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TheMaggedy
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 22:21
My dog (the German Shep) had a ball playing with this Labradoodle. How did I do capturing the action and the mood?

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Todd Lambert
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 22:25
Awesome shots. Looks like they were having a blast!
Robert_Lay
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 22:42
This could conceivably turn into a shaggy dog story:lol:
mdaniel
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 22:56
I think you did a good job capturing the playful spirit of the dog park.

I have some dog park pictures on my web site - BarkParkPics.com .
focus.pocus
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 23:09
I am no expert but I really like them. seems to capture the mood for me...
Flo
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 23:10
YAYAYAY!:D:D:D:D:D
drumsfield
20th of October 2009 (Tue), 23:20
They have some looong tongues.
griptape
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 02:35
The certainly are full of drool aren't they. I think they're great shots, but the white balance looks just a little warm on my monitor. Looks like a great time was had by all. And kinda makes me want a labradoodle. It's just a fun word to say. And it's hard to be afraid of a breed called Labradoodle. (It's a labrador and poodle mix for those of you who have never had the pleasure of meeting one).
Todd Lambert
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 02:43
The certainly are full of drool aren't they. I think they're great shots, but the white balance looks just a little warm on my monitor. Looks like a great time was had by all. And kinda makes me want a labradoodle. It's just a fun word to say. And it's hard to be afraid of a breed called Labradoodle. (It's a labrador and poodle mix for those of you who have never had the pleasure of meeting one).

I don't know... I heard Mike Vick loves the Labradoodle because of their fierce fighting curls. ;)
Permagrin
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 02:46
great shots! I think you did well. My dog has a labradoodle buddy too...they are great dogs. :lol:
TheMaggedy
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 05:24
The certainly are full of drool aren't they. I think they're great shots, but the white balance looks just a little warm on my monitor. Looks like a great time was had by all. And kinda makes me want a labradoodle. It's just a fun word to say. And it's hard to be afraid of a breed called Labradoodle. (It's a labrador and poodle mix for those of you who have never had the pleasure of meeting one).

Good point about the WB. Now that I have Lightroom I should run these shots through it. Even with JPEGS it does an amazing job of fixing WB. Thanks for pointing that out.

It helped - see below

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DragonDan
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 16:03
On my monitor, they now look pink. I like #1 the best!
HeleneD
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 16:27
Look at those tongues! They look like they had a great time.
Nice series.
TheMaggedy
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 17:32
On my monitor, they now look pink. I like #1 the best!

Yup. They look pink on my monitor here at work too. But they looked great at home last night. Sigh.
Flo
21st of October 2009 (Wed), 17:41
Tried this with adjustments( also like the first ones better;))

Red: .051
Blue" .044
Green'.049

http://macymae.smugmug.com/photos/688334707_U7JmH-L.jpg
Grimlock
22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 13:56
I can smell that wet dog through the monitor.

:D
jetcode
22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 14:08
I really like the play value between the subjects. I think you did a great job capturing the charm and playfulness and check out those monster tongues! Color casts can be tricky to balance. The problem is that the fur color and backdrop are very similar in color.

One approach is to isolate the dogs (masked) and correct their color independently. Invert the mask and correct the background if necessary. May I ask what camera and lens you took these with?
TheMaggedy
22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 17:38
I really like the play value between the subjects. I think you did a great job capturing the charm and playfulness and check out those monster tongues! Color casts can be tricky to balance. The problem is that the fur color and backdrop are very similar in color.

One approach is to isolate the dogs (masked) and correct their color independently. Invert the mask and correct the background if necessary. May I ask what camera and lens you took these with?


I know the camera was my T1i, and I believe the lens was the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8.