Tails of Hawai’i – part 2

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Who needs a time-out from life to look at cute wigglers? You do! I do! We all do!

Indeed it is time for the follow up on my previous Tails of Hawai’i post, so here is part 2! I photographed these cutie pies during the Da Kine Canine Festival in Kailua (O’ahu), a fun wiggly event organized by the awesome people of Island Dog Magazine. Except for one, and we’ll get to that later.

The line was long (so this is just a selection of images) and I worked as fast as I could. This time I had the chance to set up a photo booth with backdrop in a covered area, so there was no direct sunlight moving around to either help or hinder my work. But we were in a very shaded area of a covered parking, so I figured a touch of fill flash would work well to open up shadows.

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I do know that they are all adorable, but, except for a couple, I don’t really know the names of these cutie pies, so if you do, please fill in the blanks for me in the comments below.

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And I just had to include these two little girls with their pups in the post! The portrait below is one of my absolute favorites, ever! I have a sequence of about 3-4 images of her and her little pup, but I really love the expression in this one.

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And here comes the superstar, Miss Hokulani, or the most elegant Pomeranian in Hawai’i, who clearly channeled Coco Chanel for this occasion. Hokulani has also been a cover girl for Island Dog Magazine, as well as featured in several pawesome calendars. You can see more about her here.

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The Da Kine Canine Festival also featured a costume contest, so quite a few of the wigglers showed up wearing costumes, like this adorable little witch above.

And below is the exception, as I photographed this sweet girl for the cover of Island Dog Magazine on the porch of Washington Place, a historic landmark building in Honolulu and also the residence of the current Governor of Hawai’i. Her name is Kanoa, which menans “the liberator” in Hawaiian, and she is a Shetland Sheepdog. At the time of this portrait, Kanoa’s human dad, such Neil Abercrombie, was Governor of Hawai’i, so Kanoa was First Dog.

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Wiggles and Woofs everyone!

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YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY THESE OTHER WIGGLERS

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AND IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH, CLICK HERE FOR MORE TALES OF TAILS!

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