30 years!!! (you guys look like you'd have had to gotten married at age 10 to have been married for 30....)
    - Andrew

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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    I am sitting here smiling ear to ear!

    What a nice series - such joy. I love the last one most - you guys look great together and it shows.

    Fun stuff!


    Z
    It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he is potentially. We should be obsessed with stretching towards that goal through the world we inhabit.
  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Zanotti wrote:
    I am sitting here smiling ear to ear!

    What a nice series - such joy. I love the last one most - you guys look great together and it shows.

    Fun stuff!

    Z

    +1 thumb.gif And your doggies are adooorable!! iloveyou.gif
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Great series!!!!clap.gifclapclap.gifclapclap.gifclap

    The concept and execution......superb!

    I noticed the HD hat. Do you have a Harley?

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    rainbow wrote:
    This was a flat-out fun series to scroll through. Started normal enough. Then the cameras were a nice touch. But the series with the hats was the topper!

    Does look like a keeper -- an 85L and 135 L in the same year and someone to share an interest on both sides of the camera...clap.gifwings.gif

    Thanks for sharing such fun and excellent photos.

    Rainbow, thanks for the kind words.

    As she and the dogs normally RUN at the first site of my camera, I was shocked that she was willing to be in a bunch of pictures.
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Nikonic1 wrote:
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    Thanks for looking Nikonnic1
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    rhondavid wrote:
    What a great series of shots. Looks like you two as well as the dogs had a great time. No way my wife would every get in front of the camera and have fun. I almost lost my life taking a couple pix of her at Christmas. If looks could kill!!!

    Thanks for sharing the fun!

    Hey David,

    If memory serves me right, this is the first time she's ever let loose and had fun in front of a camera. Normally it's the rolling-eyes thing!

    Thanks for looking and commenting
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    lizzard_nyc wrote:
    Oh what a hoot.
    This is a great series.
    Love the one with the dogs, and already I'm enamored with the coon dog.


    #8 and #10 are my favorite--You managed to capture an authentic tender moment with a self portrait in number 10--not an easy job.

    PS: Congratulations on 30 years, another thing that is not an easy feat:D .

    Liz, if you had an inside Coondog, you wouldn't have enamored, you'd have ringing ears like we do eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    adbsgicom wrote:
    Randy, what a great series!!! Love 2,4,8&10.
    Congrats on 30 years!!! (you guys look like you'd have had to gotten married at age 10 to have been married for 30....)

    Thanks Andrew,

    We got married as soon as I was able to lift her over her crib rails rolleyes1.gif
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Zanotti wrote:
    I am sitting here smiling ear to ear!

    What a nice series - such joy. I love the last one most - you guys look great together and it shows.

    Fun stuff!


    Z

    Hey Mr. Z,

    The Lord knew what he was doing when he hooked us up!

    Thanks as always for your kind comments thumb.gif
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Agnieszka wrote:
    +1 thumb.gif And your doggies are adooorable!! iloveyou.gif

    Thanks Angie!
    Randy
  • 00SS00SS Registered Users Posts: 730 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Randy - Love 2,4 & 10 - very nice clap.gif
    Devin
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Sam wrote:
    Great series!!!!clap.gifclapclap.gifclapclap.gifclap

    The concept and execution......superb!

    I noticed the HD hat. Do you have a Harley?

    Sam

    Sam, I appreciate those nice words!

    BTW, that's not a HD hat eek7.gif It's a Sturgis rag

    I ride a Honda Goldwing rolleyes1.gif
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    See you down the road someday Sam!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    00SS wrote:
    Randy - Love 2,4 & 10 - very nice clap.gif

    Devin,

    Thanks for looking and commenting!
    Randy
  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Awesome series, your wife with the hat and shades next to last started my day with a big chuckle!
    Trudy
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    haha...these are awesome funs shots randy!wings.gifclap.gif
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    VayCayMom wrote:
    Awesome series, your wife with the hat and shades next to last started my day with a big chuckle!

    Thanks for looking and commenting Trudy,

    She makes me chuckle a lot also :D
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Qarik wrote:
    haha...these are awesome funs shots randy!wings.gifclap.gif

    Thanks Qarik,

    We did have a good time shooting these!
    Randy
  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    These are awesome, Randy! Love the hat series! I was going to pick a favorite but I like something about each one. Great job! clap.gif
    Elaine

    Comments and constructive critique always welcome!

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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Elaine wrote:
    These are awesome, Randy! Love the hat series! I was going to pick a favorite but I like something about each one. Great job! clap.gif

    Thanks Elaine!

    BTW, great stuff in your 2009 gallery thumb.gif
    Randy
  • lilmommalilmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,060 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    9 rocks! well, they all do anyway.... and 10 is just so sweet iloveyou.gif
  • Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2010
    Great stuff Randy! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif The hat series is awesome, and #7 gave me a chuckle. Was that a welders helmet she was wearing? Nice pets too! I tell people to never under estimate the smarts of dogs. My one neighbor had a coon dog, and it used to climb their chain link fence to get out of the yard. And one of my friends has a dalmation that figured out how to disable those invisable fences. It learned to go up to the buried wire until the collar would start vibrating to warn it that if he goes any further that he will get shocked, and just stop there and lay down until the battery goes dead in the collar. I'm sure you have some stories you could tell about your dogs too! :D

    GaryB
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    lilmomma wrote:
    9 rocks! well, they all do anyway.... and 10 is just so sweet iloveyou.gif

    Thanks so much Melissa!

    #9 is my hat favorite also
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    BroPhoto wrote:
    Great stuff Randy! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif The hat series is awesome, and #7 gave me a chuckle. Was that a welders helmet she was wearing? Nice pets too! I tell people to never under estimate the smarts of dogs. My one neighbor had a coon dog, and it used to climb their chain link fence to get out of the yard. And one of my friends has a dalmation that figured out how to disable those invisable fences. It learned to go up to the buried wire until the collar would start vibrating to warn it that if he goes any further that he will get shocked, and just stop there and lay down until the battery goes dead in the collar. I'm sure you have some stories you could tell about your dogs too! :D

    GaryB

    Hey Gary,

    Thanks for looking, and yes, that's a welding helmet :D

    My Dalmatian is the sweetest dog ever ~ My wife's Coondog = pure nut-case!

    They say dogs often reflect their masters ~ Hmmm, I'm thinking this must be true rolleyes1.gif
    Randy
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