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I am always going on about wanting to get running shots of whippets. This is what I mean.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpo...mp;postcount=42

Edited to add if any Victorian DOLers want a chance to photograph running dogs you are welcome to come along to the Healesville Greyhound track this Sunday between about 11.30am and 2pm or thereabouts.

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Awesome photos!!

ETA: Do you know what lens was used to take them?

Yep, a Nikon 80-200 2.8 which is encouraging because I've just recently bought the Canon 70-200 2.8 in the hope of being able to take pics like this. we're having our next whippet fun day this coming Sunday so I am really hoping I can get some decent photos. I just hope my camera can keep up. No doubt if I get anything half decent I will post here but I'd be hard pressed to match those photos.

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.... This is what I mean. .....

Yes she's so good. Freaked me out for a moment as I thought you meant the other Julie Ward photographer who was murdered in Kenya a couple of years ago. Anyways, this Julie Ward has a great Smugmug site at www.juliewardphotogaphy.com - and I mention this for the bird people - Ripley etc - as she also has some nice macaw etc. shots.

Another good whippet-owning pro photographer (also USA) is Julie Poole. Her whippets are Champions plus have all their coursing qualifications. Her website is www.juliepoole.com - the Animoto slideshow there of whippets is nice.

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.... This is what I mean. .....

Yes she's so good. Freaked me out for a moment as I thought you meant the other Julie Ward photographer who was murdered in Kenya a couple of years ago. Anyways, this Julie Ward has a great Smugmug site at www.juliewardphotogaphy.com - and I mention this for the bird people - Ripley etc - as she also has some nice macaw etc. shots.

Another good whippet-owning pro photographer (also USA) is Julie Poole. Her whippets are Champions plus have all their coursing qualifications. Her website is www.juliepoole.com - the Animoto slideshow there of whippets is nice.

Yep, she's on a whippet forum I am on.

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Wow what awesoem shots, Im sure you will be able to do some just as good!! The first is my favorite it looks like she must be laying down it the grass. Cant wait to see your shots!!

I am not confident of getting anything like her photos but it's certainly what I've been lusting after all this time.

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if any Victorian DOLers want a chance to photograph running dogs you are welcome to come along to the Healesville Greyhound track this Sunday between about 11.30am and 2pm or thereabouts.[/color][/b]

yeah right - I'm trying to seek out slow dogs, or at least normal sit/stay type of dogs :)

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if any Victorian DOLers want a chance to photograph running dogs you are welcome to come along to the Healesville Greyhound track this Sunday between about 11.30am and 2pm or thereabouts.[/color][/b]

yeah right - I'm trying to seek out slow dogs, or at least normal sit/stay type of dogs :D

c'mon Annie, I'll shout you a sausage! :)

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if any Victorian DOLers want a chance to photograph running dogs you are welcome to come along to the Healesville Greyhound track this Sunday between about 11.30am and 2pm or thereabouts.[/color][/b]

yeah right - I'm trying to seek out slow dogs, or at least normal sit/stay type of dogs :o

c'mon Annie, I'll shout you a sausage! :hug:

I'd be there if it was closer!

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Not quite Annie but I didn't have much chance. I was hoping to be able to devote myself to getting pics but even with the new lure I was stuck with being the main driver. I think as the rest of the committee learn to drive it I will have more chances.

Here's a couple of pics, no where near the quality of Julie Wards though. I can only dream of getting shots like that I think.

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Nah, none of them are really focussed or sharp, and my DOF was too shallow. I needed more time to play around but I was busy driving the damn lure! I'd like another go and next time I wouldn't try to capture a sequence of them running towards me, which is what I was doing yesterday, I think I might just try to focus on one place and start clicking when they hit that spot. I also need to try some side on shots or at least 3/4 angles. I think it's a bit of trial and error, well, I've got the error bit out of the way. :laugh:

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