For the dog lovers amongst us.

[Lonewolf]

I'm trying to work on my doggy photos....(not dogging photos)!


What do you guys think? Any good?

[Debs]

Love them Steve 

[snowy]

Stunning! Aperture selection for depth of field used to great effect (please say it wasn't on programme!) Quality mutt and great pics......respect.

[O.C.]

lovely pictures. .is that Mac ?

[PRD]

Lovely but should there not be a k16 in background or how about doggy on saddle.

[Lonewolf]

Stunning! Aperture selection for depth of field used to great effect (please say it wasn't on programme!) Quality mutt and great pics......respect.

Program Mode? Wash your mouth out with soap and water! 

I always shoot manual for full control. This was shot (hand held) at 1/25th of a second at f2.8 ISO 320 and then lit with a Rotolight RL48 to separate Mac from the background and really make him pop.

[Lonewolf]

lovely pictures. .is that Mac ?

Yep, that's my boy, Mac.

[Lonewolf]

Lovely but should there not be a k16 in background or how about doggy on saddle.

If there was a K16 in the background I'd be in deep trouble, literally if you get my drift. Oh and if you want to do it doggy style on the saddle that's your business you don't need to tell everyone. 

[snowy]

Program Mode? Wash your mouth out with soap and water! 

I always shoot manual for full control. This was shot (hand held) at 1/25th of a second at f2.8 ISO 320 and then lit with a Rotolight RL48 to separate Mac from the background and really make him pop.

  Best pics I ever took was with an OM-1, technologies good but takes away the "engineering" of a good shot!

[iamkwackers]

Cracking pictures and Mac is handsome, is a working dog or family pet, or both? What breed of Spaniel is he ? would love to have him as a companion to my Joe.

He is a working Springer but lives in the house as family pet also, love him to bits   

[Lonewolf]

He's an English Springer Spaniel. I rescued him 8 years ago from a guy who used to use him for shooting purposes. His owner said he was useless at retrieving and didn't want him any longer. He was a bag of nerves when I got him and he was in terrible condition.

He now lives the life of relative luxury and seems a really happy dog. What does your dog do to earn his keep, you say he's a working dog?

[iamkwackers]

I work him on 5 Different shoots in my area. We mainly work in the beaters line flushing the birds forward, but on occasions we do "Picking up". His favourite activity is picking up, he has a great "nose" on him and will find most shot birds and retrieve on land or water. The pictures posted were taken on my mobile phone camera and we were relaxing between drives on a shoot last year.
Unfortunately you do get some nutters who think they can train a gundog, but it is not that easy, you need lots of patience and train with kindness and reward, once trained they are a joy to go out with and a pleasure to watch when they are working at full pace. My Joe is 8 years old now, and lives for going up the farms to do a days work, it really is when he is happiest......on the home front, he is no problem, once fed and watered he settles down by my feet ( or under them if he can) and chills.
Dread to think what sort of Dickhead had Mac     thank goodness you rescued him, he looks fantastic and very content,,,,,well done The Wolf,,,,Top job       

[moayling]

I know nothing about photography but those pictures are really nice as is Mac. I have met Joe and he is great.

[Rusty]

Nice piccies Steve ... not much more you could do to improve them ... just keep taking them and posting on here for us to look at !

[Lonewolf]

  Thanks all.