Jump Trial

Great action shot! 

Perfectly posed above the jump and great clarity and sharpness, even the wording on the "pipe system" jump is clearly legible.

Good range of |B & W tones too, did you use the camera in B & W mode or covert the colour image afterwards in PP?

Looks like you could add another couple of rails to that jump and he would still clear it! 

Compliments & Best Regards 

Alf 

Alf, I'm no dog lover (but most certainly not a dog hater) and attended this        Bark Fest at the invitation of fellow PN member Vlad Khodski.  Check out his portfolio when he's had a chance to post his shots of this event.  Gave me a chance to try out my new D5100.  This is one of the shots I didn't screw up too badly.  :-( Still on the toe of the learning curve.   I was lucky to get a position where I could get some decent angles.  This young dog cleared the next bar placed in it's path but knocked the next bar down as it tried for a new personal best record.  The original was in colour but I liked the graphics when converted to B&W, dog and bars being of similar tones.  Always get a lift when I hear from you.  Thanks for that.  Best, LM.

bw for sure. Great tones. Makes me think of Gateway Computers.

A beautiful action shot with very nice lighting, Len!

Good to hear from you again.  Hope you are getting around OK now.  Gateway computers............B&W packaging...........sure!  But the sounds here were 'arf, arf' instead of 'moo'. :-) Thanks for the validation.  Best, LM.

Thanks for your visit & kind comment.  Best, LM.

Len, it's nice to see this shot on photo.net! Strong foreground with horizontal poles and these diagonal b/w painting adds even more dynamics to the image! Regards, Vlad. 

Thanks for your observations.  Looking forward to any you took at this event.  Was fun.  Best, LM.

This  is such a great timing! I don't know why ,but the dog's form reminds me somehow a human child in his try of  jumping play...;-))

I think it is because  of the form of his FG leg...(is it a wild imagination ...?...)

This  is a very beautiful B/W lighted composition  !

(sorry for my long pause, Len, I was not feeling well,  as well as very busy with two great projects.... not an easy  situation...;-))

Always a treat to get a visit from you.  I feel that this was the best of a small number of frames.  I had the new camera set to 'continuous' shooting and this one was my favourite.  I hadn't thought of the dog's body language before you mentioned the positioning of his paws.  Curious!  I wonder why that is.  Perhaps any dog experts viewing this shot can answer that question.  For me, presenting this one in B&W was a no-brainer. (B&W dog & B&W stripes!)  Go figure! :-) Thanks for your thoughts.  Take life as easy as you can for a while, at least until you've fully recovered.  Best, LM.

Best regards, Len!

PDE

Thanks for your visit.  Luck is good! :-)  Best, LM.

Len,

You always do the best of the job.  This one is very good with the contract.  Just a right capture of the moment.  Thanks a lot for your warm encouragement.  Best Regards,

Thanks for the validation.  As I've said before, in this case luck had a lot to do with this capture as I was using a new camera & I wasn't sure if my settings were optimum. In this case things seem to have fallen into place nicely.  Always good to get your take on these humble offerings.  Best, LM.

great action photo!

Thanks for taking the time to view & comment on this one.  Best, LM.

Wonderful action shot and very nice composition.  As someone at the beginning of doing action photography, I appreciate the challenge of "hitting" this kind of shot.  Congratulations, Phil

Thanks for your contribution.  I was using a new D5100 camera and was still unfamiliar with it's full operation.  That I managed a sharp action shot was at least 50% luck.  :-)  I think I focused on the rails and released the shutter when I thought the time was right.  Today I would use AF-C, 3D, and continuous burst .  New to digital, I still find it hard to keep the release button on half press after I've chosen my subject.  Probably why I still have so many out of focus photos.  :-(  Best, LM.