Portrait of your "Best friend"

[mackguyver]

do you sedate them to get your pics?

I Wish!
For me it's a matter of perseverance and using the long end of my 70-200 so as not to disturb or distract them.

Same here - I generally wait until they're a little sleepy (never long with cats!) and find that the 50mm length usually works best for me, but I'll use whatever lens I have - 50 most of the time, but 85, 70-200, and even 300mm. Wide angles like 16-35 and the like aren't recommended, though, unless you like nose prints on your front element

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Puppy on a Rainy Day by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel - she's about 4 1/2 months old.

 

[mrsfotografie]

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel - she's about 4 1/2 months old.

Nice! Shot using one of your vintage lenses, no doubt?

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Dustin.
Lovely picture, definitely giving you a look, perhaps I'm fed up with being wet do you have what you want yet? It seems she is happy to try to please you!

Cheers Graham.

Puppy on a Rainy Day by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel - she's about 4 1/2 months old.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel - she's about 4 1/2 months old.

Nice! Shot using one of your vintage lenses, no doubt?

That's actually the Tamron 70-200 VC lens. It actually has a really, really nice OOF rendering. It has its limitations, but is actually an amazingly competent lens.

 

[Cory]

:-*

 

[mrsfotografie]

King Charles Cavalier Spaniel - she's about 4 1/2 months old.

Nice! Shot using one of your vintage lenses, no doubt?

That's actually the Tamron 70-200 VC lens. It actually has a really, really nice OOF rendering. It has its limitations, but is actually an amazingly competent lens.

Interesting, it does have that characterful vintage look to it. Great stuff

 

[Pinchers of Peril]

Puppy love

 

[talicoa]

In case my insert image doesn't work:
http://www.alicoatephotography.com/p1017936394/h39249476#h39249476
This is my best bud Cedar. A German Short Hair Pointer. The largest of his kind I have ever seen.

 

[metacove]

My standard poodle.

 

[AudioGlenn]

Cecil on grandpa's lap

 

[atkinsr]

A few of my best friends...

 

[Monchoon]

Sundown at the Pumpkin Patch

Yeti Rosabelle (Rosie)

A great Griffin shot, love it.

 

[Colonel H]

Jaspr the pudelpointer

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Here's a unique one I just took of our cat:

The Mouse's View by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Cecil on grandpa's lap

That is a very cute shot!

 

[mackguyver]

Here's a unique one I just took of our cat:

The Mouse's View by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

I was afraid the dogs had taken over . This thread is awesome and I love looking at everyone's photos, dogs, cats, and other friends included.

 

[mrsfotografie]

My new friend Willem, when he was 7 months of age. He just celebrated his first birthday a month ago I took these pics with an Ixus 132 (Canon Elph 115 IS ).

 

[ecka]

Lovely thread . Thank you all for sharing.


IMG_4358 by ecka84, on Flickr

 

[Famateur]

Sundown at the Pumpkin Patch

Yeti Rosabelle (Rosie)

A great Griffin shot, love it.

Thanks! Nice to see someone recognize the breed (and not think it's a German Wirehaired ).