Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Pets are cute when they sleep. My girlfriend's cousins' dog, Kobe, at Easter.

Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor 35mm f/2D
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 450
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV



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Agree completely - my wife has 5 dogs with a variety of personalities. Two of them make enough noise for all 5 but when all 5 get going - YIKES!
This was taken using my D50 and 50mm @1.4



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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

Meet Zeb,

Our Corgi / Jack Russel cross. A bit of a character thats for sure.





Regards

winter1 (UK)

I wish I could catch my pet sleeping. I have a chinchilla named Roo, the AF Lamp on my D40x annoys her. Without it, the image is darker than I like. Not to mention that getting a clean shot means opening the cage door which instantly triggers a hyper state of awakeness for her. If I get a good one of these days I will post it for you. She is so cute when she falls asleep in her big wheel.
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I didn't think such a combo could exist. I thought Border Collies were more than a handful but you must have that beat.
gk
PS: the two noisy ones I referred to ???..........yep they are corgi's
PS: glad to see you hang onto the 28-200G.
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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

garyking said:

I didn't think such a combo could exist. I thought Border Collies
were more than a handful but you must have that beat.
gk
PS: the two noisy ones I referred to ???..........yep they are corgi's
PS: glad to see you hang onto the 28-200G.
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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

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Hi Gary,

Yep Zeb is a Jack Russell / Corgi cross!! Picked him up at the local dog home about 5 or 6 years ago. He settled in and became one of the Family in less then a week!! Great character, great fun and does as he's told most of the time!! We even have friends / relatives queing up to look after him when we go on vacation!

Re the 28-200g. Yep thats not going anywhere. You may remember you pointed me in the right direction re the 28-200? There's no way I'm getting rid of it. I think its a great piece of glass for what it cost.

Whats your latest lens purchase? I am currrently thinking the 35 f2 #1 or 70-300vr #2.

All the best

Mark

Winter1 (uk)

These are all cute dogs. I wish I could have one...but I travel and do not have a fenced yard.

I will second the 28-200 lens approval.

Chip00 said:

These are all cute dogs. I wish I could have one...but I travel
and do not have a fenced yard.

I will second the 28-200 lens approval.

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Hi Chip,

Pleased to hear another 28-200 fan.

A couple with 28-200 and D50.

Sorry about the Bee pic I know this is about Dogs!!





Regards,

winter1 (UK)

Next lens purchase? Well, I am biding my time for the 70-200VR. Not as a replacement for the G but for portraits and use with a 1.7 TC. The 35mm is on the list and could satisfy me if I get to yancy for something. The 85 1.4mm is right there too but sliding a bit as I prioritze the money. Got a bit of a bonus this last year and went window shopping at a local photo haunt. When I realized I would get shot if I came home with the $1,100 85mm, I paused, reconsidered and lo and behold there was the SB800 staring me in the face. My eyes lit up when I realized it was the best bang for the buck at that moment and I bought it. And it is great - I was afraid of flash and still learning but this is cool stuff.
thanks for asking,
gk
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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

i really like this pic...course i'm somewhat ofa 1.4 hoe ..lol
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garyking said:

Agree completely - my wife has 5 dogs with a variety of
personalities. Two of them make enough noise for all 5 but when
all 5 get going - YIKES!
This was taken using my D50 and 50mm @1.4



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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nute/

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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

winter1 said:

Re the 28-200g. Yep thats not going anywhere. You may remember
you pointed me in the right direction re the 28-200?

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I do and glad to see you doing so well.
gk
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'I'm not as smart today as I will be tomorrow.'

Thats a great shot, love the lighting... And they say its a "Dogs Life", well I'd like to be a dog and live in this house.....LOL...

This one of our Golden Retrievers.....Life's sooooo hard......

D80, 50 f/1.8 @ 1/125sec, f/1.8, ISO560



BTW, My 28-200G is going nowhere, it just too good a lens. I would almost (and I said almost) go to say that I prefer this to the over priced 18-200vr... ;o))
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C.Ya.....
Wally..........
Adelaide,AUSTRALIA



=camera gear in profile=

NIKON D50, D80, SB600 ~ NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D AF ~ 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX ~ 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF ~ 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G AF-S ~ 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S ~ 80-200mm f2.8D-ED AF ~ TOKINA ATX 12-24mm f/4 AF Pro DX ~ KENKO 1.4x Pro300 DG TC
=If dogs don’t go to Heaven, I want to go where they go=

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