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16th August 2010
Puppy Love by slava

Puppy Love

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Here goes my first photo of a stranger! Yay!! ;-)) I honestly admit that I've never met this boy before. He and his brother were parked next to us at the gas station and at the back of their truck there was a big cage full of lab puppies! They were too cute, so I had to go and look, and I even got to hold this little guy! The boy was a sweetie, so I asked "Can I take a picture of you and the puppy?", he said "Sure", I said "Let me grab my camera!" and ..... voila!! ;-)) I took two shots and I am in love with both! The only thing I did to this one was to convert it to black and white. The boy's eyes were gorgeous blue, so I kept them that way. After I took my photos, he asked me if I wanted a picture with the puppy. Sure enough, I said yes! The black beauty and the camera exchanged hands, and now I've got a souvenir from my day of bravery! ;-))

P.S. The inspector came by our house for a final look today. He was out in five minutes, quite impressed with all the work we've done and on his way to fill out our occupancy permit! Yay!! :-)) So happy!! ;-)) Moving in soon ;-)) I also got the most awesome birthday gift from my sister-in-law!! Stay tuned...I'll share it tomorrow! ;-)) Happy Monday, everyone!!! ;-)))
Comments
Great shot! I love the selective coloring! And that's GREAT to hear about your house! You'll be in there before ya know it! After all that hard work you guys did, you sure deserve it! :-)
posted August 17th, 2010  
Thank you, Zach!!! ;-)) I am looking forward to moving in!! ;-)
posted August 17th, 2010  
wow! three cheers for bravery!!! really well done here. Gorgeous blue eyes for sure! and what a cute pup!

And Slava!!! AWESOME news about the inspection! what weight lifted off your shoulders I bet! if it were me i would be completely stressed til is was over lol! Congrats. i wish you many happy and wonderful memories in that home!
posted August 17th, 2010  
lovely!
posted August 17th, 2010  
yay! so glad you can start getting settled in...your hubs did such a wonderful job on it! and kudos to you for taking a shot of a stranger!
posted August 17th, 2010  
Thank you all so much! ;-)))
posted August 17th, 2010  
This is a wonderful picture, so cute! Congrats on your bravery, the first time I did that it was to ask to take a picture of a lady's goat. She looked at me like I was insane, but let me take the photo.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Oh, you're so brave! I've been trying to psych myself up to ask complete strangers if I can take their photo...somehow I haven't worked up enough courage yet. This turned out great, and what a cute puppy! :)
posted August 17th, 2010  
I admire your courage! And you came away with an amazing shot.....very very well done!
posted August 17th, 2010  
Lovely photo slava, i love how you colored this one, with his eyes still colored! A fav!
posted August 17th, 2010  
congratulations on shooting a stranger.. i mean with a camera. hehe. wonderful!
posted August 17th, 2010  
great portrait!!! i love the expression on his face.
posted August 17th, 2010  
This is a great shot Slava. You do have to be very brave to ask a stranger to let you take their picture. I have only dont it once. Great job.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Lovely. I dont have your courage :-)
posted August 17th, 2010  
Great news about your house,how exciting!
Very brave of you,wish I could be...beautiful shot and what a gorgeous puppy...maybe a new dog for the new house????
posted August 17th, 2010  
so memorial & nostalgic !
posted August 17th, 2010  
Really a sweet shot. And congratulations on passing your inspection so easily.
posted August 17th, 2010  
So lovely.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Wow this is amazing - I can't believe he was a total stranger, he looks so comfortable with you!
posted August 17th, 2010  
Nice portrait. Very brave of you to ask.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Nice picture and congratulations on passing you home inspection.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Congratulations on being brave enough to ask for a photo. This came out absolutely beautifully! And a big, huge congrats on passing your home inspection! I bet you can't wait to move in!
posted August 17th, 2010  
It is a great photo. His expression along with the puppy is just perfect. Very fitting title. Love it!
posted August 17th, 2010  
Lovely photo congrats on the house bet you cant wait (o;
( did you buy your sister a puppy then ? lol )
posted August 17th, 2010  
Shows the bond we all have with dogs. They are so nice. This is a fantastic photo.
posted August 17th, 2010  
What a dear portrait. Love the B&W. Can't wait to hear about your birthday gift.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Nice work slava and good stuff getting around and meeting strangers :)
posted August 17th, 2010  
good shot!
posted August 17th, 2010  
What a sweet shot :) How nice of that kid to let you photograph him :)
posted August 17th, 2010  
very cool shot, and great that you got up the nerve to ask a stranger, thats a big step! :)
posted August 17th, 2010  
what a super shot--so sweet!
way to go brave girl! (:
posted August 17th, 2010  
Slava, after watching the slideshow of your house, I was thinking... wouldn't it be fun to see photos of everyone's home? I don't know about you, but I would find that really interesting. Kind of putting a place to a face... could be a theme... ?
posted August 17th, 2010  
I love the colouring of this one!
posted August 17th, 2010  
Slava.. that's great news. I always loved it when my husband told me the final or any in between inspections went so well always in and out in no time. (he used to be a builder before retirement) as to your picture. now that was easy. wasn't it asking the boy and he was more than happy for you to take pictures of his puppies. the picture is so cute of the both of them.
posted August 17th, 2010  
awe, super cute!!
posted August 17th, 2010  
It doesn't surprise me at all that you should have connected with this young man over puppy love! What is a lovely picture...I don't suppose you found out where you might give him a copy? And so nice and thoughtful of him to offer to take your picture, too! Tell me your secret of resisting going home without one of these darling puppies! Only once Ken and I passed a truck with Samoyed puppies and we came home with "Snowcrop" who lived a long, healthy life with us!

