My Dog & New Camera

So I got a new DSLR the other day and have been learning to take photos with it. My dog has been nominated to be my photography model so I can learn the new camera:

Here's my Ginger, doing her best Ben Carson impression:


For some reason she likes to close her eyes and stare at the sun:


Doing that sun thing again, this time pretending to be a "tough dog":


Laying on her blanket, at the end of the couch:


Bonus photos from our walks:

Some flowers:


Some Alaskan Fireweed:


Some peeling crap I saw:


Hopefully I'll catch the dog being a dork when she's laying on her back with her paws up in the air or something soon!

A couple more:

"What human? What now?"


"Now that you've rubbed my belly, I must yawn!"


"I'll do anything for that Dentastix!"


That last one was taken one-handed, so the vibration reduction (optical) really does a pretty good job on the zoom lens!

Dogs and photography! Two of my favourite things Cute dog. What kind of DSLR did you buy?

a reply to: CaPpedDoG

Nikon D7100

It's not new, I got it on ebay, but I figure it's more than enough camera for me!

It does solid video recording too, so I might use it to make movies!

Woof woof yapp yapp. Very good human.
What fun. Make little dog movies. Yay yay yay and some more yay. I'm not being sarc by the way. I am very excited for you. Keep snapping

Awww, adorable dog, beautiful flowers and great shots!!

The little face on her when she's offered the dentastix

You can never take (or share) too many dog photos.

Thank you.

I know I should comment on the adorable puppy, but instead here I am, commenting on the "peeling crap".

I did the SAME thing when I first got my DSLR (Nikon D5000 ).... nothing was safe! Animals, flowers, inanimate household objects, rusty pipes, peeling paint. I was enchanted by the clarity of the camera!

Jolly good

Very nice!!

Few more from just now:

Art dog:


Contemplative dog:


It's raining out, no thanks dog:


Gonzo dog:


They say that just because you get a better camera you won't take better pictures ... but I'm not sure. I seem to be taking a higher ratio of "keepers" with better color, composition, lighting, everything. The pics have more "life" in them. It's like I'm taking little snapshots of time and capturing them in a bottle. For example:



And



And it's not like I had 100 photos to trash. I probably have 3:1 toss/keep ratio at the most. Dunno, its like with my iPhone the pictures never come out as I imagine in my head they should. The new camera though pretty much takes exactly what I see in my mind's eye.

I have two lenses...18mm-55mm and 55mm-200mm. I want to get a 50mm prime, as that seems to be where I like to keep my camera at the most for walking around.

Oh and this dragon fly was FAR away. I had the camera's zoom maxed at 200mm and then I cropped the photo to make it even bigger:

a reply to: MystikMushroom
I need to get my eyes checked. I misread the thread title. I thought it was: my new dog Camera. I thought Camera was a weird name for a dog.

a reply to: Skid Mark

The title on the forum does say, 'My dog new camera'.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
Oh good. Thanks. I'm not losing it then.

ETA: I just saw what you put in the edit field. That's funny.

a reply to: Skid Mark

No, you are, just not about this.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
I think I lost it a long time ago.