Olive

To get the picture I had to get the dog higher than me (so I could

get it to camera height). i also had to get it to look interested

without running off. These were acheived by having my kids (and I)

stand in a deep ditch. The dog is watching them while I took the

photo.

Personally I love this photo as not only is it a great dog (good

subject = good photo) but I also liked the back drop (a house roof

and the sky). The dog against a load of grass would not have worked

so well - I think anyway. I think that the chimney on the house

breaks up the background andthe foliage around the dog gives the

shot a peaceful look.

The original shot was a little dark on the dogs right eye so I have

adjusted it very slightly. The light was a real challenge to this

photo as the dog is mostly while and the backdrop is mostly sky -

hence the under-exposed head but at least the light is coming from

the right direction.

What do you think?

Nice Munsterlander David. I have two of the breed and my daughter also has one that looks very similar to your Olive. Being black and white I've found them hard to photograph, particularly in bright sunlight. Diffuse sunlight seems to give the best reults.

You seem to have had the sun high to the right and a little front, giving highlights on the right side of the dog and shadows mainly on the left. Difficult to expose so that you get detail in the black head, ears and eyes without overexposing the white highlights. Not sure that the plants in the foreground add anything to the photo.

I look forward to seeing more pictures of this dog. Kind Regards, Neil