This gorgeous portrait of a sad-eyed chocolate labrador brings to mind “faithful dog Hachikō,” the loyal and determined Akita who, for a decade after his human’s death while away, returned every evening to the train station to wait for his old companion. Wikipedia’s page on Hachikō has a photo of him, showing a similar expression.
Ranier from Maury (HDR), by and © monkeytime.
Last Thanksgiving, I visited the Seattle area, staying on Maury Island (Vashon Island) in the Puget Sound with friends whose house had the back-porch view of Mount Ranier seen in this image. I shot this at about 5:15 p.m. The foreground was in deep shadow, while the mountain was still in relatively bright sun. (more…)
Telegraph Hill and Tower, by and © monkeytime.
The 5D kit did not lend itself well to traipsing around San Francisco this month – or maybe I just didn’t lend myself well to carrying the load. At times I wished I had only my little Powershot, but, then, there would have been shots I couldn’t have gotten, like this one. I shot this just a few minutes short of Noon, against significant glare, which was compounded by shooting through an office building window. (more…)
