On a few occasions, I mentioned that I had a dachshund. His name is Mr Shakes . He is resting after his first long walk of the season (it’s warmer now), with a little anxiety from the camera (he is a little shy).
Up close and personal. I’ve developed a habit of tight cropping in all my photography, to the point where my family had to implore me not to cut off the tops of their heads so much.
All the ones I’ve posted were shot with a zoom lens racked out to the upper focal length. Even then, I can only focus so close, so I usually crop in post. Edit: @Thomas_Do’s parrot tulip is a beautiful example, much better than any of mine.
The only other thing I think is worth pointing out is that I resize and sharpen specifically for the web post. I don’t upload full-sized, and leave my image to the whims of the 19-year-old programmer who chose the resize algorithm for the web server or browser…
That shot never should have happened. It was a sunny, warm day and I noticed the crocus blossoms had opened up while on the way from my car and back into the house. I was getting ready to leave and didn’t have much time. My Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 was on my D7100 so, it was that setup or nothing. I set the aperture to f11 and laid on the ground and took a few shots. Looking at the raw histogram, I see that I managed to expose to the right and not clip any highlights. I was surprised that the direct sunlight actually gave me that result. Hope this helps.
Yesterday, I decided to carry the camera while walking Mr Shakes. He is an active one, twisting and turning and never stopping even when taking a rest. I could not get a good shot, being inexperienced and all. I was about to give up. I decided to take one more, and voila, one that I could share! I had to be patient, waiting for the right moment. It was a closeup. I had to sit in the middle of the park pathway. It would have been better if I could get some of the park in the background but every time I got up or moved back he would follow me because he wanted to sit next to me.