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and · 01-19-2008, 05:53 PM

And what a fitting pose for a greyhound

The worlds fastest couch potato

Originally posted by slick100d

Here's our Grey, enjoying her new Christmas present.

Last edited by and; 01-19-2008 at 06:43 PM.

m8o · 01-19-2008, 06:11 PM

Shashinki, yes, very! What breed is she exactly?

CJCram, another nice one of Helix. Was that also Lensbaby just not with the selective focus dialed in or another lens?

and · 01-19-2008, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by m8o

Shashinki, yes, very! What breed is she exactly?

Id be willing to guess Norwgian Elkhound. If we were playing the guessing game

CJCram · 01-19-2008, 06:30 PM

Quote:

CJCram, another nice one of Helix. Was that also Lensbaby just not with the selective focus dialed in or another lens?

That picture was actually taken with my "new" SMC-A 50mm f2 that I bought on Ebay. I am planning on using it for macro work with some extension tubes (once I get them). So far I like it! It's really fast, I just have to adjust to using manual all the time with it and the Lensbaby.

Shashinki · 01-19-2008, 06:35 PM

Originally posted by and

Id be willing to guess Norwgian Elkhound. If we were playing the guessing game

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Norwegian Elkhound/dog is correct.

Your prize is a new picture of her tomorrow.... hehehe

and · 01-19-2008, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by Shashinki

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Norwegian Elkhound/dog is correct.

Your prize is a new picture of her tomorrow.... hehehe

Sounds good to me

Since its my prize I wil request one taken with the A* 135, I havent seen many shots taken with this very rare and outrageously expensive piece of glass. How about one wide open and another stopped down

Or am I beeing too demanding.

Bud · 01-19-2008, 09:07 PM

One of the Leopard Geckos

The Bullsnake... 6 feet and still growing

Sergei

Pierre

m8o · 01-19-2008, 09:25 PM

Bud, every one of them are a shot to be proud of. Really high quality there! Cute doggies.

I really like that Gecko too... Would love to have one. I love the science of their feet in how the tiny almost 'split endz to the Nth degree' hairs enable them to stick to glass.

heatherslightbox · 01-19-2008, 09:44 PM

Here are my 2 babies: Buddy who's 6 and Emily, who's 3.

Eddie · 01-19-2008, 10:35 PM

This is my Mom's weimaraner, Baron. My wife and I bought him for her birthday 3 years ago. I believe he's the world's most spoiled dog. SUPER ball player!!!

Shashinki · 01-20-2008, 06:29 AM

Originally posted by and

Sounds good to me

Since its my prize I wil request one taken with the A* 135, I havent seen many shots taken with this very rare and outrageously expensive piece of glass. How about one wide open and another stopped down

Or am I beeing too demanding.

Hehe the dog's at my parent's place some 200 km away, and i dont have any pics of her with the 135. But i tell you what i can do, i will post a picture of her taken with the 77mm now, and then I'll see about taking some misc. non-dog shots with the 135 this week

. (its been kinda rooted to my LX since the day i bought it, so i don't have many pictures with it on the K10D

)

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Workingdog · 01-20-2008, 01:45 PM

IQ is not the best here as it was shot with my very basic P&S but I decided to post it anyway because of the FUN factor. I there any doubt that Eva loves to play frisbee?

hinckc · 01-20-2008, 02:01 PM

Hi Workingdog!

Nice shot! How did you capture this? I've been trying to get shots of my dog catching frisbee with varying success. I've used a tripod and cable release, pre-focusing where I (intend) to throw the frisbee... Did you have an accomplice to assist with throwing while you were shooting?

-Chris

Workingdog · 01-20-2008, 02:59 PM

Chris,

I'm glad you like the picture. I suppose I'm my own worst critic. Well, as I said it was taken with a P&S, 4MP, 3x zoom in sport mode, continuous shooting. My wife was the frisbee thrower. I tried to situate myself so that the dog's distance from me would not be changing much as she chased the frisbee. When my wife throws the frisbee I follow the dog and press the shutter half-way to focus when it looks like the dog is about to jump (my P&S does NOT focus quickly). When the dog starts to jump I hold the shutter release down, keep following through the catch and landing (no mirror flip up to lose sight of things with the P&S optical viewfinder), and hope for the best. I wind up with 4 or 5 frames to pick from. And, I've said this before, the crop tool is my friend. When the weather gets more friendly I'm hoping to get some shots like this with my K10D. Here are 2 more examples for you. They are consecutive frames, probably the 2nd and 3rd in the burst. Enjoy!

m8o · 01-20-2008, 07:17 PM

I miss my shepards... none of my dogs since care much for frisbee let alone live for it like the shepards did or like I see Eva does!

01-19-2008, 09:44 PM	#264
heatherslightbox Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,599	my 2 4-legged children :) Here are my 2 babies: Buddy who's 6 and Emily, who's 3. Last edited by heatherslightbox; 02-16-2008 at 06:03 AM.

