Maybe an outsider was chosen because it was just too much of a pain in the a** to deal with all the bitching if the "wrong" GSD photographer was hired. Cindy Kathy Tank <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Guys I understand a decision was made for the National photographers.... NO NOT AMY, NOT MICHAEL AND SHARON WHO ARE GSD PEOPLE AND KNOWLEDGABLE....OH NOOOOOOOOO... OF COURSE NOT...... IT WENT TO AN AM STAFF BREEDER......I have seen some of the photos from Beaumont of the "moving " shots.....thought they pretty much sucked. The stacked shots are "all breedish" with all parties standing and shot from too far away. again IMHO. Here is the link: http://www.saranugent.com/events.html Someone please explain this, because I am MORE than disappointed in this decision Ridiculous, by my estimation. I am disappointed for Sharon and Michael and Amy....I am more disappointed in the decision. Maybe we should be allowed to vote on photogs in the future? Kathy -- http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Ch. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs Ch. Victory's Leviathan Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle UPDATED SITE May 1, 2008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================