We are excited to announce the winner of dog photography session offered at Nashville's Dog Day Festival 2008 last weekend. Nearly 100 households entered the giveaway contest, and we extend a special congratulations to the Dudash family. We'll have a great time making your dogs' portraits. Thanks for your support of Nashville Humane Association.

Here's to a great week everyone! ~gregory byerline

Hey gang,

This morning I ran in my first competitive 5K in 3-4 years, and I'm excited to share the results. The event, called Shelby Bottoms Boogie 15K/5K, benefiting CASA of Davidson County (Courted Appointed Special Advocates).

CASA provides trained community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who come to the attention of the court primarily as a result of abuse or neglect. Last Year in Nashville, close to 2000 children were caught up in the court because they were abused, neglected or abandoned by those they loved and trusted the most. These children find themselves in foster care or temporary situations, often bouncing from home to home to home. Juvenile Courts must make critical decisions about these vulnerable children's lives, often with a disturbing shortage of facts.

After several months of training for a marathon or half-marathon, I decided to test my fitness at this 5K event. Glad I did. I finished the race in 12th overall with a time of 22:37 (7:18 pace per mile) and 1st place in my "hanging on to youth as much as possible" age group of 35-39.

Great time to test my race fitness and assess how my training is going. Pretty excited at the progress to far. Now it's time to do that pace on longer distances (ouch).  8)

Congratulations to the Nashville Striders and specifically to Jenny Magill for the hard work to make Shelby Bottoms Boogie 15K/5K a huge success. Beautiful morning for a great run.

Cheers.  ~gregory byerline

Cute video of a brilliant dog. Or maybe a chicken dog. Either way, you won't get this brilliance from a cat.

Hope you enjoy our weekend.  ~gregory byerline

Friends and fellow Americans,  8)

Check out this blog entry for the new East Nashville Care Action Network (East C.A.N.). Mark your calendars for a fun day celebrating our furry friends. Drop by the event with your barking buddy to be included in the upcoming calendar. All the cool dogs will be there. Make sure yours is. (wink wink)

Cheers.  ~gregory byerline

Nashville's Dog Day Festival 2008 was a huge tail-wagging success. How fun it was to meet so many wonderful dogs and their doting owners. We were enthusiastically greeted by dogs for whom we have already had the privilege of photographing as well as new furry friends simply excited to be the center of attention for the day. The saying is true: every dog has its day, and Saturday at Centennial Park in Nashville was that day.

This week, we will announce the winner of the complimentary portrait session after we have notified the lucky winner.

Many of you inquired about having portraits made for the upcoming holiday season, and it's time to add your session to the calendar to ensure that your images are ready on time. Thanks so much for stopping by our booth. We look forward to photographing your barking buddy soon.

Cheers.  ~gregory byerline

Remember the old saying "Every dog has his day"? Next Saturday, every dog has his day with thousands of other dogs at Nashville's Dog Day Festival 2008,  benefiting the Nashville Humane Association, from 10am-4pm at Centennial Park.

Meghann and I adopted our furry girl, Sunday Delaney O.S.P., from Nashville Humane Association several years ago, and she's quite the welcome addition to our home.

STOP BY MY BOOTH

You're all invited to this great event, and I hope you'll stop by my booth. I'd love to meet your barking buddy and show you some mounted and framed dog portraits.

SHOW SPECIAL

Through September, we are offering $100 in free product with any dog portrait package. This product credit can be applied to your choice of prints & enlargements, storybook albums, coffee table books, or photo greeting cards custom created from photographs of your dog. Great product options for your home, office, or holiday card list.

I'd be honored to shoot your dog. I mean, photograph your dog. 8) Click here for complete event info.

Hope to see you Saturday at Centennial Park. Cheers.  ~gregory

Chromatics’ Second Floor Gallery announces the opening of MINIMALISM, a showing of photographic interpretations of this movement by 16 regional artists...including yours truly. While the movement took root in post war Western art, most typically it is associated with American visual arts in the late 1960’s and early 70’s.

Features often associated with Minimalism such as geometric, often cubist forms, equality of parts, neutral surfaces and industrial materials are present in the Chromatics’ Second Floor Gallery show, but in a quiet, subtly creative context.

The public is invited to the opening reception Thursday evening, September 18 from 6-8pm and I'd be honored to see you at the opening. The show runs through January 9, 2009. Gallery hours are 8:30am-5pm Monday through Friday.

Chromatics’ Second Floor Gallery is located at 625 Fogg Street in downtown Nashville, a few block south of the Sommet Center. Drop me a note or call if you have any questions. Here's to a great week.

Thanks to my wonderful web programmers, www.GregoryByerline.com is now iPhone enabled. If you're an iPhone user, pop over to my website ... www.GregoryByerline.com ... on your uber-cool mobile device and have a look around. Woo hoo! Gregory