It's always a delight to read your captions and hear about birthday gifts and home improvement...what a lot you have to look forward to! Have a good week!
posted August 17th, 2010  
nice capture slava... hes cute.... love the details of the eyes.... =)
posted August 17th, 2010  
great shot. Yay, for you for taking a pic of a complete stranger. I would have been super nervous. They puppy is so adorable, I agree with Louise, how could you resist one? lol
posted August 17th, 2010  
Happy, Tuesday to you! I love your picture and am impressed with your asking a stranger! I have only done that a few times and only once has the answer been "NO!". Most people don't mind but then they want to see the picture on the internet. I never have anything to write on and try to tell them to remember the 365 address. Anyway - lucky you didn't leave with more than your pictures - like a black lab puppy. Not more more enduring than that. Hard to resist!
posted August 17th, 2010  
your processing of this portrait is GREAT TO THE MAX!!!!!
posted August 17th, 2010  
so lovely *_*
posted August 17th, 2010  
great portrait, defiantly a good choice keeping his eyes in colour! the dog is adorable
posted August 17th, 2010  
that is amazing you can get that kind of connection with a stranger. The boy's and the puppy's eyes are so engaged with the camera.
posted August 17th, 2010  
Aww, what a sweet puppy and photo (hope you cleared it with his parents!) I'm surprised you didn't take this puppy home! The boy looks sad though--maybe he wanted to keep them?
posted August 18th, 2010  
thank you all so much for the comments!! No, I didn't take the puppy home. It was too cute, but I am a cat person... ;-)
@ Clarissa: I think the boy loved the puppies a lot (hence the sadness in his eyes)! They were keeping one caramel girl, and he said they only give them to people they know, to make sure they'll be in a loving home! ;-) I wish I had taken his phone or address, to send him the photo, but I was so excited, that i completely forgot...
posted August 18th, 2010  
This boy does look like a sweet little guy. And it's obvious that he will have a heard time giving away (or selling) his precious puppies. Very nice photo, Slava!
posted August 18th, 2010  
What a sweet shot and the boy does look a little sad. I would have been tempted to take one of the puppies home with me! :)
posted August 18th, 2010  
What a great photo. The boy has a loving look in his eye for the dog he is holding. This really is a wonderful capture.
posted August 18th, 2010  
aw beautiful
posted August 18th, 2010  
Just gorgeous!!
posted August 18th, 2010  
Great story- good ting you asked!! And you got a great shot for only two tries- I really love how both the boy and the dog are facing the camera- and the face on the boy is priceless. Nice!!
posted August 18th, 2010  
this is so sweet, it's perfect Slava. I hope he looks it up to see how many amazing comments it's gotten!
posted August 18th, 2010  
Great pic! Congratulations for your house. And for being brave and asking a stranger if you could take his pic :)
posted August 18th, 2010  
great shot!
posted August 19th, 2010  
Wow, he's a very photogenic kid. And that puppy is a beauty
posted August 20th, 2010  
Aaaaaaaaaaaaw, so precious! :)
posted August 21st, 2010  
I absolutely love the look on the boy's face. It's just sooo peaceful.
posted August 27th, 2010  
This is a great picture. I am working on building up my bravery to take stranger pictures!
posted September 4th, 2010  
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