Dogs

[TC]

TMC_2738 by TC62, on Flickr

[gstark]

No image displayed.

I suspect that you're linking the page, rather than the image.

[TC]

how do I post an image from flickr now?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tango62/52 ... 525954782/
here's the link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tango62/se ... 525954782/
my first time to a dog show, do you take pics of the dogs only or with the handlers?

[NeoTiger]

I suspect you need to enable sharing of the photo in Flickr to get the codes for linking the image.
Once you enable it, you should be able to click "Share This" and get a link to post in the forum.

[TC]

thanks. found the fix for posting pics from flickr. Comments on the above pic?

[biggerry]

thanks. found the fix for posting pics from flickr. Comments on the above pic?

I reckon the image is a bit busy, what are we meant to look at? the dog or the lady?

I am no expert on dog photography, however here is what I would do;

- Get down low, lay on the ground if necessary and compose from there.
- Set up your position to get the 3/4 angle on the dog (as is with this image) or get the side-on profile, which ever ones gives you better presentation on why the dog is on show, ie th eway it walks or the way it looks.
- Choose your position to try and mitigate the background clutter
- Use long focal length and large aperture to throw the BG OOF as much as possible.

[FrankieP]

I like the movement and clarity of the subject, and like the moment you've captured with both the lady and her hairy friend focused and looking towards their target, but agree the pic feels really crowded. Not sure if this is a crop or the entire image but the crop is really tight. Using a larger aperture to blur the background would isolate the subjects better too.