Sunday 24 February 2013

Askal

My aunt's dog in the Philippines. I forget his name. He's a mutt, commonly known as an askal.


When I met him for the first time he was extremely wary of me. Being a new face/smell he wasn't used to me at all and every time I got even a little bit close to him he would panic and bark his little head off. When I went back to my aunt's house a few days later, it was as if the previous day never happened; he was wagging his tail, hopping up on his hind legs and licking my hand. Endless licking. He even did that puppy thing where he would gently bite on my finger like he was teething, but always being aware to not actually crunch my digit in his mouth.


Just like that.

I did the old point & shoot and managed to get him licking his nose. It's a bit blurry because I just stuck to Program Auto mode and it picked a pretty wide aperture/slow shutter speed on my 35mm prime. I only learned how to use a fast shutter with exposure compensation a few weeks ago (me = still a noob) which would have given a sharper shot, but I like the blurriness that came as a result.

I made sure to let him nibble my finger after.

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