Tag: dog

Fun With Rocky

July 31, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer has flown by! I’ve been home just two days in the past month or so, and Cam and I counted 11 states I’ve visited since the school year ended. Most of my travels were for work, but I did find time to enjoy 10 days in Michigan, where we rented a cottage on Lake Charlevoix. As much as I’d hoped the Internet connection would be strong as I planned the trip to […]

Categories: Dogs, Photography • Tags: dog, kayaking, Michigan, Nikon D810, photography, swimming, water

Peppermint Flies

June 6, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

After five days of cold and rainy weather, Peppermint finally got out side to stretch her legs yesterday with a walk/run in the Arboretum. She enjoyed “chasing” the birds above her as we walked, but I don’t think they were too worried. They would just look down on her and chatter. The tree swallows even dive-bombed her on occasion, but she was so happy to be outside that I don’t even think she noticed. After a chilly and rainy start […]

Categories: Birds, Dogs, Photography • Tags: Arboretum, bird, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D810, photography, tree swallow, Virginia

More Snow

February 13, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Peppermint’s expression says it all. We had 18 inches of snow today, and it’s still coming down almost 24 hours later. We spent most of the afternoon digging out. We were so tired and sore by the end of the day that we looked forward to getting into the hot tub. Then, just when we called it a day, the sleet and freezing rain started to mix in with the snow. No fun sitting outside in that weather. We have […]

Categories: Dogs, Photography • Tags: dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D800E, photography, snow, snow storm, Virginia, winter

Bird Watching

January 27, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Peppermint spends a lot of her time in front of the window during the day watching the bird feeders in the front yard. The only time she whines to go out is when the squirrels are brave enough to climb up onto the front porch, just a few feet from her. So far she’s never even come close to catching one, and I’m pretty sure by now they’ve figured that out. The sound of the front door opening sends them […]

Categories: Dogs, Photography • Tags: cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography

Happy New Year

January 1, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Each year, WordPress provides a year-end review of their hosted websites, and I always enjoy receiving these summaries. Although this information is at hand if you study the stats in detail, it’s kind of interesting to see it collected the way they do. This year, for instance, I had visitors from 82 countries and slightly more than 16,000 views. I posted 152 times in 2013 with a grand total of 589 posts since I began this blog in 2011. I […]

Categories: Dogs, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: cute, dog, Jack Russell, Sony A7

Peppermint in Tech

June 25, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

After receiving an iPad for my birthday earlier this month, I’ve been learning more about how this tool can be used in my photography business. Turns out there’s a great book called “iPad For Digital Photographers.” I’ve been reading and learning about how others use the tablet in their workflows and implementing some of their techniques in mine. For this blog post I used the very first photo I took with my Sony RX100 and the Eye-Fi SD card, which […]

Categories: Dogs, Photography • Tags: cute, dog, Eye-fi, Jack Russell, Sony RX100

Tagged P: Peppermint

April 30, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Peppermint often spends much of her day sitting by the front door. She keeps an eye on the bird feeders and lets me know when the squirrels arrive. A slight scratch at the door is the announcement that she wants to go out. She’ll take a flying leap off of the front porch, and sometimes (not often, though) she’ll startle one of the squirrels before it realizes she’s charging toward the tree where the bird feeders hang. A few times […]

Categories: Dogs, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Archive, cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D800E, p, peppermint, photography, Tagged, Weekly Photo Challenge

Birthday Hike

April 10, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It is my 13th birthday, and I am a full-fledged teenager. Yay! My dad isn’t as excited as I am. Today my Mom and I went on a hike down the Appalachian Trail to celebrate my birthday. So I took the 13 best photos of my 203 photos that I took today (It was not easy) for this guest blog. I had fun today. I know this blog is short compared to my mother’s posts, but I’m tired and I’m […]

Categories: Nature • Tags: artistic, dog, flower, green, Jack Russell, mushroom, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday 2013, spring, Virginia

Peppermint Mellow

April 9, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It was the first warm spring day of the year on the mountain, so during a quick lunch break I took Peppermint out for a walk around the yard and to check for emerging flowers. We didn’t make it far. While I paused to search for the daffodils along the driveway, she sat down and could barely keep her eyes open. So, I joined her to see what it felt like, and it was pretty darn comfortable, with the sun […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: 50mm, cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, spring

Peppermint Shake

April 4, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I took a few minutes today to update my D800e body with the new Nikon firmware released this week. To be honest, I haven’t fallen in love with this camera yet, so I hoped that the tweaks Nikon made would help me better appreciate this body. I know it has a huge following and many wonderful features, but so far for my needs it hasn’t quite hit the mark. I didn’t purchase it for its speed, but I’d expected it […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: artistic, cute, dog, Firmware, Jack Russell, Nikon, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013, shake, update

