Drool in the Pool: An exercise in letting dogs swim at a public pool on the last day

ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
edited September 8, 2007 in Wildlife
This was a funny shoot. Dogs fighting over the same toy. Dogs jumping so far into the pool you wonder if they're training for the Olympics. And well... Poo. Lots and lots of Poo (strangely enough I don't think I saw any in the water).

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    Very entertaining! clap.gifthumb
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited September 6, 2007
    Great series.

    Your exposure for black dogs and white dogs seems dead on correct.

    The use of fill flash has separated your subject from the background very nicely - well done!!

    The dogs look like they were having fun too.
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  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    pathfinder wrote:
    Great series.

    Your exposure for black dogs and white dogs seems dead on correct.

    The use of fill flash has separated your subject from the background very nicely - well done!!

    The dogs look like they were having fun too.


    Well, I was practcing the expose for the sky, drop it down a bit, and then raise the flash level technique. The event was between 5 and 8 so I had to readjust a lot. Sometimes it was hit or miss. But the black and white dogs I will have to attribute to Photoshop :) The photos before PS were not as clear.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    thumb.gif cool series!thumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2007
    Lots of pooh and none in the water? Well, those certainly are well trained dogs. rolleyes1.gif Seriously, nice series. With all those smiling faces and snouts, it looks like fun was had by all.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Lots of pooh and none in the water? Well, those certainly are well trained dogs. rolleyes1.gif Seriously, nice series. With all those smiling faces and snouts, it looks like fun was had by all.
    Some of the dogs just would not stop swimming, and by the end of the event, there were a LOT of pooped dogs :)
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    Oh my, these are just great!! Where the heck is this place??? My dogs swim in my pool all the time. My pool guy hates me......ne_nau.gif
    Marina
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    Nikon D700 x2/D300
    Nikon 70-200 2.8/50 1.8/85 1.8/14.24 2.8
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited September 8, 2007
    Marina - it is the end of summer up here in the midwest. The dogs were allowed into the pool only immediately before the pool was to be drained and cleaned for the winter.

    Notice the use of fill flash toothumb.gif
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  • ccpickreccpickre Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2007
    Gotta love the Midwest. Rife with odd opportunities.

    Well, I need to start relying on experience cause they seem to be blown out at times. My LCD seems to darken everything and so I need to start looking at it and saying "Oh, it's too bright" even though it looks normal.
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