My Dogs

Hey Guys,

This is my first time sharing any images on the forum. I wanted to get these uploaded quickly, so I used Picasa (:oops for some quick edits. If you could please visit my Flickr set, and make any C & C, I would very much appreciate it.

The photos in the set were taken with my 1D and 70-200
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/benjaminmh/

Thanks for looking!

Benjamin

Here is one of my favorites from the set:

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BenjaminMH wrote in post #13568828
Hey Guys,

This is my first time sharing any images on the forum. I wanted to get these uploaded quickly, so I used Picasa (:oops for some quick edits. If you could please visit my Flickr set, and make any C & C, I would very much appreciate it.

The photos in the set were taken with my 1D and 70-200
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/benjaminmh/

Thanks for looking!

Benjamin

The Dogs (there are 2 of them on the Fickr page) look like they are enjoying themselves!

The Photo you have selected for potn has a rather unconventional crop, it looks like the Dog passed too close for the focal length you had set & resulted in missing his lower legs & back end off.
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If they are your Dogs so you can Photograph them regularly then keep on taking Photo's of them, it's all good practice.

EOS-100-10-1D wrote in post #13576690
The Dogs (there are 2 of them on the Fickr page) look like they are enjoying themselves!

The Photo you have selected for potn has a rather unconventional crop, it looks like the Dog passed too close for the focal length you had set & resulted in missing his lower legs & back end off.
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If they are your Dogs so you can Photograph them regularly then keep on taking Photo's of them, it's all good practice.

I agree completely. I was still getting used to the 70-200. So far I really like this focal length . The 1D combo is as close to perfection as it gets for me. I will continue to practice.

Thanks for the reply and the advice.

BenjaminMH wrote in post #13576713
I agree completely. I was still getting used to the 70-200. So far I really like this focal length . The 1D combo is as close to perfection as it gets for me. I will continue to practice.

Thanks for the reply and the advice.

The 1D & 70-200 f4L is a great combo!
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Here is how I would set out to take a Photo of a Dog Running, taken from the side.

The main thing is to get the Dog to follow a predicable course! At a Gundog or Sheepdog Trial, Greyhound or Terrier Race this is done for you, it's all nice & easy. If it is just your average Pet Dog then you have to be a little creative.

If you have a couple of family members willing to help then just have them stand a good distance apart & call the Dog to each other. If there's just you & the Dog then if it will obey "Stay" & "Fetch" commands then place a favorite Toy in one spot & get the Dog to wait a suitable distance away until commanded to "Fetch".

Select a point between the start & finish points with a good background. The 1D has 45 focus points, which can be manually selected or left for the Camera to select. Select manually the Focus Point which will be where you expect the Dog's Eye to be in the Frame (the FP is probably going to cover most of the Dog's Head, but I hope you get the idea). Decide if you want a razor Sharp image (fast Shutter Speed) or a bit of movement blur (medium Shutter Speed) & set accordingly, I would recomend in Shutter Priority mode. If in SP Mode select an ISO which will give you a relatively large Aperture, but at least 1 stop down from Maximum for better optical quality (You have L Glass available, if you were using a Kit Lens then I would recommend at least 2 Stops down). Remember a very large aperture could leave part of the Dog out of Focus. Nothing wrong with that & it can give a nice result provided the focus point is correct, unless you actually wanted the whole of the Dog in focus!

Now just frame the Dog as it (hopefully) runs past you on the expected course. If you are being helped by family members then you can Photograph the Dog going both ways as it runs between them, but remember to move the Focusing Point between each run to keep the FP on the Dog's Eye. There's no prizes for a perfectly framed & exposed Photo with the Dog's Backend in focus instead of it's Head!

Hope this helps!