On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:48:35 -0600, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the critter that joined my household one week ago > and has caused quite a commotion: > > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Whitley.htm > > 8yr old Cocker with his favorite 'Squeaky Toy', the burger. > I have NEVER seen an animal as hard to photograph! > He is jet black with no gloss and eyes that light up a > brighter yellow under flash than any cat I've ever seen. > This is with main and small fill flash, just a JPG > snapshot but the only one so far that shows the dog > and not just a black spot in space. :-( > > It's like taking a picture of a light-trap! > That burger is a very dirty brown. > > ist D and ATX 80-200/2.8 at 200/8-ISO 200 > Q+D burn on the eyes. > > Don (Any suggestions on pics of "black things" welcome!) >
Geez, I wish I could get detail in dark fur like that! <vbg> Cute dog, but his (her?) eyes look a bit intense. I don't think it would be a good idea to try to take that plastic burger from him. <g> Nice shot - it seems you've captured a bit of the dog's personality. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
