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The pond's back!
Lens: FA 100 & Helios 40 Camera: K-5 IIs Photo Location: Tempe 
Posted By: scratchpaddy, 11-26-2013, 03:03 PM

Over the weekend, we got almost 2" of rain here. That's incredible, considering that we normally get 8" of rain per year.

It was enough to flood the dog park again, which apparently also serves as a retention pond for the rest of the Tempe Sports Complex. The city usually comes around and locks the gates when this happens, since they say it tears up the grass, but they let it slide this time

It was still raining a little when I got there, and I was the only one there. I guess 50° and drizzly is too miserable for the seasoned Phoenician. I had to wait half an hour before other people started arriving.

You might ask, what use is a flooded park? I don't know, ask them:





Last time this happened, during the monsoon season, it caught me by surprise. I only had my SD1 (so slow) and a Helios 40 (clumsy) on-hand. The pictures came out fine (you can find them here), but I came prepared this time, with the much snappier K-5 IIs and the FA 100 f/2.8 macro, my fastest telephoto lens.



Still, I wasn't entirely sure that this was what I wanted. I really liked the way the pictures turned out last time, so, for old time's sake, I put the Helios back on. Sometimes I just prefer the wildly unique Soviet lens over something as technically excellent as the Pentax macro. All the pictures that follow are from the Helios.



Obligatory Skippy portrait:



In my last dog-park post, I couldn't remember this guy's name. I've got it now: it's Miles. He's like a coyote or something (not really ). He's become my favorite dog to photograph.



Not sure if this is a or just a derp face.



Okay, it was definitely a . Can't catch me!





You know who got a bath immediately when she got home. Funny how one bath begets another.


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Looks like a grand time was had by all.Nice shots.--charliezap
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Woah Charlie, I don't think I'd even finished typing yet! Thanks for taking a look.
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Very nice series...dog joy well captured...like them a lot!
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I like #4 the best. That guy's going so hard he's leaving a wake!! Looks like dog gone fun!
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What fun! Excellent shots.
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Great pictures, it looks like they had a blast!

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what a blast ! very enjoyable series and some great shots
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Some great dog images there, I can tell, a wonderful time was had by all. Everyone went for the towels when they got home I hope.
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Lovely to see and this is from a certifiable cat person! Seriously these are a lot of fun.
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These are great! Fun time for the dogs (and their people)
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QuoteOriginally posted by Dean Bradshaw Quote
Very nice series...dog joy well captured...like them a lot!
Thanks Dean, it makes me happy to see them so happy.
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I like #4 the best. That guy's going so hard he's leaving a wake!! Looks like dog gone fun!
Ha ha, that one's my favorite too. I never thought of it that way, though. Now that you mention it, it does look a lot like:



I never knew a Shar Pei could do that!
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What fun! Excellent shots.
Thanks Larry! I get more fun out of dog park pictures than any others.
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Great pictures, it looks like they had a blast!
They sure did. As a bonus, it wore them out, too.


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what a blast ! very enjoyable series and some great shots
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Thank you, Cee Cee. We all had a great time.
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Some great dog images there, I can tell, a wonderful time was had by all. Everyone went for the towels when they got home I hope.
Thanks, Norm. Skippy got the towel after a clean bath, though there's not much risk of hypothermia around here.
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Lovely to see and this is from a certifiable cat person! Seriously these are a lot of fun.
You just wait, I may convert you yet.
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These are great! Fun time for the dogs (and their people)
Thanks Paul, indeed it was.
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This is an awesome set full of smiles. I have looked through these shots a dozen times. Dogs and water… so much fun. thanks for sharing… more please!!
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This is an awesome set full of smiles. I have looked through these shots a dozen times. Dogs and water… so much fun. thanks for sharing… more please!!
Thanks Tess! I haven't taken any more at the park since then, but I've got some from a hike that I'll put up, the way you and Norm like to do.
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Great doggie shots. Glad they got their water back.
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