Zack's early attempt at frisbee

[Rizack2]

This is a cropped photo of Zacks goofy way at catching fisbee, ( he's much better now ) he was always either to early , or to late for the catch.
I beleive I used a polorizing filter and took the photo at a distence so I didn't have to pan to catch the action. Any tips on how i could get a crisper shot?

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk61/rizack_2008/IMG_2087002-Copy.jpg

[Steve In Kentucky]

The only tip i can offer is put your camera in shutter priority and try 1/250 or better.
Fast moving shelties need a quick shutter speed. On a different note aren't they the best dogs ever.

[Semmonka]

You have good timing but the shot is not sharp. Like Steve above said use faster shutter speed to freeze the action. Panning with motion will help also.
Oh and practise, practise, practise and rememer to post your results :D

[Rizack2]

Can you suggest a setting for my XTi, If I remeber I use in the past 1/500 and I think my iso was about equal 400 and the shots were too dark? The Canon salesperson suggested program priority and raise the Iso. Also my back yard in the summer is very shaded from the tall oak trees my neigbors have. The other end of my yard is real bright and I had trouble with the white on my dogs bleaching out.
love some of those settinfg suggestions
Nina

[Semmonka]

1/500 should be more than enough to freeze that action. Use Tv mode and set it around 1/320 and above and try where shots starts to be sharp.
Of course you have to adjust ISO to get desired SS. Lower ISO you can use, the better. The shot you posted was taken at 1/160. Important thing is
to pan with the motion. Even if you use high shutter speed and dog runs from lets say left to right but you dont pan, the shot will be blurred.
I cant see any benefit of using polarizing filter for these kind of shots

[Rhinotherunt]

I would recommend not freezing action completely though... You want to give the viewer an understanding of movement that is occurring. IMHO. Beautiful dog!

[thekid5]

Who is throwing the frisbee? I tried getting this type of shot with my dog but the wife just could not throw the frisbee right.

I would think TV mode with shutter speed at 400 to 500 should do it. I would not think you would have a problem with exposure outside in the sun. I would try to stop it down to try and make sure I would get a few with the dog in sharp focus. Then after I got a few good shots I would start playing around to get better bokeh or, as someone suggested earlier, a slower shutter speed to get a sense of motion.

Have you tried taking the pictures in a more open location with no shade?

[fadetoblack22]

You mentioned using a polorising filter for the shot. This will block 2 stops worth of light. If you remove this from your lens next time, (I don´t think there was any advantage using it in your shot) you will be able to get a much higher shutter speed.