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Daisy, my Bassador, HATES having her photo taken, so I don't have many good photos of her. But she LOVES to play fetch, and I wanted to practice my back-button focusing = success!
Week #44: This picture of Max was taken, specifically for the 52 weeks for Dogs Group. The weather was crisp today. The perfect fall day. We went out in the backyard and played around. Brock loves sticks, so does Max, but he's afraid to try and take anything away from Brock, so he's watching, hoping Brock will miss so he can come in for cleanup.
Technically : Using Shutter Mode this week. I wanted to do something different and out of my comfort zone. So, I also pulled out my most challenging lens, the Wide Angle. My goal was to shoot without a flash, too. I picked shutter mode to help stop the action, but with moving subjects it is difficult to keep a sharp focus. The only adjustments to this photo was a crop, a slight levels adjustment (for midtone contrast) and lastly, a very slight Orton Effect (to help hide the lack of sharp focus on the eyes.)
Assessment: Not happy at all with the lighting. Its very uneven, but I didn't want to use a flash. Instead I bumped up the iso 500.
A black lab plays in the cold Lake Superior water near Grand Marais, MN.
This photo was selected for display at the Pentax Photo Gallery:
More shots from playing fetch in the park yesterday. He's still a little clumsy when catching the ball but he's getting the hang of it.
Cosby returns from fetching his frisbee looking very pleased with himself, much to Molly's annoyance.
the companion picture
ah, you are all saying-- it's not colorful or macro, can this truly really be a heidi pic??
the challenge for one of the scavenger hunts was to find some "commissioned" graffiti and my first 2 stabs were fizzles, hence this and the wall pic......... there is an old abandoned catholic school in town that the town fathers have been "studying" as to whether or not to rehab, sell, or tear down. during one of these forays into the process, someone must have commissioned the art work in the other pic. why you might ask, logically. because this and the graffiti wall are at the end of a large public parking spot-- tennis courts to the left, little league ball park to my back and to the right is a walkway to the dog park-- yep, very much the suburbs!!! the street itself is fairly well traveled, less than a mile from the police station, and police cars will sometimes park in the lot to catch unwary motorists. i think it highly unlikely that the immense size and scope of the graffiti on the red wall could have gone unnoticed-- for sure.......... this one cracked me up cause of the proximity to the dog park. someone has a sense of humor.
i kinda liked the gritty effect-- must go back and take a pic on a non-foggy day. briefly considered this for slider sunday but i have another one which is more me.
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This is my submission for the second annual "anything goes challenge", on which we can shoot anything we want. The dog belongs to my friend Kim, and his name is Ace. He absolutely rocks.
Our dog does not fetch. Fetch Lesson: still unsuccessful, but a valiant effort. ;)
1 - Cut slit in ball and insert treat so it smells like something dog wants to pick up.
2 - Show it to dog, let him smell it's yumminess and repeat the word "ball" alot.
3 - Throw ball and watch as dog continues to sit at your feet waiting for a treat without having to move.
4 - Laugh as dog walks past ball, while trying hard not to even look at it.
5 - Dog: "...WHY is this game fun?"
As these imploring eyes so frequently remind me. However, Dinky is not above trying to play fetch by himself when he needs his fix. But it's better with a friend.
For the weekly theme "Being There" at www.mu-43.com.
This was shot indoors with not-so-great lighting, as you can tell from all the pixel noise.
The sport scene mode was used for this shot. Shooting with hand held Zuiko 70-300, I prefer to use the sport scene or shutter priority (1/500 or faster, ISO auto), because program and aperture priority modes often use too slow shutter speeds for the focal distance. Auto gradation set on (at post processing) to get more out of the shadows, as the direct sunlight gives too much contrast.
...and gives you a big smile.
Thought a happy dog video could be in use despite the fact that today, the NC senate voted to pass an anti-gay marriage amendment and leave it up to voters next year to accept it. Info here
Hope went farther into the water at Thornton State Beach than she ever has before - probably helped that two other dogs were having so much fun. The beach was great and the waves didn't seem to bother the dogs at all. Plenty of driftwood to throw!
A dog happily bounding towards a ball thrown into the water.
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Terwillegar Dog Park,
Edmonton, AB