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Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

Started Jul 7, 2019 | Photos

J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

Jul 7, 2019

It's been a long since I was active here.

Todays picture makes me happy. Bought a Cactus flash and tranceiver and testing it/finding out how to work I got this one.

K5 + Pentax smc DA* 50/135 F2.8

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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Pentax K-5 Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM

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Joseph Tainter • Forum Pro • Posts: 11,494

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to J Posthuma • Jul 7, 2019

Nice portrait.

Joe

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PeterPentax • Senior Member • Posts: 1,131

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to Joseph Tainter • Jul 7, 2019

Very cute pup. Well done for getting equipment that can take you further with your portraits of your fine dog,

Can I suggest a couple of things. First give the dog a good brush before the shoot. Second, get yourself a good pp program so you can spot heal areas where dust/dirt/dandruff etc can spoil a portrait. Finally, learn some cloning/painting techniques for the eyes, so that unwanted reflections can be removed and catchlights painted in.

With a beautiful dog like Daan you are almost there but the little details make all the difference.

Good luck.

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ozdean • Forum Pro • Posts: 28,665

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to J Posthuma • Jul 8, 2019

Good definition considering he's all black.

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ozdean's gear list:ozdean's gear list

Pentax MX-1 Pentax K-5 IIs Pentax K-3 Mark III Pentax smc DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM Pentax smc DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited +14 more

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Dan Paris • Senior Member • Posts: 1,190

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to J Posthuma • Jul 8, 2019

very nice and well-composed picture !

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Sigma DP2 Merrill Ricoh GR II Pentax K-1 II Pentax smc FA 31mm F1.8 AL Limited Pentax smc FA 77mm 1.8 Limited +7 more

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Plakanina • Senior Member • Posts: 1,664

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to PeterPentax • Jul 8, 2019

PeterPentax wrote:

Very cute pup. Well done for getting equipment that can take you further with your portraits of your fine dog,

Can I suggest a couple of things. First give the dog a good brush before the shoot. Second, get yourself a good pp program so you can spot heal areas where dust/dirt/dandruff etc can spoil a portrait. Finally, learn some cloning/painting techniques for the eyes, so that unwanted reflections can be removed and catchlights painted in.

With a beautiful dog like Daan you are almost there but the little details make all the difference.

Good luck.

Are you serious Mr PS fix all man. It is a verity photo. Are you the one that puts big lips and plastic faces on female portraits or is that another program?

Plakanina's gear list:Plakanina's gear list

Ricoh GR IIIx Pentax K-5 II HD Pentax-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR

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PeterPentax • Senior Member • Posts: 1,131

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to Plakanina • Jul 8, 2019

Plakanina wrote:

Are you serious Mr PS fix all man. It is a verity photo. Are you the one that puts big lips and plastic faces on female portraits or is that another program?

Yes I am serious. The OP has a beautiful dog and the equipment to take some seriously good portraits of it. Just trying to be helpful.

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Plakanina • Senior Member • Posts: 1,664

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to PeterPentax • Jul 8, 2019

PeterPentax wrote:

Plakanina wrote:

Are you serious Mr PS fix all man. It is a verity photo. Are you the one that puts big lips and plastic faces on female portraits or is that another program?

Yes I am serious. The OP has a beautiful dog and the equipment to take some seriously good portraits of it. Just trying to be helpful.

Sorry. Just got to me at a bad time. I do spotting also.

All the best

Plakanina's gear list:Plakanina's gear list

Ricoh GR IIIx Pentax K-5 II HD Pentax-DA 20-40mm F2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR

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OP J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to Joseph Tainter • Jul 9, 2019

Joseph Tainter wrote:

Nice portrait.

Joe

Thank you Joe!

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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OP J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to PeterPentax • Jul 9, 2019

PeterPentax wrote:

Very cute pup. Well done for getting equipment that can take you further with your portraits of your fine dog,

Can I suggest a couple of things. First give the dog a good brush before the shoot. Second, get yourself a good pp program so you can spot heal areas where dust/dirt/dandruff etc can spoil a portrait. Finally, learn some cloning/painting techniques for the eyes, so that unwanted reflections can be removed and catchlights painted in.

With a beautiful dog like Daan you are almost there but the little details make all the difference.

Good luck.

Hi Peter,

Thank you for taking your time, look well and suggesting me a couple of improvements.

Here's the result. New advise is very welcome!

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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OP J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to Plakanina • Jul 9, 2019

Plakanina wrote:

PeterPentax wrote:

Plakanina wrote:

Are you serious Mr PS fix all man. It is a verity photo. Are you the one that puts big lips and plastic faces on female portraits or is that another program?

Yes I am serious. The OP has a beautiful dog and the equipment to take some seriously good portraits of it. Just trying to be helpful.

Sorry. Just got to me at a bad time. I do spotting also.

All the best

Hi Plakanina,

Good to see all's sorted out! I do spotting but do not like it. So next time I'll be brushing our dog. He loves it! And yes I like verity photo's above plastic as well as you. But this picture surely was dusty. Dust on black is quite visible....

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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OP J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to ozdean • Jul 9, 2019

ozdean wrote:

Good definition considering he's all black.

Thank you Dean,

The definition is one thing getting good focus on a black subject another!

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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OP J Posthuma • Contributing Member • Posts: 974

Re: Our Dog named Daan - it's been a long time

In reply to Dan Paris • Jul 9, 2019

Dan Paris wrote:

very nice and well-composed picture !

Thank you Dan,

No cropping needed, love the DA*50-135.

But soon we'll jump ship to full frame though....

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Kind Regards / Met vriendelijke groet,
Jetze

J Posthuma's gear list:J Posthuma's gear list

Pentax K-5 Pentax K-01 Pentax smc DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Pentax smc DA* 300mm F4.0 ED (IF) SDM

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