[Leica] Mark's week 23 - Ferocious Big Girl's Blouse

[rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron)]

Very nice shot, and perfect in b&w.

When we started to learn how to show (we show Cavaliers) many years
ago one of our teachers had an old Dobie who was just as sweet and
pleasant as it is possible for a dog to be.

--Bob

==On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> 
wrote:
> We went to the Southern Counties dog show in Newbury last week to start
> looking for a breeder for a new Samoyed puppy.
> After spending the morning at the Sammy show ring, we went for a wander
> around the other tents and encountered this Dobermann puppy.
> Dobermanns are, in my view somewhat maligned and this chap was a great big
> softie - he made a huge din when his mum was out of sight for just a few
> moments! ?Like I said in the title - a big girl's blouse!
>
> I used the Canon 20D rather than a Leica this week, as I needed to use a
> long zoom lens to get pictures of the dogs that we were interested in. 
> ?This
> was taken with the 17-40mm L series lens - a lens that's crying out for a
> full-frame sensor I feel.
>
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2010&image=2010-week23-1.jpg
>
> He did well too - getting best in group. ?I think he has an excellent show
> career ahead of him!
>
> Anyway, I hope you enjoy the shot and as usual, c&c are welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>