I always try to get mirrored photos, and I’m never really happy with them. This one happened totally unplanned. I’ve got the best dog ❤️

    • @WhippetBowieOP
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      210 months ago

      I’m super happy with this one. So glad Bowie helped out.

      I do a calendar for Christmas, I think this would make an awesome addition for 2025.

    • @WhippetBowieOP
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      510 months ago

      He even got the composition right. I was at the limit of my zoom at the other end of the pool, if I was closer I would have probably made the image too tight.

  • @Ross_audio
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    410 months ago

    Now rotate it 180° and put it on the wall.

  • Mbourgon everywhere
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    410 months ago

    Probably a large ask of your doggo, but have you tried a slightly long-term exposure? I know longer term exposures will smooth out the ripples and provide a better glass-like reflection, but I’m unsure how long that would be, and whether or not your dog would willingly sit there for that long.

    • @WhippetBowieOP
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      10 months ago

      Oh heck. I usually have to shoot around 1/800th of a second to avoid a blurry dog. Indoor I’ll go as low as 1/160th because Bowie is better at posing.

      To even out water I’d need to shoot a 1 second exposure at least 😄(I’ve tried these in the past) it’s not happening 😁

      Though… I do wonder if a 1/160th would be enough to even out the water a little 🤔🤔🤔 because you’re right it’s pretty jittery

        • @WhippetBowieOP
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          510 months ago

          Honestly it’s just hard for me to think about exposures and camera settings when doing Bowie photos, I tend to be pretty reactive.

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Another, more Photoshop heavy solution is to take multiple photos in burst mode (say, 5x 1/800) and then load them all in a single Photoshop file, align them, and do median blending. This should smooth out the ripples as well I think, although I’d only apply this to the bottom to ensure you don’t get artifacts on doggo.

        • @WhippetBowieOP
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          110 months ago

          Interesting! I did shoot this in burst. Gonna jump into lightroom to see how many I took with this pose.

          Thanks for the tip!