Week 15 of my personal photography project, the Pet Photography 52 Weeks Project, prompted us to "get close" so I took my favorite girl out into the bluebonnets; Ginger is ready for her close up. It was very freeing to not worry so much about framing and background and just relax and get in close to those features that make Ginger who she is, like that underbite; it's what suckered me in at the shelter and remains one of her most endearing qualities. But we need to get closer.
Closer
Ginger's teeth are, to quote our next door neighbor, "a complete disaster"; horribly crooked with one canine significantly out of alignment which we lovingly call "the snaggletooth" because her lip often catches on it and she looks like she's sporting an Elvis lip curl - but those eyelashes are to die for; so girly!
Ginger's nose was black when we first adopted her but it turned pink in the winter months and then back to black in the summer. A couple of years ago it stayed pink and has gotten increasingly lighter over time. This is known as a "Dudley nose" which occurs when a dog has a pink nose and its breed is *supposed* to have a black one. It’s called nasal depigmentation and typically, the dog is born with a solid black nose that gradually fades to a pale brown, pink, or in the case of complete depigmentation, pinkish white. Those eyes; I melt when she stares at me and "hugs" me with them.
Ginger is always first to pounce on anything that drops on the floor in the kitchen; why? Because she never lifts her head. Our other two dogs look up at what we're doing, not Ginger. She never lifts her head so when something falls, she's in the perfect position to pounce! Smart girl. I've always loved her pointy little feet; so girly. I call them her "princess feet".
The bluebonnets are too pretty to not widen out the frame a bit and capture Ginger enjoying some "mommy and me" time. And cookies.
9 Comments
Apr 20, 2018, 8:08:05 AM
Kelly Middlebrooks - She's beautiful! All the way to her toes! I've always loved light colored noses and now I know there is a reason for most of them. Thanks for the insight!
Apr 15, 2018, 7:19:07 AM
Tim Eavns - Those bluebonnets make such a great background! You can tell Ginger is having so much fun in that last photo!
Apr 14, 2018, 3:48:12 PM
Rachel - I have always longed for an area with bluebonnets. They don't grow up here in Washington. Beautiful color!
Apr 14, 2018, 11:17:10 AM
Shae - Those dainty feets are beautiful! Cookies are Truffles favorite part of a photo shoot as well!
Apr 14, 2018, 9:19:17 AM
Kelly Middlebrooks - Beautiful! I grew up South of Houston and went to school in Lubbock. Although I saw bluebonnets and Indian paint brushes in a field near our house, I never did get to see an entire field of blue bonnets. I need to make that happen. Wonderful images.
Apr 14, 2018, 6:24:08 AM
Kim Hollis - I love that you used bluebonnets! I didn't know that about the nose... I just thought it was an aging thing. I didn't realize some might go from black to pink and back again.
Apr 13, 2018, 1:34:13 PM
Linda Perdue - Wow - I only wish we had such a beautiful flower field like this to create great dog photos - nicely done!
Apr 13, 2018, 10:47:18 AM
Elaine - I wish we had a field of these in my area. I think I wish this every year. Lovely photos of Ginger.. The toothy smile may be my favorite. :)
Apr 13, 2018, 3:21:03 AM
Lynda - Oh, those eyelashes! And such cute feet (and well trimmed too!). Lovely photos of Ginger, and such a gorgeous backdrop too.