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My sister's over-large German Shepherd. Amiable and playful, but able to bite through a tennis ball in a lot less time that I would need to open it with the kni...
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My sister's over-large German Shepherd. Amiable and playful, but able to bite through a tennis ball in a lot less time that I would need to open it with the knife.
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SP570UZ

Aperture f/4.3 ISO 125 Shutter 10/500

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Jun, 2014

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Winner in German Sheppards Photo Challenge

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Love the expression

Beautiful Photograph....

absolutely gorgeous!!

What a beauty, love these dogs, just lost mine, but agree, big playful friends.

Great capture.....he certainly has a mouth full

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Wow, what a gorgeous dog! I love German Shepherds!

Adorable! Such an overachiever:) Nicely done! By the way, thanks so much for taking the time to look at my photos:)

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I always like it when my photos trigger some memories and associations. :)

Ha-ha-ha! Meanie! :))

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No, he never was! He was always just playful. (RIP)

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Beautiful dog photography,he must be a real character.One ball is not quite enough

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Not quite; used to hold three at times! But two is just right for a message :)

I had german shepherd , i love them amzing friend and very protective

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True, they're very intelligent and loyal. It's seeen in the eyes too. Thanks!

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Love dogs! Great photo

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Thanks, me too! :)

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What a great capture of a very doggy activity. Beautiful animal.

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Thanks, he really was...

Hermoso!!! Me gustan todas las razas pero esta es mi debilidad. Si no fuera por Sabú el ovejero de mis padres yo no te estaría escribiendo. Saludos desde Uruguay

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Thanks for writing to me anyway! I'm glad you like the photo. Greetings to Uruguay from North Macedonia! :)

That is too cute for words 😍

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Thanks! :)

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the English would say : he has balls :)

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true... and in the core of the message he's sending... 😁

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Don't laugh, if I could find five balls, I'd try to jam them in.

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Seems like he's happy with two... 😁

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Too bad your dog doesn't like balls!! 😁

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Here's to prove otherwise! :)

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I hope only tennis balls are on his menu😅🎾🤣😂🙏😇✨

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Frankly, he was more of a guard dog than a tennis player 😉

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Such a Cute Photo, Love those eyes 🐾💖

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Thanks, he was a complete personality!

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was made in my family home in Zagreb (Croatia), where we've had dogs for as far back I can remember! And it means looong way back! But this dog lived there just some thirteen years ago...

Time

Date/Time of the original was 09-Nov-08, the time was 11:01:40

Lighting

Sure, all of it: Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec, f/4.3, ISO 125, 0.00 eV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Flash: Off, Did not fire, and Focal Length was 28.03 mm. The photo was made outside in the garden, in the normal daylight.

Equipment

My Olympus Superzoom of those days was a SP570UZ; small, lightweight, and quick to employ when needed. To my sorrow, later on this excellent camera developed a mechanical error which was unrepairable (read: too expensive to repair). The photo was made out of hand with no added accessory of any kind.

Inspiration

Well, this big and playful German Shepherd was always an inspiration, since he seemed to have had a kind of humor of his own. Still, he was able to distinguish things he was allowed to gnaw from things that were a no-no... like slippers, shoes, rugs and alike. But when he was given something to play with, it was his - like the tennis balls which he adored. At times he would even manage to carry three in his mouth! Carrying two balls was a kind of easy for him... and it was also title-inspiring, due to the wordplay (or pun; intended, since he was one serious guard dog).

Editing

As far as I can remember, not much. There was some croping to get to the portrait, and nothing more serious that that.

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Feedback

First and foremost, always have a camera at hand. Nowadays it is easier than ever, since everybody has at least a smartphone - and it's hard to even find one without a camera! But if you are serious about photography, let the phone camera be a spare one, and shoot with something / anything better. By "better" I mean the camera that lets you adapt for all kinds of shooting parameters, so you get the photos exactly the way you want them to be, and possibly right in-camera. For this it has to have superior optics. Also, the camera ergonomic features are definitely better adapted to normal handling, and especially when handling fast! Anyway... always have a camera along because some scenes will rarely repeat - and the lost moments are lost forever. Have a Good Light!

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