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Gonna Take some Pictures

Maybe I’m just vain.. but I think I do a fair job taking pictures. I have fairly good timing so I can get nice box shots for flyball. And I like the creative shots that are uncommon and fun. So I’m going to pack up my Olympus e300 DSLR and a friend’s printer and take them to the flyball tournament in Pahrump, Nevada, in April.

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Kai on the Box

Maybe I’ll sell some. I’d love to get some nice pictures of people’s dogs too them. I won’t charge too much. And my team, of course, gets free ones.

Tinker Playing Tug

Playing Tug

So wish me luck. I like my camera. I also have an account at PrintRoom.com where people can buy copies later one if they want some. My PrintRoom Page… if you want to see some. I don’t have much on there yet, though. Maybe I’d make enough money to buy New York Yankees tickets… but I’d probably spend it on supplies for more pictures!

Cynthia
March 25, 2009
Flyball
13 Comments
  • http://www.kiwibloke.org GregR

    Great Photos, I am a cat person but I appreciate a good dog photo
    Cheers

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  • http://clublabrador.com Black Labradors

    I couldn’t take a good picture to save my life. You have two great hobbies… Dogs and Pictures. They go very well together.

    I can’t wait see your pictures in April.

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  • http://leigh3676.com Leigh

    That top photo is an amazing shot! I wish someone could get shots of my pups in action like that, mine always come out blurry – or the dog bowls me over before I get the shot!

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    • http://www.tiptail.com Cynthia

      Thanks Leigh. About a year and a half ago I bought a Digital SLR, the only type of digital camera fast enough to capture dogs in action like this. I live my camera! I can sit and take pics like this all day. :)

  • http://www.lisucr.com Blend

    Rare pics dude, awesome………..

  • http://www.myspoiledmutts.com Christy

    Cyn you take great pics! I am on disappointed that I won’t be able to be there!!

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  • http://www.resqtails.com Marie

    I can’t wait to hear how the flyball tournament pictures turn out. Should be lots of fun!

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  • http://www.dennisthevizsla.com Dennis the Vizsla

    Great action shots!

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  • http://www.hearthealthyblog.com heart

    Your action shots are amazing. Do you use any special shutter speeds etc? I am trying to take action pictures of my paintball team but they aren’t coming out as good as yours :(

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    • http://www.tiptail.com Cynthia

      It depends. If I’m indoors I have to turn the ISO way up, which makes for very grainy shots. And speed up the shutter and try to find a balance between the aperture and the shutter.

      Outside in the sun I usually just use the sports setting, and let the camera do all the thinking!

  • http://stalecheerios.com/blog Mary H.

    How cool!

    If you get some cool pictures at the tournament, I’d enjoy seeing some more.

    By the way, I recently found your blog and am enjoying reading through it so far. I’m taking a pre-agility class with my dog, so I love reading about people who are actually competing with their dogs. She’s doing well in the class, but we still have a long way to go!

    cheers,

    Mary

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  • http://www.ipetscene.com Claudia

    Wow, cool pictures. I love Kai’s shot. You captured the movement very nicely. I too just got a new camera but am not all familiar with it yet. Soon I hope..until then i will be visiting to enjoy your pictures :-) Thanks!

  • http://www.petyourdog.com Tomdogs – petyourdog.com

    lol these are some great dog action photos! get prepared for “dog hard with a vengeance”!! great photographs. i love em