Clicking Mad

I keep coming in here meaning to say how much I like those pics tadpole, especially the first one

glad I'm not the only photo5 obsessive

I hope these challenges keep going, I've been getting really into them ... this is how much ...

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Tv (Shutter Speed) 25

Av (Aperture Value) 5.6

ISO Speed 200

Taken in my backyard a bit after sunset deliberately to use a slower shutter speed, lighting was from my kitchen and dining room windows. Tried a few things before I finally got what I was after. I can see it isn't the most artistic or creative photo but it was purely for practising a different technique. What do you think this sort of exposure could be used for with a better effect? hmm maybe a sunset beach or something behind? The point is to get a nice see-through action effect, so it's pretty pointless without a good background, yeh?

I used a tripod and the timer, clicked the button, waited to the count of 6 or so before I ran in and sat on the chair, waited for the count of 6 and fell to the side, held myself up off the ground with an outstretched arm, again for the count of 6 and finally fell and lay on the ground for another 6 or until the shutter had finished.

Chester got involved a couple of the tries ... wondering what I was doing and he had to join in

ooo I like that second one rocco

eta: rocco looks like he's been painted, has that nice soft feel!

lukegsp: I really like the colours and shadows in your glass pics

very nice pic vickie ... as always ... and without even trying ha! I like the way the water drops come off in tentacles at the end of the toy

I like this pic, except for the corner of the window in the top left - no longer have any editing program to get rid of it

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Focal Length: 21.0mm

Exposure Time: 0.300 s (1/3)

Aperture: f/7.1

ISO Equiv.: 100

my obsession with bubbles continues ...

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Focal Length: 25.0mm

Exposure Time: 0.067 s (1/15)

Aperture: f/9.0

ISO Equiv.: 100

and to go OT a sec: I am loving my new computer, I actually took this pic less than an hour ago unheard of

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Focal Length: 24.0mm

Exposure Time: 0.050 s (1/20)

Aperture: f/9.0

ISO Equiv.: 200

wow tadpole they're awesome!!

here's my very ordinary attempt from a coupla nights ago ...

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Focal Length: 55.0mm (35mm equivalent: 356m...

Exposure Time: 30.000 s

Aperture: f/36.0

ISO Equiv.: 400

Due to the lack of response to this challenge I think we should extend it by a week. [To allow time for me to do it ] Anyone any objections?

works for me

I don't have a problem taking the photos - though I have bubbles on the brain (from Canon5comp) and am sapped of creativity - but I have major computer problems, it takes me days to get the photo from the camera thru a little resizing and editing thru to photobucket before it gets anywhere near here (or any other website ) days I tell you!!!

Decided a new computer was in order, and will be arriving tomorrow It has almost 100 times the hard drive, quad core, and vista. All things being equal it should make for a much faster process, as long as vista doesn't give me problems.

rocco and dust angel fantastic pics love the reflections

item 2: a chair?

rocco: I really like the 2nd bubbler pic with the little spark of sun reflected in the stream of water

and the way you got that almost perfect droplet coming out of the "grungy" tap

Here's what I've got so far:

All Canon EOS 400D using lens 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, a tripod with the biscuit and remote control pics, and all edited using Corel PaintShop Pro X

remote control

lens @ 46mm f/5.6 0.6 ISO 100

lens @ 46mm f/5.6 1 ISO 100

my fav of these

lens @ 47mm f/5.6 0.5 ISO 100

tap

lens @ 55mm f/5.6 1/8 ISO 100

lens @ 55mm f/5.6 1/5 ISO 100

lens @ 55mm f/5.6 1/15 ISO 100

dog biscuit

lens @ 54mm f/5.6 1/50 ISO 100

and just for fun - well for me anyway ;)

lens @ 18mm f/4.5 1/30 ISO 100

I really don't think Jamie was particularly happy to be dragged away from chewing a nice 1/3 of a marrow bone for this

lens @ 39mm f/5.0 1/15 ISO 100

Chester thought it was worth it

lens @ 40mm f/5.0 1/40 ISO 100

... haven't finished with the biscuit yet, might try a few other things with taps, but the remote control is over :D

Very cool idea, I like

and here I was wasting my time in the old thread

'Took the shot on timer and moved the skateboard backwards while exposing'

Since when is it ok to expose yourself on a skateboard

since Bart Simpson did it in The Simpsons Movie

I love the forks Dust Angel! Glad you decided to share

Clicking Mad. How did you shot the shoe moving on the skateboard? I thought you must of used a 200 or 400 lens and sat back few meters. I just see a little midget sitting on the end of the skateboard clicking away.

