It's An RPS Goal!
Winner in the RPS 365 Monthly Competition - Positivity.
Bella has always provided an endless wealth of portrait and action photography.
At 5 years old my Labradoodle can still out run most of the dogs she meets. This shot was taken at 08:30 in Westbridge Park, Stone, Staff’s, with a good coating of frost to help keep her cool. She loves running between the goal posts, or maybe I’m just good at throwing the ball?
I shot the image from the bottom of a bank, looking up into the sky helping minimise distractions. I could have zoomed in but thought the space and full goal important for punch and composition. After several rehearsals I was ready with camera on single-point centre focus, at 2000th/sec shutter, f/2.8 shallow DoField, auto ISO choosing a value of 200, using a 24-70 f/2.8 Nikon lens (used at the long end) attached to a D810.
Bella came 3rd in Dog Photographer of the Year 2017 and normally has floppy ears!
See attached photos . . .
