Last night our daughter woke up in the middle (just after I went to bed) and wouldn't go back to sleep. This happens quite often when we are testing new foods as the ones that do not agree with her upset he stomach and disrupt her sleep. What this means for me is that she is brought into our bed and I am kicked out and onto the couch because I *supposedly* snore too loudly. 

My dog loves nights like this. 

Whenever anyone is on the couch it means it is snuggle time and even though it is too small for me to lay straight alone, he will find a position that makes it infinitely harder. He is getting old so, I don't mind and I think that if people are going to have pets, have happy pets. He is a happy dog even though he is struggling in a number of ways now.

These photos are taken a few years ago on one of our walks in the spring and this is where he is the happiest. Pine cones thrown into the underbrush for him to chase and find is one of his favourite pastimes .

What I like about these photos is that I was shooting almost directly into the sun giving all kinds of flares, streams and highlights on edges. There is a cross-process filter thrown over the top. I don't usually use filters or like over-processed photos but for these it gives a playful fairytale appearance which suite for the moment. 

Although I pretty much only use my own photos in posts, I don't often just post sets  without writing a little bit about them or something else. There are some professional photographers here who only post photos which is fine considering the amount of work that goes into the setup, lighting and editing. Those that don't really know think it is kind of lazy but, a lot of background work goes into photography.

These days, with so many Instagram photographers and point and click cameras where the software does the work, it is easy to think that it is simple. Just a bit of Photoshop and Voila! For the pros... No, that isn't going to cut it. Like any profession, if anyone could do it, it wouldn't be a profession.

Taraz
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