Seebe,Alberta
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
ok. I just looked at the full sized version and it is definately motion blur. the guy at the top is not going as fast cause he just jumped, so he is less blurry, and the guy at the bottom is blurriest cause he is biggest and going the fastest. Increase your shutter speed.

Seebe,Alberta
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
It is one of two things. Either your shutter speed is not fast enough to stop their motion (which I doubt is the case since the guy that is at the top is in fairly good focus) or most likely is that you are focused on the background scenery, so the guys jumping (and the foreground rocks) are out of focus. notice that the guy that is highest up is also farthest away which is where the camera seems to be focused.

So to fix this you would need to shoot it by either choosing manual focus and focusing on the area where you know they will be jumping and or making sure you are shooting at a shutter speed of about 1/500 sec or more, and the larger fstop # the better because you will have more in focus. Or you can use focus tracking mode and start off by pointing the camera upwards at them and shoot a continuous stream of photos as you follow them downwards.

I just checked your photo and you were shooting at 1/200 sec at f7.1. You were using iso 100. I would play around with higher shutter speeds, and then with higher fstop # (getting more in focus) as well as the focusing mentioned earlier. You might also want to boost your iso up to iso 320 or so to get those higher shutter speeds and fstops easier.

Keeping Watch
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
Nice hawk! I would guess a red shouldered hawk. Unless his legs are feathery which would make him a rough legged hawk. Nice capture. this was in Jackson's park?

Stitch
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
She is very cute. :) I am not a big fan of shots of dogs looking straight down on them though, I like a more even level of view..and you already know how I feel about dressing animals up with clothes or bandanas! lol.

Great focus and exposure though.

Fawn
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
awe, he is cute.

Ten Tiny Toes
by CWelch

Comment by basssman7:
Hey, nice shot! I did not know your feet were this small. LOL

Ten Tiny Toes
by CWelch

Comment by JuliBoc:
So sweet. It deserved a much higher score, IMO. I love the gentle tones of the B&W and the soft curves of the blanket.

Ten Tiny Toes
by CWelch

Comment by skewsme:
the soft white blanket is very soothing - convinces the viewer that baby is happy and well-cared for :) nice widdle piggies!

Ten Tiny Toes
by CWelch

Comment by Jason_Cross:
Very cute. I think that the image could benefit from a little levels adjustments. It is very nice however.

Ten Tiny Toes
by CWelch

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice image - Nice tones - maybe just a tad too grey.