Dave Frost Photography - Canvey Island » Shih Tzu

Puppy Spam and a Nifty Fifty

Dave Frost — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:22:25 +0000

Getting to be a bit on the spamtastic side now with the puppies. I’m not talking about mulching their hairless corpses up to make bland, greasy meat but the amount of photographs I’ve ended up taking of them. The Lord only knows what I’ll be snapping when they’ve all gone to their new homes (aside from miserable children and a sulking wife).
I could pretend that this was a re-kindling of the love I had for the nifty fifty (that’d be the canon 50mm 1.8mm Lens for you non-toggers) which has been neglected like a 10 year marriage since I bought the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 some 18 months ago, but I wont. I will say though that as the cheapest prime in Canon’s arsenal of lenses this little beauty is by far the most useful I own. You could (if you desired) use it for landscapes. Street photography suits it well. On the 30D crop sensor decent portraits are possible. All Pin sharp (if you focus properly !) with f1.8 Depth of Field loveliness if you’re one of those arty types. It’s also a good one to use with extension tubes for some in your face macro shots if you have the inclination. A great, cheap all rounder.

Me, I just lay on the floor with it and take photos of energetic puppies like these, but having re-discovered this lens I’ll try harder not to neglect it any more

More puppy fun

Dave Frost — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:24:24 +0000

Perhaps we should be feeding them more as they’ve now started to try and eat each other. They’re really amusing now as they’ve really got to grips with the play fighting. Each one has it’s own strengths and weaknesses with Number 4 being an expert houdini, coming up with ingenious and inventive ways of getting out of both the basket, and their fenced off area of the living room.

4 weeks old

Dave Frost — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:53:56 +0000

And no longer looking like a furry Mars bar sized rat……
This one was the only one awake so I took the opportunity to borrow her for a few minutes. Of the 50 or so shots I took, very few were in focus as she’s now discovered how to run, with the odd skip and a hop before falling over.

I can stand up !! – But Walking’s still a bit of an issue

Dave Frost — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:18:45 +0000

Nearly three weeks old, and now they’re quite speedy. Instead of lurching from one spot to another like a demented tortoise (or turtle for my overseas visitors) the little ones asre almost walking. It’s quite funny watching them fall over though. This one is ‘Number 1′, who aside from being bigger than the others was also the firsdt one to open her eyes.

7 days ago

Dave Frost — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:33:56 +0000

These bundles of noise and fluff weren’t born. They’ve pretty much doubled in size over the last 7 days and I’m pleases to say that they’re all doing rather well.

They’re still only named as Number 1, Number 2, Number 3 and Number 4 but sure that will change as they start to get more mobile and inquisitive.
Plenty of people have expressed an interest in having one (or more) but so far, no deposits……..

Fuck off and leave me alone……

Dave Frost — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:24:57 +0000

In keeping with the animal theme, Daisy, the long suffering Shih Tzu is now feeling every day of her pregnancy. Not only is she fatter than a Mars Bar Munching salad dodger, she’s a bit miserable with it.

Only a few more days to go and there’ll be plenty more to keep her occupied than a Camera in the face.