Dogs in action

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Dogs in action

Postby cawdor on Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:36 pm

...and not so much action :)
Here are some of my photos, I'd be interested to get your opinion as to how they look. I quite like the portrait shot, the puppy was wriggling around a lot and only stood still for about a splitsecond and I managed to press the button at the right time :)

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Postby Yi-P on Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:39 pm

#3 on my pick, a nice sense of action captured there :)
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Postby NJ on Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:40 pm

that second shot is so cute!
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Postby Oscar on Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:56 pm

Gotta love cute puppy photos. I like them all.
The 3rd shot shows nice detail in a good action shot . Well captured.
The portrait shots a so cute.
Cheers, Mick :) :)
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Postby moggy on Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:52 pm

Well captured, I'm a sucker for pet photos! :lol:

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Postby CraigVTR on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:13 pm

Tim
Nice shots, love the portrait. The first shot might be improved with a lower point of view to give a sense of what the dog is looking towards(horizon). :)

Good movement in the other two shots.

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Postby Manta on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:30 pm

Good work all round. I love the stick in the butt....
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Postby cawdor on Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:48 pm

CraigVTR wrote:Tim
Nice shots, love the portrait. The first shot might be improved with a lower point of view to give a sense of what the dog is looking towards(horizon). :)

Craig


Hi Craig,
yes I thought that when I looked at it, though it was a spur of the moment shot and I wanted to take it rather than bend down and risk the dog moving :)
I think it's a very peaceful shot even though the beach was far from quiet at the time, funny how the mood of an entire scene can be changed by framing.
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Postby Geoff on Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:14 pm

I will never tire of cute dog/puppy photos! These are great!
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Postby Sheila Smart on Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:47 am

Love the first shot and the rest are excellent too.

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Postby gstark on Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:07 am

Manta wrote:Good work all round. I love the stick in the butt....


Are you sure that's a stick? ;)

Great shots. In the two action shots, you've captured the animals at the peak of of their jump - just before it, actually, in #3 - and that is exactly what you need to be doing. THis requires good knowledge of what they're doing, and of your equipment, along with good anticipatory skills on your part. You've done well in these two

And the pupply shot? How could one not melt at that image?
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Postby Manta on Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:15 am

gstark wrote:
Manta wrote:Good work all round. I love the stick in the butt....


Are you sure that's a stick? ;)


:lol: :lol: :lol:
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