She's got the mythical Chuckit Ultra, the envy of the park. It has many arcane properties, including the fact that when one has it, one no longer needs to touch the ground.

[slowpez]

What a great shot.

[Kerrowdown]

Levitating dogs wow, they think of everything on your side of the puddle.

What a great shot, well done, hats off to you on this one.

[camerons]

Excellent shot. Would you mind giving some tips on the settings you used to get such a shot in focus with such a low aperture and framed so nicely as well? I have a hard enough time getting my pets heads in focus when they're not running around at large apertures. ta

[scratchpaddy]

What a great shot.

Thanks, Susan!

Levitating dogs wow, they think of everything on your side of the puddle.

What a great shot, well done, hats off to you on this one.

Hey, I don't need a translator for this one.

Yes, there are many wonders to behold on this side of the pond, though I'm sure the permanent caffeine high of this Vizsla made the mystical Chuckit powers more effective than normal.

Excellent shot. Would you mind giving some tips on the settings you used to get such a shot in focus with such a low aperture and framed so nicely as well? I have a hard enough time getting my pets heads in focus when they're not running around at large apertures. ta

I would be more than happy to do so. I use this technique called "cheating!"

It's all about burst mode. Turn off autofocus, set the focus to a certain distance away, and fire away when the dog nears the focal plane. I've found that somewhere between 1.3 and 3 meters is most effective, depending on how big the dog is. Afterwards, delete all the pictures that weren't in focus.

For the framing, I put the camera almost on the ground to get the dramatic perspective. Since I'm shooting up towards the sky, I use a full stop (+1) of exposure compensation to keep it from underexposing. I'm shooting blind here, so it's a combination of guessing, luck, and cropping. Mostly cropping. I generally aim forward and a little bit towards the side that the dog will pass me on.

I get a really high failure rate, but it's digital! Just delete the ones that don't work. Here's one more:

Chuckit spotted!

[camerons]

Awesome. Thanks. I'll have to give it a go.

[daacon]

Now that looks like a playful friend. What a great shot.

[troika]

Nice photos, looks like a happy dog. Looks like you're putting that SIGMA lens to good use.

[scratchpaddy]

Awesome. Thanks. I'll have to give it a go.

No problem! I would love to see what you come up with.

Now that looks like a playful friend. What a great shot.

Thanks, Dave! She is very playful, but not really my friend. She was just a good subject on one of the occasions when I brought my camera to the park. According to the name tag, her name is Tara.

Nice photos, looks like a happy dog. Looks like you're putting that SIGMA lens to good use.

Nothing makes her happier than a Chuckit! Well, maybe food. As for me, few things make me happier than the Sigma. Favorite lens of all time, hands down!

[Kerrowdown]

permanent caffeine high of this Vizsla made the mystical Chuckit powers more effective

Bloody 'ell, I'm needing the translator now, or I'm athegither blootered.