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I always try to get mirrored photos, and I'm never really happy with them. This one happened totally unplanned. I've got the best dog ❤️

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really great shot. Really. You can sell this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm super happy with this one. So glad Bowie helped out.

I do a calendar for Christmas, I think this would make an awesome addition for 2025.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell yeah. Great calendar. Could probably get a good price on the dog, too. Handsome feller.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Eh we're kind of attached to him now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

What a beautiful whippet!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bowie knew what you were after, he's got your back

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

He even got the composition right. I was at the limit of my zoom at the other end of the pool, if I was closer I would have probably made the image too tight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Now rotate it 180° and put it on the wall.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably a large ask of your doggo, but have you tried a slightly long-term exposure? I know longer term exposures will smooth out the ripples and provide a better glass-like reflection, but I’m unsure how long that would be, and whether or not your dog would willingly sit there for that long.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh heck. I usually have to shoot around 1/800th of a second to avoid a blurry dog. Indoor I'll go as low as 1/160th because Bowie is better at posing.

To even out water I'd need to shoot a 1 second exposure at least 😄(I've tried these in the past) it's not happening 😁

Though... I do wonder if a 1/160th would be enough to even out the water a little 🤔🤔🤔 because you're right it's pretty jittery

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“He’s vibrating!” LOL

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Honestly it's just hard for me to think about exposures and camera settings when doing Bowie photos, I tend to be pretty reactive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

At first glance it looked like a dog on a stick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago