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"I got it I got it!!" Riddick thinks that the correct way to catch is with your paws....

Gosh, so much working going on! Looks like hes about to Ninja kick!

He never shuts up truth be told Oh except most times I try to capture it on film I wish I'd shut up during the vid tho - I hate my stupid laugh in it - but I cant help laughing Thats the EXACT noise that My labrador puppy Riddick makes! He likes to "talk" when hes super happy or playing or just wants attention.

These are great! Quick, get a lighter!

Lift off in 3.......2.............1.....

:D Love the poodle puppy!!

OMG ITS A BALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No idea if this has been done before, but its always fun to do again! Come along and add your favourite funny photos of your dogs. Riddick cannot catch... My friends dog Regal is a sneaky ball thief But he is not the greatest catcher either...

Its not something we really have control over. With the enormous range that websites like Flickr, Facebook, Redbubble, Photobucket and dozens more have, there is no way you could comb through every photo to figure out whether or not your face is in some of them. The likelyhood is that if you go ANYWHERE that is outside in public, you may be photographed. I'm sure everyone here has seen the millions of captioned photos around. Do you think that every single one of those photos, people a)knew they where being photographed, b)approved the photograph and gave permission for its use? Basically, its a hell of a lot bigger than any of us, I'm fairly certain even if they made a law, it wouldn't matter. Example? Its illegal to download music, movies... But do I like it? Well I would rather I didn't look like a idiot scratching my ass or something in a photo somewhere online that I don't know about.. :D

Ok I've only just started using a DSLR about a month ago so complete newb. Hope these photos are ok! My Niece Laila :D Taken on my friends lens at f/2.8 Handsome Riddick My lens at its widest of f/4

Yeah Im the same as you, if someone was taking photos of my guys and then asked money for it I would be walking away laughing. I was just so suprised by someone saying asking how much, rather than asking if I could send it to them. Wondering if there are people who actually do that! I wouldn't call her a friend but we know each other from the park (our dogs are friends). I asked her to bounce the ball for Dyson (the staffy) and she was happy to. He gets seriously airborne! Very cool to photograph. The focus wasn't spot on though, like you said, tail is out. His face was somewhat out and I sharpened it a tad around his face in photoshop. Also got rid of 2 dogs from the background. The photos always look better on the LCD screen as well so that could have had something to do with it. Seems very low to try and get money of someone for a product that is not worth it. Shot was taken on Manual with AF 70-300mm lens. First time using the lens so I was pretty happy that I got some ok photos :D Haven't used Auto at all actually. For me I figured it was like learning to drive a car, go Manual from the start and you'll be able to drive any car in the long run!

So I have a Nikon D80, and I suck with it! (so far ) But I am learning and it is a huge amount of fun! I have been taking the camera out with me to the local dog park and beach when I take my dogs, and so I do get photos of other peoples dogs. The other day I was phootgraphing a lady I knows Staffy jumping after a ball. She came over and asked too see the photo I just took of her dog. I obliged happily and she really loved the photo, and wanted to know how much it was? I said no charge obviously(I didn't think it was that good a photo, out of focus), give me your email and I can send it to you. She was happy to do so, but kept mentioning I should charge for it. It got me thinking, for one thing is it legal to take a photo of someones dog and then say, hey gimme $10 and I'll give you this photo of your dog? Seems like there must be something wrong with that.. even if someone approaches you and asks to pay for it. If it was legal, how much can they really expect to get for a snapshot of not that great quality? Note I'm in no way at all thinking I could sell my photos I've been using my camera for like 3 weeks and I still don't understand focus, iso, aperture ect! I just thought it was interesting. This is the photo.

Definitely don't mind a bit of a drive if the course is worth it !

Been getting into all this photography stuff and I would really love to do a short course to improve my understanding over everything. Anybody know any good courses around Sydney? Edit to add. I've found a few by googling, but if anyone has first hand experience that would be great

Whatever the case there is no way in hell I wouldn't be taking full responsibility for my dog biting someone. Leaving them with no name or contact number is not on.

:p Archer and Riddick must have been chatting. Riddick tried to bring me a minor bird the other day... except it was still alive and really not impressed.

I fed him some "doggy breath mints" as thanks.

:rofl: Good thing my friends dog Regal wasn't here, he would have waited for Riddick to drop it and then ate it himself.. Yuckkkkk

First a bird, now a possum. Why does my labrador have to be such a retriever of gross stuff. Ewwwwww

Riddick just came to the door after going for a drink In his mouth he had a very very dead, very rotten disgusting maggot infested Possum. He looked so proud of himself as he "gave" it to me.

Yeah I feel so sorry for the amateur and professional photographers out there who really put their heart into the photos they where taking. Only to have a badly manipulated photo picked.

Doesn't look anything like a photo to me. Looks like something made in illustrator! This one takes the cake..

As someone who is not a photographer at all. I think some of those finalists are totally crap! There are a handful that are amazing, but the rest. I seriously think I could do something better with a handheld camera and 20 minutes on photoshop/illustrator. Who on earth was the judge??

Out of curiosity, do these apply to breeds where those colours are common? Example being my Black labs, would they be more susceptible to certain kinds of cancer? Or is it only the case in breeds where the colour is rare/disqualified? Or Samoyeds, are they more su susceptible to deafness ect?

Vet says that he is fine. Could just be the coat changing cause of the weather. I'm going to try the sardines or fish oil for a few weeks and see how it goes. See if the coat improves at all.