July 2023
This was our 2nd or 3rd try at getting a group portrait, and thanks to the patience of my wonderful wife (and successful sit-and-stay training), Puppins finally sat and smiled with her sisters just long enough to capture a few frames of the pack. Way to go Puppins!
Did you know that Golden Retrievers make top-notch therapy dogs and often employed to soothe and calm people. There’s just something about Goldens that can calm and comfort anyone which is most likely due to their unbound reserves of empathy and unconditional love.
And there’s no better organization that knows this than the wonderful LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry of the Lutheran Church Charities.
And our own Paczki is a certified therapy dog and has visited over 900 patients at a local hospital and helped kids read at Reading with Rover programs over the last few years.
American Kennel Club: 10 Facts About Golden Retrievers
It’s a Golden Life!
Trog whirls around the sun with his wife Sweet Magnolia and their golden retrievers in pastoral northern Illinois. When he’s not dodging the tumbleweeds of magic golden fibers, Trog can be found exploring the countryside for nature’s gifts and moments, with an occasional capture here and there with his trusty ol’ Nikon.
Trog’s portfolio of images includes not only Golden Retrievers but also Nature, Wildlife, Landscapes and other genres from time to time. His images provide the content for the various brands of Trog’s World LLC: Scriptures in Pictures®, Trog’s Dogs® and Trogography.
The Geeky Stuff
For those interested in some of the behind-the-scenes info such as camera and settings, I’ve listed some specs below. With the advances in technology we’ve experienced with these picture-taking apparatuses over the last few years, all of the top brands can produce very fine photos. But I’ve been with Nikon for over 20 years now, and it is my go-to for captured moments.
For post-processing, Adobe Bridge, Raw, Photoshop and Lightroom are used to produce the final images.
Cameras: Nikon D850 and Z9
Lenses: Various Nikkor lenses, 70-200mm, 50mm, 16-35mm
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