Monday 12 February 2007

29. A San Francisco Dachshund


A few days ago I reported that two of my favorite dog photographers were Elliott Erwitt and Jim Dratfield.

Another of my favorites is Jon (unknown surname) from San Francisco who regularly photographs dogs tied up outside shops around the city, and posts them on his Blog.

Apart from his knack for capturing just the right expression on the dogs’ faces, he always offers great insight as to what he reckons the beasts might be thinking. He has a few photos of dachshunds, but here’s my favorite, above. And here’s what he wrote to go with it:

"With just his eyes and nothing else, this dude attempted to negotiate with me the purchase of an eighteen-foot-tall powered-armor robot battle suit, for purposes unspecified. He seemed unfazed that such a thing did not actually exist. Sometimes it's good that dachschunds don't get any bigger than they do."

Photo and words by Jon, San Francisco of
www.automatedredemption.com/flavorcountry/dogblog