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The Road HomeThe Razors Edge
of Darkness
Is Where We Find...
The Road Home
In our youth, we struggle to break free, to leave home and create our own distinct lives. Then, we spend those lives trying to create our ideal vision of home. Often we find it. But just as often it is found along the difficult edge of night.
This is Orca, my companion, my friend, my protector. He often comes on photo expeditions with me, and has frequently been of great help.
Update - November 22, 2010
The Road Home has been selected by The Road Home K9 Rescue for promotion. They are a a non-profit organization that helps to save Border Collies and other dogs.
The print is being featured on a calendar, on note cards and other products. Proceeds from all items purchased support The Road Home K9 Rescue www.cafepress.com/roadhomek9/7…
If you are looking for a unique gift this Christmas season that will support this non-profit organization, please consider making a purchase.
For information please contact Cathy info@theroadhome-dogs.org
August 2012 - the original signed canvas print has been sold. No others are available.
March 29, 2014, Orca, the dog in the picture passed away this morning. He was 14 years old. He will be remembered and missed.
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This is just beautiful and absolutely stunning. The shades of the trees create this desire to be there in this moment. I just adore the almost antiquity of this picture. The old wood barn, the oranges of the trees and the hints of green as well as the shades of grasses really paint almost a memory that I as a viewer have. Your work is stunning and gorgeous. Your dog also is what really makes this picture very special. My childhood friend was a beautiful border collie just the same. The variation of black and white as well as brown paws and whiskery mane about his face reminds me of your friend here.
Best of wishes to a fellow photographer
~Haley
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Hi Haley,
Thank for your visit and your comment on "The Road Home". Orca was indeed a very special friend. This was one of the first pictures I took with him. I rarely ever set out to take a picture of him, but there are a few exceptions. He came with me pretty much everywhere so even when he was not in a picture, he most often was there, behind the scenes keeping me safe and giving me company.
Thanks again for your visit.
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This is one shot of yours that I haven't seen before. It's a beautiful work, Wayne
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thanks John.
There are only two copies of this piece in existence. One is owned by the K9 rescue org, the other my my son Daniel. Orca was Daniel's dog. He was 14 when we got him. When Daniel left home, Orca chose me which caused some conflict for Daniel and I. So I stopped calling orca "my dog" and referred to him only as "my boy". He is still my boy...
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Beautiful photograph! It gives me a feeling of hope and has a great composition and colors!
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Thanks, it is a "built" photo, much like a painting is done. The dog is my son's, but Daniel has been away for many years, so Orca, has chosen me. He is now 14 years old and a dear friend.
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Have known a few, absolutely wonderous companions!
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yes i read ur description 
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wayne , your lovely work has been featured here[link]
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it has been around, but buried.
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i like this shot and it makes me miss the border collie of my childhood and running in the fields of Missouri and Virginia with him
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Orca is a great companion who travels with me.
Every day we go for a walk in the country. Right now it there is snow on the ground. On Tuesday we had walked about a mile and returned to the truck. I discovered that I had lost my keys. We were three miles from home, and I had a class to teach in 2 hours. There was no option but to walk the mile again and try to find the keys. We were almost at the end of the distance we had walked, and had not found the keys. I was getting ready for a cold walk home (it was -15 ºC) when I saw Orca spin around and poke his nose into the snow. He had found my keys. We went back to the truck and drove home.
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Good story! I walk in the fields behind my house (many pics on my page) but no dog these days.
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I always work alone and get into areas and situations where help would be a long time coming. For the first years I just took Orca, but now I travel with a locator. That was if I have trouble, I can signal for help. I can also just let my love know that I am OK and exactly where I am. Cell phones don't work in most of the places i go, so satellite is the only option.
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I just got caught by this stunning potograph!. Loved the colours, and the mood, it gives me a peaceful sentation. Sorry about my english.
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you did not need to make the correction.
The picture is old, and it is not really a photograph, but more of a manipulation, though the same negative is used over and over. The picture had gained some small usefulness, and is used by "Road Home K9 Rescue". For me, it is an honour to have them use the image.
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I understand now, to be sincere i do not know much about photography, just a little about composition and colours to set the mood in a picture, which in my opinion is the basic to an image, but if we take it to the practice with a camera, i'm just a baby. For sure i will read some entries of yours about photography, i want to improve too.
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good luck with the reading.
if you have questions you can ask.
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I like this picture. The dog is so cute 
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thanks, it is a rather special piece. The dog is Orca, he is my companion and travels with me most places. The image has also been sold to K9 Rescue. They are an organization that rescues Border Collies. They have the rights to use it in advertising so you may see more of it.
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Beautiful shot. I wish there was a higher resolution available.
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I am sorry, but dA makes it impossible to protect my work if I post higher resolutions. If you want to see the quality, you can check it out on my other gallery which will give you small sections at full resolution. [link]
thanks for your visit.
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O.K., I admit...it's the dog that puts the icing on the cake here. Auto fave!
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lol... yup that's my puppy. He travels with me when I go into the field to take pictures.
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me too, I always had a dog when I was a boy.... now I have one again.
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