Dog Photo Competition 1 2013 : Entry Number 787

what a joyous shot ... and not easily captured with the long shadows from the trees. beautiful setting and light, and great white balance management as well. nicely done. ~ illona

Thank you so much for the kind comments, Illona! Finally got a break in the weather here on “the Prairies” last month to go out and capture this cheerful wee fellow named Max and HIS ball (oh, how he LOVES that ball and it shows!) with my Nikon D700 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. Needless to say we had a ton of fun! A little post processing was done in LR 3 and PS. Thanks again to all of the judges and congrats to the artists on their fabulous images! ~ Lesley Bailey, Happy Tails Pet Photography (Manitoba, Canada)