DallasNagata.com - Photography, Art, and Writing by Dallas Nagata White » japanese spitz http://dallasnagata.com A blog by a photographer/artist from Hawaii. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:23:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Koda’s Bathtime Adventures http://dallasnagata.com/2011/12/kodas-bathtime-adventures/ http://dallasnagata.com/2011/12/kodas-bathtime-adventures/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:13:04 +0000 admin http://dallasnagata.com/?p=867 As many of you know, Ed and I are blessed to have the most wonderful dog in the world – our 2 year old Japanese Spitz, Kodachrome. We often brag that her only downside is the excessive amounts of white fur that plague our house and wardrobes (wearing our photographer-blacks means lint rollers are kept everywhere!), because she stays very clean on her own, despite being a white dog. However, there are times when she manages to somehow get herself dirty enough to require a bath, and so it’s off to the laundry room sink for her! Here are photos from today’s bath time, and I hope they amuse you as much as they amuse me – my dog makes the best expressions!

Dramatic punishment lighting.

Priceless expression of woe and resentment.

Sad dog is sad.

The water was a little warm, so she started panting, but it looks like a smile!

I love catching Koda in a yawn.

REVENGE!!! (Totally worth it for these shots)

Koda is evolving into a seal!

Doing a Hayao Miyazaki-wolf impression

She immediately jumped onto the couch, getting it all wet...but she got love from her daddy anyway.

My smiley dog is happy it's over with!

]]> http://dallasnagata.com/2011/12/kodas-bathtime-adventures/feed/ 1 Happy Halloween! http://dallasnagata.com/2011/10/happy-halloween-2/ http://dallasnagata.com/2011/10/happy-halloween-2/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:46:11 +0000 admin http://dallasnagata.com/?p=783 Happy Halloween from Koda the Tamago Sushi!

But if you really want to know what Koda thinks of her costume…:

“Mom, this costume sucks!”

“I should have gone as something SCARY!”

Sorry Koda, maybe next year!

PS. Here’s Koda’s 2009 ‘ghost’ costume!

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Now it’s really time for bed!

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]]> http://dallasnagata.com/2009/12/happy-holidays-2009/feed/ 1 Koda In The Morning http://dallasnagata.com/2009/12/koda-in-the-morning/ http://dallasnagata.com/2009/12/koda-in-the-morning/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:38:46 +0000 admin http://dallasnagata.com/?p=298 Koda loves Kula so much better than Honolulu…green grass, cool mornings, and all the sticks she can chew!

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Today, Kodak announced that they will no longer be making Kodachrome film. But it will live on forever, partly in Koda’s name, partly in Paul Simon’s song, and as a legend amongst photographers.  I’ve never shot Kodachrome film myself, because by the time I was into photography it was far too expensive to buy and process for it to be wasted on me, but I do have this roll of Kodachrome 64 that I will keep as a memento of a different era in photography.

This photo was processed with the demo version of Alien Skin’s Exposure 2, set to Kodachrome 64. It’s unfortunate that this filter will be a ghost of film past, but at least it’s something?

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Quick little painting I did…wishing for a Japanese Spitz of my own….

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