It started one way, then went another...

rwells · January 6, 2010

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

2) This is a perfect example of how life is around here with an inside Coondog :huh

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?

4) Yep, she clicked first ~ I win!

5) She is soo the Artist' :rofl

6) Then we got the crazy notion of doing a series with hats

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10) 30 years of marriage and counting ~ I think she might be a keeper :rofl

Thanks for looking...

rainbow · 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...

Thanks for sharing such fun and excellent photos.

Nikonic1 · 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...

Thanks for sharing such fun and excellent photos.

agree

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rhondavid · 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!

lizzard_nyc · 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 .

adbsgicom · 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....)

Zanotti · 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

Agnieszka · 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

And your doggies are adooorable!!

Sam · January 6, 2010

Great series!!!!

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

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

Sam

rwells · 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...

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.

rwells · January 6, 2010

Nikonic1 wrote:

agreeagreeagreeclapclapclapclap

Thanks for looking Nikonnic1

rwells · 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

rwells · 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

Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment!

rwells · 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

rwells · 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

rwells · January 6, 2010

Agnieszka wrote:

+1 And your doggies are adooorable!!

Thanks Angie!

00SS · January 6, 2010

Randy - Love 2,4 & 10 - very nice

rwells · January 6, 2010

Sam wrote:

Great series!!!!clapclapclap

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

It's a Sturgis rag

I ride a Honda Goldwing

See you down the road someday Sam!

rwells · January 6, 2010

00SS wrote:

Randy - Love 2,4 & 10 - very nice

Devin,

Thanks for looking and commenting!

VayCayMom · January 6, 2010

Awesome series, your wife with the hat and shades next to last started my day with a big chuckle!

Qarik · January 6, 2010

haha...these are awesome funs shots randy!

rwells · 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

rwells · January 6, 2010

Qarik wrote:

haha...these are awesome funs shots randy!

Thanks Qarik,

We did have a good time shooting these!

Elaine · 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!

rwells · 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!

Thanks Elaine!

BTW, great stuff in your 2009 gallery

lilmomma · January 6, 2010

9 rocks! well, they all do anyway.... and 10 is just so sweet

Gary752 · January 6, 2010

Great stuff Randy!

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!

GaryB

rwells · January 7, 2010

lilmomma wrote:

9 rocks! well, they all do anyway.... and 10 is just so sweet

Thanks so much Melissa!

#9 is my hat favorite also

rwells · January 7, 2010

BroPhoto wrote:

Great stuff Randy! 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!

GaryB

Hey Gary,

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

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

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