The Dog Show

The Land O’Lakes Dog Show was happening in St Paul this weekend. It was an opportunity for me to take my camera out for something new and different to start off the new decade!

Truth be told, although I absolutely LOVE dogs, I am not too fond of dog shows. My goal was to capture candid moments behind the scenes during the 90 minutes I roamed the show floor with my camera. Here are the photographs I captured.

Which is your favorite photograph?

Shot with the X-Pro 2 and 35mm. I thought I needed more reach than my usual 23mm on X100F but I found that I was often too close and the X100F would have been a better choice. Live and learn!

Tags: Dog show, Dogs, Grooming

14 thoughts on “The Dog Show”

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Prodigal Knot on February 13, 2020 at 11:57 am said:

Wasn’t sure how to tell you which one(s) I liked, but based on your file names, I liked #20, #11, and #2, in that order. In order of appearance, the top one is my favorite, with the French Bulldog 2nd.

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eremophila on January 7, 2020 at 8:45 pm said:

I agree with loving dogs, and not dog shows, for all the reasons shown in the great photos.
Let’s let dogs be dogs!😀

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- Valérie Jardin on January 8, 2020 at 10:06 am said:
  
  I hear you 😉
  
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Carissa on January 7, 2020 at 7:54 am said:

It’s a toss up between your first photograph and the happy Corgi.

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- Valérie Jardin on January 7, 2020 at 10:10 am said:
  
  Thanks for visiting the blog Carissa!
  
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Mike Beanch on January 6, 2020 at 8:15 pm said:

I love seeing the French Poodles in all their glory at the dog show and the Afghan Hound is gorgeous. Of course, watching the people interact with their dogs is fascinating.

Nice work, as always.

If you ever go on Sunday the crowds are thinner but the behind the scenes action is less as well.

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- Valérie Jardin on January 7, 2020 at 10:11 am said:
  
  Thanks Mike! I’ll definitely go again. Love the behind the scenes best 🙂
  
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smithps2007 on January 6, 2020 at 3:56 pm said:

Like the concept of using the camera jpegs pretty much soc. What film simulation, settings are you using?

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- Valérie Jardin on January 6, 2020 at 3:58 pm said:
  
  Acros yellow filter
  
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valerievaillant on January 6, 2020 at 12:25 pm said:

Definitely the 1st one, the man looks like a french actor from the 50’s, but I can’t remember his name (too young to remember!!) and the 13th. Great pics!!! Bravo

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- Valérie Jardin on January 6, 2020 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  Merci madame! 😉
  
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Fred LAURENT on January 6, 2020 at 11:44 am said:

On se croirait dans une série d’Elliott Erwitt. Beau travail !

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- Valérie Jardin on January 6, 2020 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Merci Fred! 🙂
  
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