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Week 13... having fun with bubbles 13/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr

Congrats!! Looking forward to seeing photos - Enjoy! Oh! And Happy Birthday

Yep, completely agreed. Mr KumaAkita go soooo bored with it, he kept trying to find a modern-day doppleganger for each painting. Apparently, to his mind, there was at least one Australian cricketer and a national radio host among the collection!

And again, more comment catch up: tlc: I adore the w10 of Lacy, she looks like she's got a permanent wind maching floofing her hair! Your w11 shot of her has the most mesmerising eyes. Your w12 group shot is great - nice to see a group of doggies getting along so nicely. I really like your second photo in w12, her face is great. She seems to be thinking deeply about something. ktig: Paddy in the water is just adorable, so very brave :D His face of concentration in w11 is brilliant! I love Paddy's little foot in the tunnel, marching like a soldier. So very cute. AnnieK: Poor Phoebe in w10! Glad the other owner is coming to the party with the bills... She look so mopey! I love her spazzy face in w11 - gotta love how deeply dogs can sleep. good to see Phoebe back to normal in w12. I share her love of birthday parties :laugh: MnDM: I love your w10 collection, especially the one of Benson. They look like they enjoyed themselves. Wow! Your w11 collection is brilliant. Your dogs certainly can jump!! Great timing on your photos. And I love their portraits in w12, very clever idea. Snook: that shot of Justice is great, hope he does really well at obedience :) I really like the colours in your w11 photo, and what a random but cute bridge! And cheeky Justice drinking from the sink :laugh: Jack n Dashs mum: Happy Birthday Dash! I like the treatments you used on your photos. I love your w11 and 12 photos, they look like such good friends. GregW: Zoe looks comfy in her bed! Your week 11 shot is fab - she looks like she enjoys her morning exercise :) MrRedDog: Another lovely shot of Bella, tho she doesn't look like she wants to sit still, either! Nice shoty of Roxy in w12 - again, I'm not so sure she wanted to be still!! Stonecutter: Your catchup collection of Ziva is brilliant, she looks like such a vibrant outgoing girl.

Another comment catchup from me: dogfan: w9 - love the pink flower, very nice colours! The parsely flowers are cool and the magpie photo is great. butternut: love Storm, such a dorky but lovable face. Cool bubbles in w10, great idea. I could eat those smarties - another great idea! redangel: does the poodie cheat at cards?? I love the flock of birds - really nice sky and great colour in that photo. Hope you're on the mend soon too! This flu has been a killer!! MnDM: lovely photo of your neice, so precious. Your two birdy photos are amazing, such detail and colour. Anniek: Cowboy is sporting a lovely glow! Luki is so cute, such an enquiring face. I love your collage of the girly grey, such a cute overbite:) Plus your collage of running greys is awesome, they are such amazing dogs. kja: Love your w10 sunrise, so jealous of that view. Hope you find Puppeh a home soon, he is just too cute for words. Another awesome sunrise in w12, your girls have an awesome playground. Evolving: Echo looks like she's having a blast! Echo's a good catch, and you're talented for being able to coordinate treat chucking and camera clicking! gapvic: I love your week 10 and 11 selfies. Your week 10 especially. Naughty you crossing into the No Go Zone :laugh: fattima: cute glass kitty! And those shoes are amazing - very high! I'd topple over, for sure ;) I love the boat captain, he looks like he'd take you places :laugh: and I really like the use of the bike reflection in your w12 shot, well done. MrRedDog: Great texture shot, really nice. Yum, that lady bug cake looks delish! Huga: Your week 10 monsters shot is very clever. Thanks for explaining your technique! And the multi-huga shot is brilliant. You're so bloody clever. Gosh and the paper planes! again, you're so very talented. MTD: Love your travelling shots - Glen Innes and The Ridge are awesome spots. You've captured their beauty well. I love frog shot - so cute. That stick insect is fab! Took me a while to work out what it was, I blame looking at it on my iphone ;) Flaves: More adorable shots of your pup, absolutely gorgeous. Your horse collage is great, you've captured some lovely motion shots there. CrazyCresties: Two very awesome insect shots - the dragon fly is amazing. dwyenwen: that there is a lotta Corona! I also really like your flower shot too, so vivid. Yum! Nice macaroon :) Isn't the renaissance exhibit beautiful? we went over Christmas.

I love the blur of Stevie's tail! They look like they had fun :)

Week 12 - On the Sick List 12/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr

Week 12: 12/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr I've got a stinking headcold and have been on the couch covered in a blanket of tissues for the better part of this week. Kuma has been entertaining himself while i've been recuperating. He's gotten each and every one of his toys out of his toy box and spread them to the far reaches of this house. Periodically going and playing with them all. He's actually been such a good dog, given he's not had a walk since Monday morning. Love having a fluffy companion who licks your face if you snore whilst snoozing on the couch :laugh:

Looks like they enjoyed themselves :laugh:

Then Kuma must be some kinda weirdo... his last for ages. Probably 1-2 months. The bigger rawhide bone things can last for 6 or more months. :laugh: He's not much of a chewer.