New Lens

March 22, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

When I started to learn photography, my high school teacher had us purchase a Pentax K1000 camera and a 50mm lens. Even though that trip to the local photography store was nearly 30 years ago, I still remember that day vividly. I was so excited to finally have an SLR of my very own after many years of plastic compact point-and-shoot cameras. It was daunting to see all of the dials on that camera, but I was determined to figure […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: 50mm, artistic, dog, Jack Russel, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday 2013

Love Your Pet Day

February 20, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Today was Love Your Pet Day, so, of course, I had to find a recent photo of Peppermint, my favorite girl. She loves to cuddle in bed, especially when there are lots of fluffy comforters and pillows. Sometimes it’s so hard to get up in the morning when she stares you in the face with those pleading eyes: “Don’t leave me!” Of course, Love Your Pet Day is a nice excuse to give your favorite companion some extra attention, but, […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: Camera+, dog, iPhone, Jack Russell, photography, postaday, postaday 2013

Peppermint Waits

January 22, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Peppermint has developed a predictable schedule. On weekdays she stays curled up in bed most mornings while I get Cam up and ready for school before the sun rises, but on weekends or holidays, when we want to sleep in, she’s the first one up and ready for action. If I’m not awake by a “certain” time (whatever that may be in the Jack Russell mind), she pounces on my chest and licks my face until I get up. This […]

Categories: Dogs, Family • Tags: artistic, Camera+, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, postaday 2013, Virginia

Toby

January 19, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

This was one of the last photos I took of Toby, a quirky dog owned by my close friend Ginny. Toby died a few weeks ago due to complications from the emergency surgery he had after ingesting a toy. He was a unique dog and one of Peppermint’s close canine friends, so as a tribute to him I enlarged this image on canvas and sent it to Ginny as a surprise. I see from the FedEx tracking that it’s […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: dog, Nikon D3s, photography, portrait, Virginia

Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday Life

September 15, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

Summers in Charleston, South Carolina, are oppressively hot and humid, but this smart dog named Lily couldn’t resist slipping away from her handler to cool off for a moment in one of the downtown fountains.

Categories: Dogs • Tags: Charleston, dog, fountain, Nikon D3s, photography, South Carolina, water, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast

March 11, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

When Peppermint first met Riptide, I wasn’t sure if she would get along with him. In addition to outweighing her by at least four times, Riptide is still a young guy, full of energy and maybe a bit extreme for her recent more conservative tastes in playmates. But from their initial meeting, the two were great pals, and they chased one another around The Hill School fields, romping and playing. Since then, Peppermint has fondly greeted Riptide whenever she sees […]

Categories: Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, contrast, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday

A Happy Anniversary

March 8, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

On March 5, 2011, I unpacked my new camera, walked outside and took a photograph of Peppermint. Now, 366 days later, I’ve clicked that shutter more than 20,000 times, taken various photography courses and seminars, found great satisfaction in iPhone photography, met terrific people with a passion for photography and writing, learned about faraway lands that I can now visually imagine, and found inspiration in others after discovering a community that’s incredibly rich with talent, energy and creativity. It’s been […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday

March 2, 2012

March 4, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

I didn’t have a lot of time to walk Peppermint. In fact, I was going to skip our outing today since looming deadlines were on my mind. But when she jumped out of the Tahoe and took off toward our favorite field while I was loading equipment, I relented. She was so happy to be out and galloped off, chasing wind-blown leaves and “hunting” for creatures in the grass. It was just 10 minutes, but it meant the world to […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: artistic, cute, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday

November 27, 2011

November 29, 2011 by Tricia Booker Photography

Yes, she might be cute, but she’s got a dark side, too. You see, when we’re at home everything’s normal. We hang out together at the office, she has her own special seat in the Tahoe, she sits with me on the sofa and we’re together almost 24/7. But when we visit Grandma Booker, it’s all about Peppermint. She has Grandma wrapped around her finger. Peppermint gets extra treats, special food and goes with Grandma and her Schnauzer Mozart each […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: artistic, cute, dog, Jack Russell, photography, postaday2011

November 23, 2011

November 26, 2011 by Tricia Booker Photography

We arrived in South Carolina this afternoon to a gorgeous fall day. Cameron immediately took off outside with his Cousins Daisy and Charley and friend Lila to play in the pond, ride bikes and explore the neighborhood. When they returned home to retrieve a bucket for their fishing expedition, they were intercepted. Gracie and George, our neighbor’s Bulldogs, challenged them for the bucket, and a game of chase ensued. It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to secure the victory, […]

Categories: Dogs • Tags: artistic, Bulldog, dog, Instagram, iPhone, photography

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