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Happy German Shepherd Dog at the beach.

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Happy German Shepherd Dog at the beach.

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3 Comments |
MKoelen
 
MKoelen December 09, 2015
Perfect shot!
Joseph-Balson
Joseph-Balson January 11, 2016
Thanks
jimhelmick
 
jimhelmick March 27, 2016
Spectacular capture, gorgeous dog.
Elliets Platinum
 
Elliets June 23, 2017
What a Beauty
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Behind The Lens

Location

That one was taken at a Corsican beach, on the east coast of Corsica (Costa Serena) in November 2015. At that time of the year the beach is pretty deserted.

Time

In the middle of the afternoon. The sun is still a little high but that light is not hard at this time of the year. That makes a nice blue sky.

Lighting

Daylight fill flash sync at 1/5000sec.

Equipment

Nikon D700, SB-600 and Nikkor 20mm F:2.8.

Inspiration

That little guy saved my life. I just shoot him non stop, everywhere, anytime.

Editing

The basics: levels and contrast.

In my camera bag

Any of my DSLR that has a charged battery, and the first lens that I can reach. I don't have a bag. Bags mean heavy stuff, too much stuff, and spending too much time worrying about that stuff; I don't really care about equipment: I just shoot what I see with what I have at that moment. When I go specifically to shoot something special, I just carry the minimum things I think will be needed.

Feedback

Autofocus can get a little lost on fast moving animals even when using a 20mm lens. Opening at F/8 allows to fix that issue. Then, a little boost of ISOs to 1250 to make sure 1/5000sec will give a good exposure with the fill flash and it's done.

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