I understand a decision was made for the National photographers.... NO NOT AMY, NOT MICHAEL AND SHARON WHO ARE GSD PEOPLE AND KNOWLEDGABLE..... OF COURSE NOT...... IT WENT TO AN AM STAFF BREEDER......I have seen some of the photos from Beaumont of the "moving " shots.....they reflect the photogs LACK of skill and knowledge in capturing GSDs. GSDs are not that easy to shoot, moving or stacked and this was glaringly obvious. 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 Avery and Amy Murkland....I am more disappointed in the decision to completely shut out a GSD person YET AGAIN. Maybe we should be allowed to vote on photogs in the future? Our show chair, (regardless of who holds the postition) should NOT have sole descretion in this decision, they certainly don't at any regular specialty, so why here for our biggest show of the year? At the very least, the MEMBERSHIP should have input and be aware of all potential 'players" that may be asked to take National photographs. I would bet that the MEMBERSHIP never heard of this person as a potential candidate, nor was the MEMBERSHIP ever once considered in their collective ideas, and desires....this seems to be a pattern of late. Regards, Kathy Tank -- 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 ============================================================================