Sundogs 06/2005 - Les Gamble

Sundogs are also known as "parhelia", the word Greek meaning "beside the Sun." Whose dogs are they? Perhaps the Norse sky-god Odin, who did have two hounds/wolves named Geri (Ravener) and Freki (Glutton). This photo is the best effort from a full film worth I took one evening in late June. All of the frames were over exposed (despite feverish bracketing) and it's only been with the help of Photoshop that I have rescued two of them. Photograph taken with hand held Pentax ME Super, 28mm f/2.8 lens @ smallest aperture, ISO 400 film. Print scanned then doctored in Photoshop (adjusted exposure, contrast & brightness, despeckled) Our collie-cross Jess would like it to be known that she is in no way affiliated with Odin or any other Norse gods. Les