Dog Catching the Ball

Dogs

This dog was running after the ball at Hadden Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Not only he had to catch the ball, he also had to brake to be able to turn around before the pit and to get back his owner that threw the ball.

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dog

BTW, as you can see I’m slightly below the dog.

There’s a grass field, the dog was running there. At the end of grass field, there is a cliff and at the bottom of the cliff is the beach. The cliff is only about 5½ ft, about 1½ meter, but it gives me a great point of view. The advantage is that I don’t have to lay down on the ground to get a decent photo…

Here’s the sequence:

Running after the ball

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dog

Catching the ball

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dog

Realizing there’s a cliff

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dog

Slowing down for the u-turn

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dog

Starting the u-turn

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dog

Technical

All the images have the same settings:

Camera: Canon EOS 7D ISO 400 and 1/250
Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM @200mm and f/6.7
Processed with ART: https://art.pixls.us