Spring Hunt Test Is Coming Up!

Posted on April 6, 2019April 6, 2019 by debibishop

It’s almost time for Sand & Sage Retriever Club’s annual spring hunt test in Othello, WA. It will be an action packed weekend where dog owners and handlers come together in rural Eastern Washington, along with their
retrievers, to brave the chill of spring. There will more than likely be some wind, some rain, and probably even a few ticks! (Arghh!!) But even so, I am very excited to be returning again to photograph the enthusiastic, gorgeous and intelligent retrievers. Their skill and athleticism is amazing to witness, and the hard work and training their handlers have invested into them is quite evident.

In September of 2018, I came away from the fall hunt test with thousands of beautiful photographs which are available for viewing in a separate online photo gallery

Digital photographs from 2017 & 2018 hunt test are now on sale for a limited time!

See the coupon code in the online gallery for details:

Here below are the highlights of the Sand & Sage fall hunt test 2018.

Sand & Sage Fall Hunt Test 2018

Sand & Sage AKC Hunt Test – Retrievers!

Posted on February 3, 2018April 6, 2019 by debibishop

Retriever Dog Hunt Test – Othello, WA September 30th – October 1st 2017

Retriever Dogs! – Beautiful, Handsome, Agile, Smart, Enthusiastic, Energetic, CRAZY! Black, Brown, Golden, Yellow & White.

Golden Retriever from Sand & Sage Hunt Test September 2017

Enjoy retriever dog photos performing in a hunt test in the videos below.

I’m a little late to the party, but I finally put some of my favorites from last autumn’s Sand & Sage AKC hunt test to video. I photographed this event near Othello, WA over a beautiful autumn weekend. I am really looking forward to the next hunt test coming up in April of 2018.

If you are an owner or handler from this event looking for prints or digital downloads, visit the photo gallery here.

Here are dogs that competed in the Junior division.

And here are some favorites from the Masters division.

And last, but not least, enjoy the senior division here.

Thirst No More – The Gift Of Living Water

Posted on August 23, 2017September 12, 2018 by debibishop

Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.
Revelations 22

I created this video by adding animation to still photos plus several of my favorite bible scriptures from John 4 and Revelations 22 about living water. Enjoy His gift…

Oh Deer

Posted on March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 by debibishop

White-Tailed Deer In A Montana Cherry Orchard

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could go no further than just a few steps outside your front door to see beautiful creatures such as these white-tailed deer? Well maybe not, if you’re a gardener. As a photographer though, I was happy to see these young bucks and does deer roaming nearby on a beautiful autumn day in Montana, just off the shore of Flathead Lake where I was visiting family.

White-tailed deer in Montana cherry orchard

Click on photo above or video below to see more of these beautiful whitetail deer.

No one is you, and that is your power.

Posted on December 1, 2016March 1, 2017 by debibishop

New wall art today, available on Etsy. Soft and velvety black rose petals closeup.

(Click on image for more info.)

Fine Art Featured This Week

Posted on September 2, 2016March 1, 2017 by debibishop

Here’s a gallery of some of my fine art pieces that were featured this week on Fine Art America in the following groups…

Flora

Fine Art Professionals

Images That Excite You

Sunrise And Sunset Seascapes

Visions Of Spring – Glances Of Summer

All The Natural Beauty Of This World

Greeting Cards For All Occasions

To see my entire collection of home decor and wall art offerings, click here.

The bench man

Blackbird singing from a bare branch at sunrise

Pretty weeds

Forest of trees on a Montana mountain.

Beautiful sunset on Florida gulf coast

Sun rising over lupine and balsamroot

Horse and rider in a galaxy fantasy scene.

High desert monarch butterfly resting on pretty milkweed

Golden sun sinking into Columbia river

Woman walking under weeping willow branches in sunlight

Pink Hollyhocks

Sun setting across the waters of the Columbia River in Eastern Washington

Normal Day

Posted on August 13, 2016November 11, 2017 by debibishop

Feathers in the wind

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.

Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart.

Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.

Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so.

One day I shall dig my nails into the earth,

or bury my face in the pillow,

or stretch myself taut,

or raise my hands to the sky and want,

more than all the world,

your return.”

― Mary Jean Irion

Let The Heavens Declare!

Posted on August 13, 2016March 1, 2017 by debibishop

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
~Psalms 19:1

When the world feels upside down, I like to look up. The sky is an ever changing canvas, from night to day, from season to season. A multi-colored canvas painted with dramatic compositions and vistas as a constant reminder of the glory of God, the creator.

Blood Red Sunset

Windy Blue

Rolling In

Solar Flare

Heaven’s Doves

Way Up There

Beyond The Horizon

Pretty Pink

Peace Be With You

Columbia River Sunset

Hazy Sky

Rolling Fog

Good Day

Let It Rain

Fly Over

Rain In The Forecast

Transmission Lines

Let The Sun Go Down

Dreamy Sky

Fly Away Home

Morning Fog

Sky On Fire

Gloom And Doom

End Of A Beautiful Day

Highway In The Sky

Reeds And Sky

Starry Night

Big Sky

Blue Cross

Heavenly Cloudscape

Twisted Clouds

Morning Over The Desert

Good Morning Sunshine!

Fly In The Sky

Wispy

Heavenly Storm

Cotton Candy Sky

Visions

Drama Over The Rockies

Tiny Horses

Beautiful Day

Pastel Sky

Winter Flight

Misty

Gold Over Rooftops

Good Morning Beautiful

Let It Rain

Morning Glow

POWERful

Blue Moon

Soft

Ominous Sky

Mirrored Sunset

Storm Coming

The Hills Are Thirsty

Up And Away

Sunset In Pink

Fire In The Sky

Sky Is Falling

Dog And Sky

Rain Clouds

Let The Heavens Declare

Life Is Always Better With A Dog

Posted on August 11, 2016March 1, 2017 by debibishop

Who better to share your secrets and burdens of the day with than a loyal and trusted furry friend?

It’s A Dog’s Life

Posted on August 5, 2016October 3, 2016 by debibishop

DOGS — Big one, little ones, pure bred, mixed breed, fat, skinny, fluffy, fast or slow. I haven’t met one I didn’t like yet. I have two of my own — a red heeler mix cattle dog and a mini-schnauzer. They make quite the pair. Not a day in my life goes by that they don’t brighten it up in one way or another. If you are a dog lover, I know that you know exactly what I mean by that.

Dogs are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. To learn more about my “petography” sessions, contact me with the form below for more information. Let’s take a walk in the park (or your back yard) and create some CRAZY BEAUTIFUL images of you and your BEST FRIEND for memories you will treasure for many years.