Take a road trip. Eschew interstates and major highways. Stop for everything that somewhat grabs your attention. Allow for plenty of time to soak in the weird and the beautiful. Take tons of photos. A recipe for happy.
While putting together a submission for Lonely Planet Images I decided to do a series of blog posts. Here is part one in my series on travel.
I found this sweet, sweet dog on the corner of Neely Ferry and Hipps Road in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was in the middle of the road, wearing no collar and looked completely lost and confused, so I picked her up to see if I could find her person. I had her scanned for a microchip at Cedar Lake Animal Hospital, and she doesn’t have one. I have also searched the Lost Dog ads and posted her as a Found Dog on several websites. No one has called about her (well, one guy, but it wasn’t his dog). I know that this is a strange place to post about a found dog, but thought it couldn’t hurt and I could show lots of photos. Also, I am hoping to find her a home, so if you are looking to adopt a dog in the Greenville, SC area please be in touch. She is sweet as can be! More info about her below the photos.
Please share this post with anyone you know who may have lost a dog like this or anyone who may want to adopt a dog like this. She will need to be spayed and get her shots and all that. She is clean and flea free (I gave her a bath and put Advantage on her). She seems housebroken, but the longest I have left her alone is 45 minutes and I take her out often. She has been sleeping in the bathroom, since I didn’t know if she would go to the bathroom in the house or not, and she goes right to sleep and sleeps all night. I really have never seen a dog adjust as well as her. I would keep her, but i just really don’t want the responsibility of a dog. I am happy to foster her until I find the right home where she will be loved and well-cared for. Thank you for looking!
For the first time ever I am offering framed fine art prints. I’m doing a soft launch today with three collections: The California Desert Collection (featured above), The Abandoned Collection and The Railroad Boneyard Collection. I will be refining the offerings, but I wanted to get his launched so that there is still time for you to order these for holiday presents. You will need to register on the site in order to store your favorites and keep items saved in your shopping cart. You can always access the store through http://brendaernst.com/proofs/.
All framed fine art prints are 10% off through December 5, 2011 as an early bird special. Additionally, all friends and family can use the coupon code available only through liking Brenda Ernst Photography on Facebook for an additional 15% off through December 10, 2011. Remember, the early bird special of 10% off is only available through December 5th, so to get the extra whammy of savings, order by December 5, 2010. Please share this offering with everyone you know who might be interested in some original Brenda Ernst Photography Fine Art Prints. Thank you so much! Oh, gift certificates are also available if you know someone who needs some framed art on their wall, but don’t know if they’ll appreciate a 12×18 of my mug.
Last summer, in July 2010, I traveled to the Galapagos Islands to shoot a trip for Mountain Travel Sobek. I was on the sailing ship the Mary Anne with six MTS guests, the trip leader and the ship’s crew. I just received the 2012 trip catalog in the mail and a few of my shots were used in the Galapagos section. The catalog was already in press check at the printer when I returned to the states, so I don’t think the art director had any time to select the best shots, but a couple of cute ones did make it in there. I just went to their website to check if they put any new shots on there and noticed that they are using one of my shots in the home page slide show. The last shot in the gallery below is a screen grab of the MTS website with my shot, but first… a gallery of some other random photos from the trip…
WARNING!: THERE ARE GRAPHIC IMAGES OF DEAD ANIMALS IN THIS POST. I think they are kind of beautiful, but I felt you should be warned…
I also took the last two shots of the expired 3000 speed black and white Polaroid film that I had loaded in my Land 340. Unfortunately, the last image didn’t come out.
