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My Dog

My dog Sambo waiting for me to finish taking photos in the front yard.

My dog Sambo waiting for me to finish taking photos in the front yard.
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Canon EOS 1200D

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 300/1

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Dec, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was just taken at home, in the front yard. I was taking part in a 30 day photo challenge for uni and I was actually planning on taking photos of flowers in the garden, when I happened to look back at the gate and my dog had followed me out and was looking at me. I quickly laid down on the driveway to get the shot before my dog noticed and went away.

Time

I can't remember exactly what time of day this image was taken, but I believe it was in the afternoon.

Lighting

I actually had my camera ISO up quite high as I had just been taking photos in the garden that required a little more light as I was using a telephoto lens. So, I didn't have time to change my setting to get the shot. I did try again with a lower ISO, but by that time my dog had moved.

Equipment

This shot was taken using a Canon EOS 1200D with a 70-300mm lens. ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/160 and a focal length of 300mm.

Inspiration

This image was not planned and really just happened in the moment. At the time when I saw my dog under the fence I knew it would make a good story telling image.

Editing

Yes! When I import the shot to my computer it really didn't stand out. The colours were dull and not enhancing the story. I decided to turn the image to black and white. This really helped the image look more like I fine art print and really brought out the texture in the image, which I really liked. The shot was taken with a high ISO, which added a little bit of grain, which actually ended up working better with the balck and white version. I also cropped the image so the main focus was on one of my dogs. Yes, there were actually two dogs in the image but the second one was a little cut off, so I decide to remove her completely from the image.

In my camera bag

This image was taken quite some time ago, back in 2016. I have since upgraded my camera to a Canon 80D and one of my favourite lens to use is the 70-200mm f/2.8.

Feedback

Sometimes the best images are the ones that you didn't plan for. So my advice would be to just go out and shoot. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. If I wasn't outside already taking photos, this image would have never been created.

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My Dog

My dog Sambo waiting for me to finish taking photos in the front yard.

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