Tried something different this weekend - part 2

[wwwon]

Second one I watched this weekend was dog agility. It was great to watch, especially the beginner classes. Some of the beginner dogs just went wherever they felt like, no matter how much pleading by their owners.

[starriderrick]

Hi Warren,
Good action shots, you can see the determination these pooches have.
You really captured the action, mood well. Image 3,4 are my favs. All are very good.

Rick

[Jimmy B]

Nice shots #s 2 &4 get my nod!
Jimmy B

[ciddog91]

Love these.. #2 and #4 are my favs....

Phil

[wwwon]

Thanks guys, It was great because you can see the dogs are having a great time.

I have one question.It was a partly cloudy day with the light changing constantly and I was shooting with everything manual. With the light changing so much would I have been better off using one of the priority modes? Aperture or Shutter priority?

[Lori11]

I love #2 (well due to my dog Nero too lol) and love #4 because its adorable. Nice shots , with all the dog phot's I take dont know why I didnt think of this!

[BFiredup]

Love the shots...and the dogs....looks like great fun...

[Jimmy B]

Warren a big congrats on POW !!
Jimmy B

[SmartWombat]

Quite a few things came to mind looking at these.
#1 is exciting, probably the best looking rug, er dog, in action - but it's tilted !
In the excitement of the action, don't forget to level the camera

#2 is fantastic, great action, great eyes.
I see a hint you might have used the centre focus point, the dog is almost centred.
You might try cropping it from the right and bottom to move the dog to the right, and a sliver off the top - but don't cut the tube.

#3 is lovely, the focus is spot on. But it looks a little dark around the muzzle.
I would shoot in raw, it's easier in post-production to lighten the face to bring out the dark hair.

#4 is a good looking rug, er dog. But over exposed a bit ?
Looks like the sun came out perhaps. It's a shade over exposed compared to #3.
Apart form shooting RAW, if you're shooting manual keep an eye on the exposure.
I haven't learned (in 40 years) to get the exposure spot on as the light changes as clouds come and go without checking the meter - some people can and I'm in awe of them.

Yes, if I'm shooting action in changing light I often get lazy and switch to Tv mode so I can get the motion blur I want and not worry about the exposure.
Usually the shutter speed is more important to me than the depth of field. If the aperture gets too far away from what I want I'll compromise on the shutter speed, or the ISO to get back to the DoF I want.

[jkriminger]

Nice work! Dont level number 1 to the jump post..you'll have a women walking in the background at a steep angle to the left

[Alison]

Wow! AWESOME shots! Congrats on your featured photo :thumbsup:

[dhyravy]

Nice timing and clean shots. Not much to not like about these.

[wwwon]

Thanks , everyone in these forums is incredibly helpful and encouraging.

It keeps helping me improve and I appreciate everyone's comments

[OBie]

wwwon - I used to compete in agility and these are great shots. (I paid quite a bit over the years for good photos of my dog in action!) Great job!