Dogs catching treats

Undertoad · 07-13-2003, 02:12 PM

Last night I thought it would be funny to throw treats to our dogs and photo them in mid-catch.

And it was.

Dogs eyes really open up to light indoors. So when you take a flash photo, they get the dog-equivalent of red-eye, and it makes these two look even more insane.

So this afternoon, outdoors. The thing is, they shouldn't get their bellies full of these treats. So you can only take so many pics. Otherwise I would do this all afternoon.

I need to go to manual mode on this camera and set it to focus on their noses instead of autofocusing on the ground.

Nothing But Net · 07-13-2003, 03:26 PM

What are they, Toy Boxers?

./NBN/Confirmed Dog Lover

Undertoad · 07-13-2003, 04:13 PM

Almost - Boston Terriers.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-13-2003, 06:44 PM

Great pics UT. Hellhounds for sure. Post these pics on your front door to keep the Jehovah's Witnesses away.

Dagney · 07-13-2003, 07:08 PM

Just photoshop out the treats first

Dagney

ladysycamore · 07-14-2003, 10:15 AM

Aw how cute! I'm amazed at how you managed to capture the action in mid-chomp...lol. What camera did you use?

Undertoad · 07-14-2003, 10:27 AM

It's my trusty Nikon CoolPix 950, which was the state-of-the-art digital camera in 1999, and still a fairly decent one now.

07-14-2003, 10:34 AM

Liar! The camera rules, because it set the standard in pimp cameras. Now, if I were buying today, I would probably get a PowerShot G3, but godDAMN is the Coolpix 950 appealing. And talk about crisp pictures! That stuff still looks good, even today. What a camera.

windhund · 07-14-2003, 11:09 AM

That camera lives up to its name - cool pix!!

Are you tossing the treats and then taking the pic real quick, or is someone else doing the tossing? I'd love to try this with my own hounds.

Undertoad · 07-14-2003, 11:35 AM

One-person operation! With autofocus on, that means I had to hold the shutter button halfway down (to hold the focus) while throwing the treat and timing for a slight shutter delay. A tricky maneuver.

The 950 was indeed the mighty pimpin camera of its day. For web purposes you hardly need anything else, actually.

windhund · 07-14-2003, 02:21 PM

Hm, I may try this with my SLR - no shutter delay, there. My hounds are a lot bigger too, so there's less distance between my hand and their mouths. This will make an interesting weekend project!

Leus · 07-14-2003, 07:53 PM

Undertoad · 07-14-2003, 08:40 PM

Haw! Awesome!!!

Nothing But Net · 07-14-2003, 10:26 PM

Leus, that is wickedly funny. I am p.i.m.p. (pissing in my pants).

Can you provide a higher res version? I've got to have it.

Great job!

Tobiasly · 07-15-2003, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
One-person operation! With autofocus on, that means I had to hold the shutter button halfway down (to hold the focus) while throwing the treat and timing for a slight shutter delay. A tricky maneuver.

I know whatcha mean. When Al was still a pup, he had a lot of trouble jumping up on our bed (it's a king size that's pretty high off the ground). Sometimes he would almost make it then bounce off the top edge, and when he did make it he would have to scramble his legs to get a good footing.

I thought it would be funny to take a picture of him in mid-jump, which quickly proved much harder than I thought. I had to throw his toy down the basement stairs, wait for him to run down to fetch it, then run into the bedroom, jump on the bed, turn around, set the focus, and wait for him to run in.

I had a Kodak DC280 at the time, and the delay between pushing the shutter and the picture being taken was about a second, so it was very difficult to time it so he was actually mid-jump. This is the best I came up with:

07-13-2003, 02:12 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Dogs catching treats Last night I thought it would be funny to throw treats to our dogs and photo them in mid-catch. And it was. Dogs eyes really open up to light indoors. So when you take a flash photo, they get the dog-equivalent of red-eye, and it makes these two look even more insane. So this afternoon, outdoors. The thing is, they shouldn't get their bellies full of these treats. So you can only take so many pics. Otherwise I would do this all afternoon. I need to go to manual mode on this camera and set it to focus on their noses instead of autofocusing on the ground.

07-13-2003, 03:26 PM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	If you're going to start posting cute dog pictures I will fuck you up What are they, Toy Boxers? ./NBN/Confirmed Dog Lover

07-13-2003, 06:44 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great pics UT. Hellhounds for sure. Post these pics on your front door to keep the Jehovah's Witnesses away. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-14-2003, 10:15 AM	#6
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Funny!!! Aw how cute! I'm amazed at how you managed to capture the action in mid-chomp...lol. What camera did you use? __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

07-14-2003, 07:53 PM	#12
Leus Abecedarian Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chile Posts: 179	Attached Images

07-13-2003, 04:13 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Almost - Boston Terriers.

07-13-2003, 07:08 PM	#5
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Just photoshop out the treats first Dagney

07-14-2003, 10:27 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's my trusty Nikon CoolPix 950, which was the state-of-the-art digital camera in 1999, and still a fairly decent one now.

07-14-2003, 10:34 AM	#8
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Liar! The camera rules, because it set the standard in pimp cameras. Now, if I were buying today, I would probably get a PowerShot G3, but godDAMN is the Coolpix 950 appealing. And talk about crisp pictures! That stuff still looks good, even today. What a camera.

07-14-2003, 11:09 AM	#9
windhund lost in space Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: over there Posts: 66	That camera lives up to its name - cool pix!! Are you tossing the treats and then taking the pic real quick, or is someone else doing the tossing? I'd love to try this with my own hounds.

07-14-2003, 11:35 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	One-person operation! With autofocus on, that means I had to hold the shutter button halfway down (to hold the focus) while throwing the treat and timing for a slight shutter delay. A tricky maneuver. The 950 was indeed the mighty pimpin camera of its day. For web purposes you hardly need anything else, actually.

07-14-2003, 02:21 PM	#11
windhund lost in space Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: over there Posts: 66	Hm, I may try this with my SLR - no shutter delay, there. My hounds are a lot bigger too, so there's less distance between my hand and their mouths. This will make an interesting weekend project!

07-14-2003, 08:40 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Haw! Awesome!!!

07-14-2003, 10:26 PM	#14
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Leus, that is wickedly funny. I am p.i.m.p. (pissing in my pants). Can you provide a higher res version? I've got to have it. Great job!

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