Valentino – Portrait of Alsatian Cross Dog splattered with snow in Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights, New York.

Valentino was the beloved Dog of good friends of Rachael’s who lived in Washington Heights in New York. After a heavy snowfall one winter's night, Rachael arranged to head to Fort Tryon Park with Valentino and his owners to capture some images of their dogs in the snow. Like most dogs, Valentino loves to leap and catch snowballs, this image was captured after he had leapt and tried to catch a number of them, getting his face splattered with fresh powder. A delightful dog who always made people smile; Valentino sadly crossed the rainbow bridge a couple of years ago, which now makes this image even more special.

This image was published in Rachael’s book The New York Dog.

Valentino was photographed by Rachael using her H3 Hasselblad Digital Camera in Natural Light in Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights, New York.

Rachael recommends this image to be framed using a Black, White, or Dark Wood Frame, with or without a white border.