01-20-2008, 06:29 AM	#266
Shashinki Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 355	Originally posted by and Sounds good to me Since its my prize I wil request one taken with the A* 135, I havent seen many shots taken with this very rare and outrageously expensive piece of glass. How about one wide open and another stopped down Or am I beeing too demanding. Hehe the dog's at my parent's place some 200 km away, and i dont have any pics of her with the 135. But i tell you what i can do, i will post a picture of her taken with the 77mm now, and then I'll see about taking some misc. non-dog shots with the 135 this week. (its been kinda rooted to my LX since the day i bought it, so i don't have many pictures with it on the K10D ) 77mm @ f5.6 1/3000s ISO100

01-20-2008, 01:45 PM	#267
Workingdog Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: York, PA Photos: Gallery Posts: 736	Big Air IQ is not the best here as it was shot with my very basic P&S but I decided to post it anyway because of the FUN factor. I there any doubt that Eva loves to play frisbee? Last edited by Workingdog; 04-16-2008 at 04:52 PM.

01-20-2008, 02:59 PM	#269
Workingdog Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: York, PA Photos: Gallery Posts: 736	Chris, I'm glad you like the picture. I suppose I'm my own worst critic. Well, as I said it was taken with a P&S, 4MP, 3x zoom in sport mode, continuous shooting. My wife was the frisbee thrower. I tried to situate myself so that the dog's distance from me would not be changing much as she chased the frisbee. When my wife throws the frisbee I follow the dog and press the shutter half-way to focus when it looks like the dog is about to jump (my P&S does NOT focus quickly). When the dog starts to jump I hold the shutter release down, keep following through the catch and landing (no mirror flip up to lose sight of things with the P&S optical viewfinder), and hope for the best. I wind up with 4 or 5 frames to pick from. And, I've said this before, the crop tool is my friend. When the weather gets more friendly I'm hoping to get some shots like this with my K10D. Here are 2 more examples for you. They are consecutive frames, probably the 2nd and 3rd in the burst. Enjoy! Last edited by Workingdog; 02-17-2008 at 04:15 PM.

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01-19-2008, 05:53 PM	#256
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	And what a fitting pose for a greyhound The worlds fastest couch potato Originally posted by slick100d Here's our Grey, enjoying her new Christmas present. Last edited by and; 01-19-2008 at 06:43 PM.

01-19-2008, 06:11 PM	#257
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092 Original Poster	Shashinki, yes, very! What breed is she exactly? CJCram, another nice one of Helix. Was that also Lensbaby just not with the selective focus dialed in or another lens?

01-19-2008, 06:11 PM	#258
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	Originally posted by m8o Shashinki, yes, very! What breed is she exactly? Id be willing to guess Norwgian Elkhound. If we were playing the guessing game

01-19-2008, 06:30 PM	#259
CJCram Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 84	Quote: CJCram, another nice one of Helix. Was that also Lensbaby just not with the selective focus dialed in or another lens? That picture was actually taken with my "new" SMC-A 50mm f2 that I bought on Ebay. I am planning on using it for macro work with some extension tubes (once I get them). So far I like it! It's really fast, I just have to adjust to using manual all the time with it and the Lensbaby.

01-19-2008, 06:35 PM	#260
Shashinki Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 355	Originally posted by and Id be willing to guess Norwgian Elkhound. If we were playing the guessing game Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Norwegian Elkhound/dog is correct. Your prize is a new picture of her tomorrow.... hehehe

01-19-2008, 06:40 PM	#261
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	Originally posted by Shashinki Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Norwegian Elkhound/dog is correct. Your prize is a new picture of her tomorrow.... hehehe Sounds good to me Since its my prize I wil request one taken with the A* 135, I havent seen many shots taken with this very rare and outrageously expensive piece of glass. How about one wide open and another stopped down Or am I beeing too demanding.

01-19-2008, 09:07 PM	#262
Bud Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,699	One of the Leopard Geckos The Bullsnake... 6 feet and still growing Sergei Pierre

01-19-2008, 09:25 PM	#263
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092 Original Poster	Bud, every one of them are a shot to be proud of. Really high quality there! Cute doggies. I really like that Gecko too... Would love to have one. I love the science of their feet in how the tiny almost 'split endz to the Nth degree' hairs enable them to stick to glass.

01-19-2008, 10:35 PM	#265
Eddie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ft Walton Beach, FL Posts: 189	This is my Mom's weimaraner, Baron. My wife and I bought him for her birthday 3 years ago. I believe he's the world's most spoiled dog. SUPER ball player!!!

01-20-2008, 02:01 PM	#268
hinckc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 298	Hi Workingdog! Nice shot! How did you capture this? I've been trying to get shots of my dog catching frisbee with varying success. I've used a tripod and cable release, pre-focusing where I (intend) to throw the frisbee... Did you have an accomplice to assist with throwing while you were shooting? -Chris

01-20-2008, 07:17 PM	#270
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092 Original Poster	I miss my shepards... none of my dogs since care much for frisbee let alone live for it like the shepards did or like I see Eva does!

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