----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hunt" Subject: Re: PUG reminder
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:00 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not having access to a 1D, my method of shooting Agility is to pick one >> obstacle and focus on >> it. When the dog gets to it, I take a picture. Usually, either too early or >> too late. > > That's what I do with my K10D, but I don't find the timing to be too > hard. Keeping my left eye open helps. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/2441122563/ > > I previously shot my wife's dogs with manual-focus Canon FD gear, so I > guess I got used to working that way. AF.S speeds up prefocusing on > the jump, at least. > > Lately, I've been trying to shoot swallows in flight. I had a > 1-in-108 success ratio my first time out. At least it makes the dogs > seem easy. Excellent shot!! I never seem to get it quite right. I don't look through the viewfinder at all when shooting Agility, I set up on the obstacle and watch the dog. I just don't quite have the timing down yet. We don't have many events here, so don't get much practice. I tried shooting barn swallows at my inlaws acreage years ago with one of my Nikons (probably the FE). The best I managed over a 36 exposure roll was a black streak near the edge of the frame that could have been anything. Those little suckers are fast. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