Bugger, bugger, bugger. The roulettes just flew overhead.... I rushed outside to snap a few shots. My camera wouldn't take a photo, it would focus but couldn't capture anything. I'm starting to fret there is something wrong with my new camera. Nope, some idiot left her SD card in the computer. :laugh:

Catching up! Week 10 10/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr Week 11 11/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr

Just quickly popping in to catch up! Week 10 10/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr Week 11 - I took this one through a window, I caught Kuma soaking up the last warmth of the day on a beautiful Sunday afternoon... 11/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr

Akita is the American Akita, like my boy. Bigger and boofer. The Akita Inu is a Japanese Akita which looks a lot like a Shiba only bigger. They originated from the same breed, with the American being bred after ww2 when the Akita was all but wiped out in Japan. Wiki has a good explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_(dog) Can I ask why this shouldn't be viewed in a similar vein to Drug Testing at the Olympics? Might be a very narrow and naive view, but hear me out... At the Olympics there are tens of thousands of competitors, not all of them are tested. The medal winners are, as are a random selection of athletes in high profile sports (those where there have been proven cases of steroid abuse previously, i.e. athletics, etc). I read somewhere that over 10,500 competitors will be tested during the 2012 London Games, some of these would be repeat test of competitors. The drug testing in elite sports hasn't eliminated all doping, but it has decreased the occurrence, and those who are caught are being named and shamed. Am I being too naive with that thinking??

Coming back for comments! gazellehound: Ahhh the post bath shake, great shot! AnnieK: How adorable is Phoebe in her little sunhat?? Good to see she's gotten the slip slop slap message. The photo with her bone is great, I really like the POV. ktig: Poor Paddington waiting desperately. Just such an adorable face. And yes, "summer" has been pretty ordinary! Snook: sorry, I'm no good with a title! But it's a great shot of Justice, he looks like a superhero! Your w9 photo is great too, I love the location - quite architectural. MnDM: Monet looks most comfortable there. I adore that Diva cuddles Juddy, just so sweet. What's caught Benson's attention?? Must be something good! Juddy's solo portrait is cute, if a tad mischievious. I love your week 9 photos. Your pack seems like the best of friends ;) MrRedDog: Really beautiful colours in the dog's fur. Hope they made good friends ;) Kuma agrees with Bella, it would be awesome if the rain let up for a while. GregW: A regal shot of Zoe having a rest. Nice nose! :) Jack and Dash's Mum: Glad you got my message, I'm happy to see your photos in their full glory! Dash is adorable post-bath. The two of them in the back of the car is cute and them and :laugh: them ganging up on Bruno... they also look like they enjoyed the trip to the beach!! TLC: Great shot of Lacy! She looks like she's ready for adventure. DSO: I love your Bailey and Jess Shots. Sooo cute! ok, think that's everyone... sorry if I missed anything

Ahhh as much as I love the long haired Akita, the thought of that much fur give me nightmares :laugh: I'm happy with grooming a standard Akita :D

Catching up on comments (again... oneday I'll keep on top of this...): AnnieK: Oscar at the beach is just precious! Your photos capture a great spirit. :laugh: at Forrest! I think he's handsome. MnDM: Your W8 spidey is great! I love the colours, not so much in love with the spidey itself... I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, that photo is a lovely tribute. Dogfan: Awesome flock of chooks. They look like they have a great life with you :) Butternut: Nice Pano of Sydney! I also really like the flower, such great detail. KJA: Nice sunrise, Tilly looks like she's enjoying the view ;) I really like the monocrome in your week 9 photo. gapvic: I really like the ethereal feeling of your week 9 photo. Very nice. MrRedDog: Beautiful colours in the rhubarb shot. The Chinese lantern photo is brilliant! Again, great colour, added to an interesting view point. Fattima: I like the aspect of the building you've caught. It's an interesting view! Flaves: Your little pup is still adorable! I wanna stroke his ears :D Evolving: Finn's looking beautiful! Great motion capture. Plus, adorable fluffy puppy photo! Dwynwen: Eeek another spidey shot! I like how it's kinda glowing in the light. Your Light and Movement photo is great, tho I'm feeling a bit seasick looking at it! LMSW: How much has Rosco grown! That's a really good shot. I like all three of your Selfies, well done :) MTD: Sad but beautiful photo. Huga: Your week 8 and 9 selfies are great. I'm very impressed with the bathtub shot. CrazyCresties: Pretty dove! The skink photo is great, it looks like it's on a mission! redangel: very clever - I'm most jealous of your artistic skills, I can't draw a straight line with a ruler ;) The Bug shot is amazing! Congrats to your daughter, her photo is really nice - must get her talent from her mum :)

That so needs to be filmed... I foresee Australia's Funniest Home Video's in that dog's future :) Oh, and you should get Panto some Mr Whippy. She'll love it :D

I resorted to my iPhone for my week 9 shot... in my defence, Kuma was intently watching TV and it was a too good an opportunity to miss and it was all I had in my reach!! 09/52 by KumaAkita, on Flickr I'll come back and comment soon...

My week 9 photo This is Aus Ch Apolar Gun Slinger, AKA Dante, D-Man and the Little Rock Star. He's such an awesome little dude. Owned by DOL's Bjelkier. This was taken at Canberra Royal, 26 February 2012 09/52 - Dante by KumaAkita, on Flickr I'll come back and comment on everyone's a bit later (should really be working ;) )

use photoshop or similar editing software.

I have the 50mm 1.8G lens - it's the newer version of the 1.8D and it comes with autofocus. I bought mine here. It's a fab little lens and is hardly off my my camera.

I stumbled across this on facebook today - anyone in Canberra participating?? Canberra Photo Marathon Looks like it could be fun!

I ordered mine through DigitalRev - their courier company sends you an email and a tracking number. I spent (wasted?) so much time watching the progress of my parcel :laugh: Getting very excited every time it made a step along the delivery chain! Sooo sad. I'm sure you're going to have a ball with your new camera. :D

Woooooooo!! lucky duck. Can't wait to see piccies :) Waiting for the delivery is so hard!!