NADD Copper Classic Dog Show
A dog and his best friend, the bone in mid air.
On Sunday, the 26th of January, 2025, we rode down to Surprise, AZ, a city to the northwest of Phoenix. Deana has a friend that shows Whippets, so we thought we’d go down and enjoy the show. It has been cold here for a while, thus it was a pleasure to go down to the valley where it was 66°F. In fact, the sun was beating down. The weather was, indeed, shorts and t-shirts weather.
We arrived a wee bit late. We were unable to see the entire show, but we still had a blast. I enjoyed photographing the AKC North American Diving Dogs. I took the Sony A7Cii, the LA EA5 adapter, Minolta Maxxum 70-210mm f/4, Minolta Maxxum 35-70mm f/4, and Viltrox 40mm f/2.5. The adapter and lenses worked great. There were a few instances when the lens focused out to infinity and back, causing me to miss the shot, but it did amazingly well for its age. I had character recognition turned on for animals, and it did not disappoint. It did not disappoint.
We hung out for a few hours and then headed home. After shooting over 400 photographs with the mechanical shutter and the adapter, it still had half a battery left. This camera has been a pleasure to use. Let me know what you think of the photographs. I’d appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
