Dog Show. (Not Sure, Sport?)

Dilemma

There is a pond nearby and I caught this also.

ian408

I'd say it's a sport My favorite is the 5th, the Irish Setter. Cool looking dogs and very loyal. The Dals are just giant goofballs-love 'em.

Most of your shots would benefit from a tighter crop. Also, watch your exposures (and positioning relative to the light).

Dilemma

Thanks for the tips. I might add; "Positioning relative to the light" isn't something you have a lot of control of outside the ring on a sunny day. About the cropping, you would crop closer? As in a tight crop?

Dilemma

Here are a couple more.

johng

OK. First, I think dog shows are certainly appropriate for sports website. Herons and people sitting on a bench - not so much

The exif data has been removed, so I can't see what camera/settings were used. The biggest issue I have with the shots is the backgrounds are horribly distracting. THAT is a problem lots of sports shooters know about and have to deal with. With other sports, you do your best to minimize the impact of backgrounds by choosing your shooting position, framing tightly and using wide apertures (to blur background). As I don't shoot dog shows, I can't offer you specific advice. But, shot 1 is a great example - there is plenty of space between the subjects and the background - a wide aperture on a ILC (Interchangeable lens camera) should be able to blur that much better.

Also, watch your horizons - many of the shots are slightly crooked. Use vertical cues in the photo (fence posts, board lines etc) to straiten the images when cropping.

Dilemma

The woman on the bench was look at a catalog from the show, and the Herons were at a pond on the show site. But yes, I understand.

This was my first weekend out with the 5D MK.III. I had the 100-400 Canon IS lens on all weekend.

Thanks for the information and tips!

I turned on the VF screen to help me with horizons later in the weekend. This camera has a LOT of menus.

johng

Yes, I would think the 100-400 would be very limiting for this type of shooting, given the distances involved. A 70-200 2.8 would probably be a better fit - allowing you to use shallower DOF. But you'll still want to pick shooting positions with backgrounds in mind.