Nut Chaser

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It looks like a nut is thrown at him. He's actually chasing and playing with the nut.

 

On February 23, 2008, I took my 2-year-old Pomeranian BoBo to play in my backyard. He was chasing a nut like a rabbit hopping up and down. I was very attracted by his funny action, so I returned my house and grabbed my Nikon D300 with Sigma 50-150 F2.8 APO EX DC Lens. During noon, the weather was cloudy, so light was not very bright.

 

I set the ISO 1,250,

 

shutter speed priority Auto 1,600 second, (f/4.0)

 

metering-3D Color Matrix II,

 

auto white balance,

 

continuous servo AutoFocus,

 

shutter release mode - Continuous high speed CH

 

exposure compensation +0.3 EV,

 

Dynamic AF Area - 51 points (3D tracking)

 

Focal length 80 mm (120 in 35 mm)

 

I laid down on the grass for a lower angle view, and handheld the camera with no flashlight. I took 6 frames of my Pom in a second.

 

I cropped this picture on the Photoshop CS2.

 

I love his expression and pose.

 

 

 

 

Done