My Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

[Acute Exposure]

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[Momtothefurmonsters]

Pretty pup! Looks pretty laid back!

[adrian5127]

Great pics, your girlfriend appears to be a more willing model though

[Roy Mathers]

They are all nice shots but, in No 1, the focus seems to be on the nose area rather than on the eyes.

[ShawnD]

I absolutely love these dogs and want to get one when I move to Utah next year. If you don't mind me asking where did you get yours?

[lyttleviet]

Awesome dog!

[Acute Exposure]

Thanks. Yes the dof was off on that first pic... I'll have to redo it!

I got him in Florida from a Swissy breeder called whispering palms and he has been fantastic! I highly recommend them. This is their website.

http://www.swissmountaindogs.com/

[Roy Mathers]

I don't think it was the DOF - it was the focus! ;)

[ForHisGlory]

what a cute dog!

[Acute Exposure]

I don't think it was the DOF - it was the focus! ;)

If I had focused on the eyes the nose would have been oof so I think more depth of field was needed.

what a cute dog!

Thanks!

[smallpotatoes]

Not a breed you see that often! Thanks for sharing!

Jaci

[ShawnD]

Thanks for the recommendation I will certainly check them out. Swissies are such beautiful dogs!!!

[joe strano]

Nice dog and i like the images :)

[Roy Mathers]

If I had focused on the eyes the nose would have been oof so I think more depth of field was needed.



I think you're still missing the point a little here. It isn't necessarily more depth of field you need - you just need to focus in the right place ie the eyes. In this case, you focused on the wrong thing - the nose. In portraits, whether human or animal, the focus should be on the eyes. It's far more important that the eyes are sharp than the nose!

[Acute Exposure]

I think you're still missing the point a little here. It isn't necessarily more depth of field you need - you just need to focus in the right place ie the eyes. In this case, you focused on the wrong thing - the nose. In portraits, whether human or animal, the focus should be on the eyes. It's far more important that the eyes are sharp than the nose!

Point taken.

[GoHokiesGo]

Beautiful Dog! They're in my top 5 of dogs I'd like to have.

I'm at work too many hours a day to get one, but someday!

[Ron V]

I've never seen one of these, beautiful dog for sure

[Bmd-owner]

What a gorgeous Swissy! Nice photos! We're owned by a Bernese Mountain Dog.