It was Nathan Floyd’s fourth birthday Saturday, what better gift than your first puppy.

Empty The Shelter across the nation was last Saturday the 18th, in a effort to localize the event myself and reporter Brian Know visited the Wise County animal shelter. It’s rare to get a assignment that’s this rewarding photographically, and being able to lose yourself in just thinking about capturing the event. For a photojournalist our goal is to capture as much of the story as possible in a single frame, with a little anticipation of where the shot was gonna be and just a little luck I managed to be in that spot.

The photo gods had set it all up, the light was just enough to open up the shadows under the tent, the volunteers where in the backgound smiling and most of all, the sheer excitement of Nathan’s face while carting his first newly adopted friend.

Nikon D850, ISO 400, F5.6,SS 1/2000Balance fill flash @ 1/4th power.

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