... I had the camera at one end and the shoe (not on my foot) at the other. Took the shot on timer and moved the skateboard backwards while exposing. That pic was actually the first attempt, couldn't seem to improve on it. I experimented with the speed of the board a little as well as the shutter speed, I think I was moving the board slower in that pic compared with the others I took.

thanks

kja: I did try a vertical crop on that 2nd Jamie pic and didn't like it as much

I see what you mean about her being in the center but the shadows kinda sit too perfect as it is - that slightly darker framing on the bricks is natural ie. fluke

Those tennis ball shots were more challenging timing-wise than trying to clicker train a pup on a sugar high I don't think I got one spot-on before I gave up

Argh, the shoes looked so good in my mind, couldn't translate it via the camera though. A better background/side-ground would have helped in that first shot. And I didn't realise how much my foot moves around - I thought I was just using the same theory on the second shot to the first, but my foot moved around my ankle, I had the camera tied to my leg just below my knee

'twas fun though

Thanks for the compliments!

Clicking mad, I held the tennis ball by a few hairs with my finger nails so there were no fingers in shot and I told my sometimes obedient dogs to sit stay and depth of field did the rest for me

thanks, that was exactly how I thought I would have done it

great shoes kja, I do love the colours too - though pink isn't me

Well, I've been having a bit of fun late yesterday and today

Firstly, I did a bit of experimenting with the shoes

or that should be shoe:

Canon 400D lens 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 @ 41mm f.32 4 ISO 100

and then I took that a little further:

lens @ 18mm f.11 1.6 ISO 100

gave up on shoes and tried a tennis ball:

lens @ 42mm f.16 1/20 ISO 100

lens @ 42mm f.32 0.3 ISO 100

lens @ 42mm f.5 1/160 ISO 100

didn't think that was going too well either, so then I went back to what I know, Jamie and tennis ball

lens @ 27mm f.4 1/800 ISO 400

lens @ 27mm f.4 1/500 ISO 400

lens @ 30mm f.4 1/400 ISO 400

lens @ 25mm f.4 1/400 ISO 400

lens @ 25mm f.4 1/400 ISO 400

Corel Paintshop ProX edited.

Absolutely love your second pic shoemonster - how did you do it?

love the gnarly rocco pics too

persephone: I was interested to see with what you came up with, I like that last one ;)

a few attempts so far

f4.0 1/60 ISO400 lens 18-55mm @ 21mm flash

f5.6 1/160 ISO800 lens 18-55mm @ 55mm

f4.0 1/250 ISO100 lens 75-300mm @ 75mm

f7.1 1/20 ISO200 lens 18-55mm @ 31mm

all had some sort of contrast, brightness and/or sharpness editing (and obviously the b&w one)

shoes elude me at the moment, had some ideas, but haven't had a chance to get them done ...

winpara: love your fork pics, the prongs could kinda look like fingers poised to play the piano or tapping or something, at least that's where I took it :D

rugerfly: I was gonna get one of my dogs to hold a fork ...

fhrp: and I have already got some shots of my oversized tennis ball - I say absolutely legal Especially considering the first pic it looks like an ordinary sized tennis ball

eta: oops I got my pointers mixed up there, sorry rugerfly

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Oops sorry ... wasn't sure where you were up to training wise ...

I reckon a break is a good idea occassionally - especially when you've hit a brick wall.

but beware

I've been on an extended break from this kind of training ... I seem to have no time ... most of my tips are from long ago now ... keep meaning to get started again, improve on what we've got and increase the variety of tricks, but it never gets past the "that's a good idea" stage or sometimes as far as actually writing up a plan and one session, then I lose it

Anyway, good luck! I'm sure you're nothing like me

note to self: must keep up to date must keep up to date must keep up to date must keep up to date must keep up to date

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Have you done any "go to a target" training at all? Have you got any command at a distance, like a sit or down?

Think there is a thread on it here somewhere on target training - here it is - paw target. The idea is to get your dog to go to a target - I used an ice-cream container lid initially. Once you have that down pat, you can ask for something while they are at the target, like a sit, or another well established behaviour.

I had some difficulty getting Texas to do his "bow" not directly infront and at me - I was also trying to get it so we were both bowing in the same direction, him by my side.

The go to a target is an excellent distance training resource for tricks, but at the same time - like a separate trick - if you can ask for a "wait" or "stay" while in position, or slowly slowly hold out on the click for a few mili-seconds (up to seconds) longer to draw out the length of time in the "bow" then you will be able to take a step back, click and reward - with this you are establishing the distance without your dog having to stay before the bow but rather while he/she is in the bow. I did this with Texas while I gradually moved around next to him ... I was eventually able to ask for the bow while he was in the heel position next to me ... mistakenly, I initially taught Texas the bow with a huge physical cue (ie. a belly rub) and it took a while to remove that.

just some ideas

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Just had to pop in and say, ruthless, you always seem to start a thread on something I wanted to ask too, so thanks

Heading over to check out your pics now :rolleyes:

Cool

I reckon I could get JimJam Jamie girl doing that. She's good with jumping to target my hand, so I have a starting point.

Just need to get a skipping rope, some time and personal motivation ... get back to you in about a year :D

Hmm no replies ...

I haven't done this, but thought of it and got a starting point by putting treats under the mat and only allowing them the treats after they had pawed for them ... it was going quite well ... but never completed or got to the back feet ... maybe this will help?

or it's been too long since you asked and you've already figured something out

That sounds like a lot of fun

and congratulations to all involved

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