Lisa & Precious

Female

Merritt Island, FL

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Merritt Island
About Me:
My hobbies are scuba diving, swimming with my corgis, and making jewerly.
Welsh Corgi Breeder?
No
About My Corgi(s):
I have a female corgi named Precious. My male corgi named Corky just passed away from lymphoma, but did well on cemo for three years.
I have:
Pembroke

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  • Lori A. Haskett

    Hi Lisa & Precious! Just love the pics! I'm so sorry for the loss of Cork! I hope you can get some comfort thinking of Rainbow Heaven...All the best to you all. Lori, Callie & Cooper

    Aug 20, 2010

  • WhiteDove

    Here are butterflies and doves fo you. . . .

    Aug 22, 2010

  • John Wolff

    Thanks Lisa. I am indeed considering a book, maybe to sell and raise $$ for corgi rescue or something. MyPublisher.com
    Sorry about Corky; he and Precious did look cool together. I hope she can have another companion soon.
    You have some good photos yourself, and I reckon you've learned how hard it is to photograph 2 animals together unless they're both napping, and the old treat-behind-the-camera trick. Does Precious already recognize "Sit. Stay. Smile." as a standard command? :)
    The pic you commented on was when Al was quite a young pup (extensively retouched with the "auto-levels" adjustment button that every photoeditor has, and cropped). Have you tried that sort of thing? Easy. Also easy to make mistakes and ruin your original, so always work with a COPY.
    Go to Joanna Kimball's page and Shepdog's page if you want to see a real photographer. They have real cameras, Nikons with fast wide-aperture lenses that can do action photography. I've never spent more than $150 on a digital camera (Craigslist, used) because climbers/backpackers need something lighter than a peanut and cheap enough to ruin in a backcountry environment.
    Go to Kodak's homepage; they have a tutorial you might find useful (one tip is to get at your subject's level; you'll notice many pics on mycorgi taken from up above). My daughter taught me some fun Photoshop tricks. You've probably noticed that almost all of my photos are rather posed and contrived; my only action shots are done with the "Corgi Trap" trick: let the dog go ahead down the trail, set up the shot, lock the focus/exposure, say "Come!", and hope for luck, you get one chance (I have one titled "At Play in the Fields of the Lord" done that way -- caught her smiling in midair with Glacier Peak in the background, not framed quite right. I don't use flash much (hard on the animals' eyes?) -- doesn't look like you do either -- but occasional fill-in flash helps backlit photos.
    We'll be looking for more of Precious.

    Oct 31, 2010