April 19, 2009; Day 352.

For the Love of a Pug.

Peter and I spent an hour at one of my favorite pedestrian bridges in Manchester in search of photography for our class. There’s never a photographic lull here. Sadly, the bridge is slowly being vandalized with graffitti and even some of the lamp posts are having rocks thrown at them. Nevertheless, many families use this bridge to walk, run, bike, and stroll with the dogs.

While we were here a couple arrived with their 4 pugs, and they allowed us to photograph them. I noted that two of them were very much like Peter’s pugs Bruiser and Molly. This one that he’s being affectionate with looks more like Bruiser. This particular expression on Peter’s face is quite fitting; a combination of bemusement and remembrance and loss…Peter had to make the heartbreaking choice to put Bruiser to sleep last year, not long before this daily project began. Although I am not a dog person, I am humbled by the love and commitment that dog-lovers have for their pets.

That's the Manchester city skyline in the background. The sun is behind us to the left; Peter is mostly in the shadow of the couple holding the dogs.

Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur

April 19, 2009; Day 352.

For the Love of a Pug.

Peter and I spent an hour at one of my favorite pedestrian bridges in Manchester in search of photography for our class. There’s never a photographic lull here. Sadly, the bridge is slowly being vandalized with graffitti and even some of the lamp posts are having rocks thrown at them. Nevertheless, many families use this bridge to walk, run, bike, and stroll with the dogs.

While we were here a couple arrived with their 4 pugs, and they allowed us to photograph them. I noted that two of them were very much like Peter’s pugs Bruiser and Molly. This one that he’s being affectionate with looks more like Bruiser. This particular expression on Peter’s face is quite fitting; a combination of bemusement and remembrance and loss…Peter had to make the heartbreaking choice to put Bruiser to sleep last year, not long before this daily project began. Although I am not a dog person, I am humbled by the love and commitment that dog-lovers have for their pets.

That's the Manchester city skyline in the background. The sun is behind us to the left; Peter is mostly in the shadow of the couple holding the dogs.

Raw: Color Temperature: 7500K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 100
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur