These were taken on Sunday 6/25/06 in Turlock in the middle of the day in blazing heat; the lighting was very harsh and difficult to deal with, and you can see that many of the dogs are soaking wet. Still learning my timing on jump shots and also how to get the moving dog sharp in the image (it's that learning curve again). The jump was an interesting choice of subject as it required a hard turn to the right; you can see how many of the dogs did contortions to accommodate their handlers' directions.

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