Black Labrador Retriever at Work

I spent most of the last two weeks photographing the AKC 2012 Master National Retriever Club.  It made for some long days shooting and long nights downloading and backing up.  I ended up making 23,437 exposures!  YIKES!  Of course I still haven't even looked at all the files, but when I saw this one, I knew I wanted to share it...

Nikon D3, Nikkor 400 mm w/2x teleconverter, f/6.3, 1/1000th second, ISO 400, tripod, existing light, cropped for composition.

This is the Old Biloxi Lighthouse with the Biloxi Visitors Center in the background.
Jeff Impey

This is the Old Biloxi Lighthouse with the Beau Rivage Casino in the background.
Jeff Impey

This is the Old Biloxi Lighthouse with the Beau Rivage Casino toward the center of the photo. 

Jeff Impey

Ruby Fringeflower

I noticed this dew-covered ruby fringeflower blooming in our flower beds one morning.  I decided that I needed to photograph it, so the next morning I went out to do so.  Of course it was too windy.  So a few days later, I tried again, and got this shot that I really like.

Ruby fringeflowers are an exotic ornamental that are related to our native witch hazel.

Nikon D3, 105 mm, f/11, 1/30th second, ISO 1000, existing light, tripod, slight crop.