We got a decent amount of snow this weekend (3-4″) in Springfield, so I decided to take my roommate’s dog, Sylar, out back and play with him in the snow and try to capture the magic that is Sylar running around like a fool with my camera at the same time. He’s a one year old Siberian Husky, so the cold and snow are nothing to him, but it was a little much for, so I bundled up and headed out with just my 50mm f/1.8 (so I didn’t have to worry about zooming), set it on aperture-preferred mode at f/5.6, +0.7 EV (b/c I knew the camera would try to underexpose all of the white) and on continuous focus (because Sylar doesn’t stand still when playing is involved) and snapped off several pictures before I got too cold and wen’t back inside.

The shot above was taken after I successfully managed to steal Sylar’s duck away (not an easy task) and he actually sat still long enough for me to take a decent portrait of him. Usually when I have his toy he looks more like this:

Ready to pounce or run as soon as the toy leaves my hand. Most of the time he has his toy though (in this case, the duck):

He’s playing with it, but he’s got his eye on you and he’s ready to take off the moment you get too close:

And then it’s rinse and repeat: get away, lay down, run! He’s fun though, and you can tell he loves the snow – it’s like he was bred to love it or something.

Hope everyone is having a great 2010 so far. If you’re some place where it’s cold and snowy, stay warm, and most of all, stay safe. And if you’re someplace where it’s warm and sunny, then we should be friends and you should invite me to come visit.