Stupid Dog!

SitterS

I love this and kept looking at it this morning because something about the shot looked familiar. My grandfather who is no longer with us use to raise bird dogs and hunt. He had a picture in his house that reminded me of this shot. The picture had the entire dog in it pointing but the birds were flying in the background. Is that a German Short-Haired Pointer?

Thanks for reminding me of my grandfather this morning.

Shane

Ric Grupe

SitterS wrote:

I love this and kept looking at it this morning because something about the shot looked familiar. My grandfather who is no longer with us use to raise bird dogs and hunt. He had a picture in his house that reminded me of this shot. The picture had the entire dog in it pointing but the birds were flying in the background. Is that a German Short-Haired Pointer?
Thanks for reminding me of my grandfather this morning.
Shane

Well.....I've had a lot of nice compliments on this one, but yours will mean the most to me. When a photo can evoke emotion....well...that's something very good.

Yes, Winslow is a purebred GSP.

Thanks, Shane.:D

slapshot

Ric Grupe wrote:

Thanks.:D

The EXIF tells all.

The EXIF tells all, but Ric doesn't...

C'mon Ric, you can't share a little more about this great image?

The EXIF is one of the things that has me puzzled. You have the photo taken 2 seconds prior posted in your gallery, but no dog in sight in that shot. Also, the photo was shot at f6.3 and 420mm, why isn't the dog consistently sharp? The dog's ear and collar appear a little soft, but his nose and muzzle are very sharp, leading me to believe the dog was shot at a different aperture with much shallower DOF.

Don't get me wrong, I love the image, but I am curious to know more.

SitterS

Ric Grupe wrote:

Well.....I've had a lot of nice compliments on this one, but yours will mean the most to me. When a photo can evoke emotion....well...that's something very good.

Yes, Winslow is a purebred GSP.

Thanks, Shane.:D

We were looking to get a SHGP and had contacted a breeder when I found a picture in the newspaper of a Weimaraner that needed a home. The family had purchased her and then their child developed allergies so they had to give her away. I just posted a few pics of her. Thanks again for the memories this morning.

Shane

Ric Grupe

Sounds like you are trying to win a bet with someone!

You can't collect unless I confirm your findings.

Looks like....you lose.

limey-g

Got to love the capture, kind of reminds me of that old saying,
" You don't have a dog and bark yourself "
Well done
Geoff

SloYerRoll

Ric, this is indeed a great shot.

Couple things about whether this was a 'real' capture though:

• If you reverse engineer the light source(s). I feel pretty comfortable saying that slapshot nailed the fact that this is a composite.

• The halo around the dog.

• Another thing pointing to this is the reeds are oof, but they are definately in the dof that this shot would have taken.

Good photoshop work though. It had me loking for a long time!

Cheers,
-Jon

kdog

The fact that both the dog and the birds are in focus really says it all. The DOF in the dog shot alone would be measured in inches.

It is a lovely composition though.

Ric Grupe

SloYerRoll wrote:

Ric, this is indeed a great shot.

Couple things about whether this was a 'real' capture though:

• If you reverse engineer the light source(s). I feel pretty comfortable saying that slapshot nailed the fact that this is a composite.

• The halo around the dog.

• Another thing pointing to this is the reeds are oof, but they are definately in the dof that this shot would have taken.

Good photoshop work though. It had me loking for a long time!

Cheers,
-Jon

I never said it wasn't a composition.:D

Thanks.

I don't care to get into a debate over what is acceptable editing......that is too much open to interpretation.

People liked it, so..............

Ric Grupe

kdog wrote:

The fact that both the dog and the birds are in focus really says it all. The DOF in the dog shot alone would be measured in inches.

It is a lovely composition though.

There you go!:D

It's all in the EXIF, just like I said.

I'll bet you don't need me to confirm that for you.

Ric Grupe

limey-g wrote:

Got to love the capture, kind of reminds me of that old saying,
" You don't have a dog and bark yourself "
Well done
Geoff

Thanks!

dogwood

Looks like he's doing his job to me-- sitting still and calm when the ducks are within shooting range. Your job is to shoot the ducks-- his is to retrieve them. Or-- he also looks like he'd be a great hunting dog for upland game birds. That calm temperment is crucial for both kinds of bird hunting.

Ric Grupe

dogwood wrote:

Looks like he's doing his job to me-- sitting still and calm when the ducks are within shooting range. Your job is to shoot the ducks-- his is to retrieve them. Or-- he also looks like he'd be a great hunting dog for upland game birds. That calm temperment is crucial for both kinds of bird hunting.

Well...I'll shoot them alright.

But....he better not try retrieving my memory card!