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kirislin - wow those are some nice misty photos by the river! the bats are cool :) teekay - such a beauty! ~~~ still very much loving backlighting :D another backlit fav from early last month :D and a couple of fun ones thanks to Lotus (I think maybe the above ones are more side-lighting? though they have that backlit washed-out colours on the top left corners? thanks to the sun hitting the lens)

tlc I think all yours look great! Nawww that ones georgous, how did you get the santa hat to stay on? I dont like my chances with my lab she would get it off her head and run off with it :laugh: she's very good at being still, plus there were treats, plus the hat did fall off multiple times, but she really wanted to run off with Scratchee! they ended up having a disagreement about the list, Scratchee wanted to add at least 1 Scratchette to the list, Lotus wanted more tennis balls :laugh:

Lotus joins with Scratchee the Reindeer Flea to write up her Christmas list :D ~~~~ wow tlc you are an expert at this Christmas Card dealy-wig!

Frodo's Mum - Nice birdie's - though there's a little too much information with some stop action 'eh? :laugh: I can't help thinking about it too when I see a bird atm lol love the Frenchies when they play, such classic fun! especially loving 2 & 3 of your last post :D PossomCorner - the corellas in a nice flying triangle for you, great timing and framing :) snook - I really love that 2nd one of Justice! ~~~ Saxon got a brief play with this little staffy girl at the beach earlier this week :) this first image shows how far she'd run to say hello to him (the white figure in the background is her owner) :D cheers :D

kittikat - oh my those Frenchie butts are the best Frodo's Mum - love the balancing act, and those ripples on the side of Ruby as she jumps are cool :) DD - great action at the agility, tough environment! love the jumps! kirislin - excellent, I get a few more weekends off 2013 than I have in previous years, but yeh, at least until half way I have most Saturdays locked-up for Saxon training, so Sundays will be good! I should be able to make it at least some time :) really like the take-off shot, Reggie (in the foreground yeh?) looks so cute and very intent :D

tlc - very cool! love all that fur and those ears flying :D 5th one down with Cooper in the kangaroo run is my fav re: panning again, I've re-thought what I was saying earlier, think it depends on more than just the shutter speed, the dog speed and distance has to play a part, so it's gonna be different depending on the circumstances, I think I've just found that 1/60 works best for most of my circumstances :) ~~~~ after all that running around, let Lotus catch her breathe, and decided to try a slow shutter on her fast panting, just for something different :D

gosh, he really is a gorgeous boy! his markings are beautiful! like his prancing pony pose :D yes, the case of the ever shrinking Frenchies lol

so cute!

what a wonderful photo :D I prefer the photo without his tail, but it's not an easy choice :) just love the interaction!

thanks tlc, yeh, I get that, got a few days worth still on the camera(s) lol kirislin - how'd you go today?

oh dear, I feel like I've killed this thread, I hope not ... here's some more antics from Lotus at the park :D

thanks guys! snook - wow, I'm flattered by your comments, thanks :D I think you're selling yourself short though, those ones of Justice are great! Lotus and Chester are pretty predictable to me, and they've slowed up heaps so that's got have something to do with it. One tip I had for those running towards you shots was to focus on their nose rather than their eyes (which is what I would normally do) or foreheads, makes a difference at those wider-open apertures, if you have the right speed the dog should run his/her eyes into focus if that makes sense? tlc - red Center has a lot of character :laugh: frodo'smum - hilarious expression caught kirislin - I'd really like to come, pity it's Saturday, Saxon needs to attend obedience training, we miss out on too many pre-paid days as it is, I was thinking I could make it too, then remembered, look forward to seeing some results here, yours are always impressive :) ~~~~ been trying something a little different at the park for the past few days with Lotus, basically I've been faking her on a long throw with the ball, but throwing it high and short so she would be running more towards the camera as she's going for the ball, instead of the usual shots of her catching while running away or her returning with the ball, of which I have thousands ... one good thing is that it's a lot less frame-intensive but Lotus is over the new game already, has learnt to stop short, I'll have to give her a rest for a day or so ... here's 1 afternoons' worth of effort :D I like this one best! great catch on Lotus' part too :D close-up you can see her eyes are on the ball some Saxon at the park action, sorry, haven't gotten to those 1/20 panning shots yet, this is from a different day/time yeh, he leaps pretty good for a big puppy, so intense for chasing after the ball, really want a better angle for this though, and he does get higher and crazier just a little unpredictable for me atm. an early morning attempt at panning, still can't get his face in focus rather than his body, just have to keep trying cheers :D

wow Huckleberry is very lucky, what an awesome place you have! and a gorgeous shepherd puppy to grow up with too :D

loving the Frenchie action! nice one of Justice at the beach, great light :D the skating-boarding tricks look good! I've thought of going to the skate park near me to practise action shots. lol Bruce is classic! ~~~~ Saxon at the beach (anywhere he can go off-lead really) makes for fun action :D ~~~~ kittikat (or anyone wanting to try out panning) a shutter speed of less than 1/60 really doesn't do so well. I was practising a little with Saxon this evening and I went down to a shutter speed of 1/20 just due to the lack of available light more than anything and his front legs turned into an invisble wheel, almost indecipherable from the background ... I'll post it up when I get it off the camera, the others I have fantastic focus on his body, but all blur on his face, will keep practising, he is just a lunatic for the ball so I'm sure he won't mind, he gets some good air too so will work for stop-action too when I get a chance :D

lol @ Justice's "puppy-crack" face ~~~ okay, a couple of running at me shots of the dogs to start me off, taken the first few days this month, may need to employ a helper for something different :) ... and I wouldn't mind giving the panning/blur another go ... :D

v. cool! thanks for sharing :D

Thank you, yes he is a red BC, very handsome. Isn't Lola pretty too? She is a mutt LOL. Cocker spaniel cross mini foxie, so they told us. yes :D Lola is pretty, they make a good looking couple! I only caught Chester because that's my boys' name too :)

Super Izzy! what a great flying Frenchie shot :D ooo Chester is handsome red border collie? I like all the flying water shots :)

tlc - check the weight difference on the Sigma f/1.4 against the Canon f/1.8 I was surprised by how chunky the Sigma is, still it is much more practical for my purposes than the 70-200, which in effect only gets out to the beach, and the very occasional special trip. missed your question re: people, answer = no, people portraits are non-existent in my files ;) I am impressed I can get those head-on running at me shots, admittedly Lotus and Chester aren't really very fast like some dogs and I've spent a lot of time practising knowing their moves, Saxon has his unexpected mad moments which I've mostly missed so far. I've recently noticed that mine struggles to get those long distant focus right. Like Saxon portraits 'specially it can't catch his dark eyes, even though I'm aiming for the contrasty-light in his eyes, it's too small a target at a distance to find focus I guess? I have some more images to show, but I can't seem to get myself organised, it took like 2 days to get this reply up

how awesome! total heaven, despite not adding a Frenchie to my family yet, I still love and want :D

he is just the most adorable and funny little/big fella :D love that last ears shot! amazing :)

nice one on the lounge :) I've obviously not been keeping up with your dogs. Really sorry to hear about Ebony

gorgeous boy! does he make 3 now in your family? um ... his name? did you get him as a pup? didn't realise you'd changed names ... welcome back from your "doliday" :D

what a lovely big boofa :D :laugh: loving his happy face at the beach!

oh cool! what a fun trip to Vic. lucky you getting to meet ish and her crew :D