julia christe's freestyle series captures leaping dogs in mid-air
julia christe’s freestyle series captures leaping dogs in mid-air
all images courtesy of julia christe
here on designboom, we’ve seen underwater puppies, sushi cats and rainbow colored sheep. now, adding to our animals in art news, is german photographer julia christe’s ‘freestyle series’ comprising a collection of pooches playfully leaping in the air. each of christe’s images bears a uniquely comical and whimsical quality — a pint-sized pomeranian gleefully soars into the air, fur goes flying and ears wildly flap in space. solid grey backgrounds deliver a straight-forward, high-contrast result where the humorous expressions of each pup can be clearly experienced, their hovering bodies seemingly floating in the frame.
a pint-sized pomeranian gleefully soars into the air
a chocolate brown komondor breed jumps, while its long hair flaps in around it
the pups caught mid-air seemingly float within the frame
the dogs ears are suspended mid-air above its head
a spotted dog soars into the air
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more commentsBrigg .. it isnt a safe height if it scares the dog. Dogs are not cats. Cats know instinctively how to land safely on all four feet. They also don’t tense when they land. Dogs on the other hand, do not know how to land from a fall and tend to stiffen their legs on impact often resulting in back problems which will not show through until some time later. Dogs can do a controlled jump IF they are totally in control. But being dropped rear feet first is a frightening experience for any dog. They cannot see where they are going to land. They were not in control of dropping. The mattress may have been soft and perhaps none of them suffered any lower back damage from their body weight landing on top of their rear leg landing, but they were scared!!! Am shocked at owners doing this, but then no doubt they were paid the money clouded their responsibilities. As for the photographer ….. she should be ashamed. Why didnt she do this to cats … oh yes I know … a) they dont have long fur b) they wouldnt look scared and c) they would KNOW how to turn their bodies in mid air so as to land on all four feet, thus not making a good picture.
My Pomeranian, while capable of getting some air, doesn’t get THAT kind of air, and doesn’t look terrified about being dropped when she does launch herself.
Saw some of these in The Guardian. The dogs were dropped by their owners from a safe height onto a mattress, with a wind machine blowing.
Despite any tossing or leaping or what kind of breed these dogs are: It’s a very old thing, here’s a music video from Pleix from 2009: http://vimeo.com/4182352 (great video btw :D)