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04-SEP-2015

The old fishing and swimming hole

We took Sahraa back to the wild area on the DQ where a sewage treatment plant is located, the same place where she jumped into a huge pond and suddenly had to learn to swim (a few pictures back).

There was a group fishing in the pond (and they caught something), which I wanted to photograph, when suddenly Sahraa again jumped into the water (hard to see her, but lower right). This was a big step for her since I was sure after her last experience, when she couldn’t get out on her own, she wouldn’t even get near it again. Who would have ever imagined she was a water dog!

Also trying out a new camera. I hope this one is more reliable than the Mark 3 of the series. So far, so good!

“Family only” cashier, posted earlier:


Sony DSC-RX100M4
1/250s f/8.0 at 25.7mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Yiannis Pavlis07-Oct-2015 13:57
Excellent pov and composition.
hamery07-Sep-2015 06:17
Beautiful capture of the light on the pond and lovely composition, Helen. Oh ! An attractive pond for Sahraa too !! BV
Julie Oldfield06-Sep-2015 15:34
Looks wonderful, like an oasis. I see Sahraa! V
Carol Rollins05-Sep-2015 14:31
Looks like a lovely spot. Yep, I see Sahraa - good for her!
Gill Kopy05-Sep-2015 01:21
Love this with the fishermen and the lovely light on the water - and the ripples created by Sahraa :) V
Chris Morton04-Sep-2015 18:19
this looks the place to be; great that Sahraa got a swim in
Gerard Koehl04-Sep-2015 17:08
Splendide. V
Martin Lamoon04-Sep-2015 15:51
Wonderful capture with your new camera, have fun this weekend!
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Anitta04-Sep-2015 13:50
The result with you new camera looks great, Helen. Looks like a nice pond. V
Jim Coffman04-Sep-2015 13:00
Looks like a great fishing hole.. Good luck with the new camera!
Carl H. Johnson04-Sep-2015 12:52
Looks like a great place to cool off!!!~V~
danad04-Sep-2015 12:38
A nice place for relaxing and for trying to have some cool air ! V.
larose forest photos04-Sep-2015 11:49
What an oasis! It is great to see that there is some 'wilder' area on the site... more natural and appealing, and clearly it is to Sahraa too! V
marie-jose wolff04-Sep-2015 11:40
very nice place, a beautiful pond with some greenery! V
Milan Vogrin04-Sep-2015 11:36
Nice scene!
Anne Cecilie04-Sep-2015 11:28
Beautiful image! V