What I Did I took the dogs down to the lake yard where I knew I could count on them to get rowdy and do a lot of running around. Started out thinking I would try to get some panning shots and quickly found out that there was too much twisting and turning taking place for that kind of shot. I decided I would attempt some freeze action shots instead. I started at the low end of the shutter speeds suggested for children and was working up from there. I was at a shutter speed of 1/395 sec. when this particular shot occurred. This shutter speed froze my focal point, but I think I would have preferred to be shooting a bit faster for this.
The histogram was pretty good. A lot of values in the Darker, Dark, Mid, and Bright tones. A few values in the Brightest tones with perhaps a tiny bit of clipping on the black and tan shepherd’s brightest highlights.
What I Like -the intense expressions -the high action
What I Would Change -I think I would have preferred the tackling dog’s head to be more in focus. -I would have preferred a shallower depth of field so the shrubbery was less distracting. -I would also have preferred clearer delineation between the black and tan dog’s head and the background -I would have preferred less distance between the two dogs (however, the next shot in the sequence is the tackle actually taking place and on that shot I and the black and tan dog would both have preferred ‘more’ distance between the dogs – a penalty was awarded).
Mode – Shutter Priority (TV) Shutter Speed – 1/395 sec. Aperature – f/5.00 (set by camera) ISO – 320 (set by camera) Focal Length – 40 mm. Camera – Canon 50D White Balance – Cloudy Location – my yard
Dianna - AWESOME commentary - you are very methodical in your explanations which will aid you in developing the technical side of photography. I like how you froze the action. Were you using continuous mode shooting. It would be interesting to see the other shots that are in this sequence, as it would aid the viewer in seeing the total relationship between your two 4 legged friends! BK
Dianna – Week 5
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I took the dogs down to the lake yard where I knew I could count on them to get rowdy and do a lot of running around. Started out thinking I would try to get some panning shots and quickly found out that there was too much twisting and turning taking place for that kind of shot. I decided I would attempt some freeze action shots instead. I started at the low end of the shutter speeds suggested for children and was working up from there. I was at a shutter speed of 1/395 sec. when this particular shot occurred. This shutter speed froze my focal point, but I think I would have preferred to be shooting a bit faster for this.
The histogram was pretty good. A lot of values in the Darker, Dark, Mid, and Bright tones. A few values in the Brightest tones with perhaps a tiny bit of clipping on the black and tan shepherd’s brightest highlights.
What I Like
-the intense expressions
-the high action
What I Would Change
-I think I would have preferred the tackling dog’s head to be more in focus.
-I would have preferred a shallower depth of field so the shrubbery was less distracting.
-I would also have preferred clearer delineation between the black and tan dog’s head and the background
-I would have preferred less distance between the two dogs (however, the next shot in the sequence is the tackle actually taking place and on that shot I and the black and tan dog would both have preferred ‘more’ distance between the dogs – a penalty was awarded).
Mode – Shutter Priority (TV)
Shutter Speed – 1/395 sec.
Aperature – f/5.00 (set by camera)
ISO – 320 (set by camera)
Focal Length – 40 mm.
Camera – Canon 50D
White Balance – Cloudy
Location – my yard
Dianna - AWESOME commentary - you are very methodical in your explanations which will aid you in developing the technical side of photography. I like how you froze the action. Were you using continuous mode shooting. It would be interesting to see the other shots that are in this sequence, as it would aid the viewer in seeing the total relationship between your two 4 legged friends! BK
ReplyDeletePS - You can lighten just the face of the dog on the right in Photoshop ! BK
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