Waiting by the window

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Waiting by the window

February 14, 2014 by Mike Powell

The window sills in my kitchen are just the right height for Freckles, a year-old Cocker Spaniel, to stand on her back legs and monitor the parking spot, waiting and hoping for her owner to return from work. The light streaming in the windows this afternoon illuminated Freckle’s face beautifully, permitting me to take this rather formal-looking portrait of her. Someday I’ll try a similar lighting situation with a human subject, but somehow it’s easier with a dog, even if it’s hit-or-miss getting her to pose for me.

Posted in animals, Photography, Portraits | Tagged Canon 50D, Canon 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, Cocker Spaniel, Freckles, light from the window | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on February 14, 2014 at 8:42 pm | Reply Sue

A great portrait!
on February 15, 2014 at 2:26 am | Reply Victor Rakmil

Agreed, this is an excellent portrait!
on February 15, 2014 at 8:28 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

The lighting is perfect-from the north, maybe? Freckles is a cute dog. The first dog I ever drew a picture of was a cocker spaniel and it had that same pose.
on February 16, 2014 at 8:23 am | Reply Lee

I Love it!
on February 16, 2014 at 9:02 am | Reply LyndaMichele

So Sweet! I had a German Shorthaired Pointer mix as a kid, named Freckles 🙂