-- (photos) of dogs and gulls

I've been wanting to learn more about photography, taking pictures like mad ever since I got a small digital point & shoot for my birthday. So today Dan offered to take me to the dog park for an intro lesson using his old Nikon D70, an "SLR" camera which I've learned means "Single Lens Reflex," meaning you can switch lenses. (I may update this definition when my photography guru friends read my simplified understanding and elaborate.)

Dan, prepared with water, dog toys and
camera equipment: all the necessities.

And the dog's airborne!

He still has the energy of a pup
despite being 5 years old.

Posing in the sun.

Maybe the only thing I really hate about dogs...

Seagulls standing on a thin patch of ice.

Gulls taking flight.

And the moon tonight; large and beautiful, still low
in the sky. I took this from a supermarket parking
lot, aiming the lens above the urban landscape.