Charlie
Charlie jumping to catch a shell on the beach
Charlie jumping to catch a shell on the beach
Read less
Read less
Dec, 2015Views
267
Likes
Awards
Action Award
Great Shot
Superb Composition
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Jaw Dropping
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Emotions
Impressed
Top Ranks
Top 30 rankTop 30 rank week 2Top 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Categories
KatnPat
June 18, 2016
Can you tell me more about this picture? How did you get right below Charlie? what lens were you using? I really love this picture!
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken at the Beach in Mosselbaai, South Africa. I was still a beginner at the time and got lucky to have a friend with a very active dog to practice with :)Time
This was taken about mid-afternoon. We went for a nice walk by the beach and Charlie was having great fun chasing seagulls, jumping after Shells we throw (that's what you see in the picture) and cooling off in the Ocean. We spend all afternoon just strolling around and having fun.Lighting
It is just natural lighting.Equipment
At the time of taking this picture, I was using my first ever DSLR: Canon 550D with the standard Kit Lens. I didn't have a lot of equipment yet, as I was still brand new to PhotographyInspiration
I just loved how active Charlie was. He would run and jump after literally anything we would throw! For this one, we just thew a shell straight up in the air and I wondered what kind of different angles I could try. So I just tested and got so lucky with this one!Editing
I only did some very basic editing in Lightroom. Just adjusting the colors/shadows/highlights a little.In my camera bag
Since then, I have upgraded to an Nikon D7100. My go to Lens is my 18-105 F3.5 I also usually have a Zoom lens on my, as I do love to shoot some animals most of the time :) My tripod is a Vanguard Alta + and I recently added a Trigger Remonte to my bag to experiment with some Night Time Shots!Feedback
It´s all a try and error with this one and a lot of luck is involved that the dog jumps just right into your frame. It's quite hard to plan as you can't really tell the dog how or where to jump :) Just bring a lot of patience, a high frame per second helps, and obviously some treats for the doggy ;)
