Julie W

What were your camera settings for that shot? Definitely the shutter speed could have been faster to stop all of the action, which is most noticeable on each paw front and back which is more blurry than the rest of the photo due to them being the fastest moving objects in the picture. Another tell-tale sign is that his croup and thigh area are the most in focus, and in that stage of his stride that is the most stationary part of his body. That back leg is planted for that split second propelling the rest of the body forward. The other factor would be how much camera shake there was. You can tell by the way the grass is blurred in a distinct side to side way that you were panning this shot, but the fact that the grass is completely blurred throughout the entire depth of field would again suggest maybe a higher shutter speed was necessary. I use a bare minimum of 1/1000 shutter speed for most dog action shots. Another thing that helps is a longer zoom so you are farther away from your subject so you don't have to pan as fast, and a tripod. I've been trying to perfect this as well with my whippet racing pics. I don't have a tripod or a strong enough zoom to get as good of shots as my camera is capable of though in racing pics. Christmas is coming however. LOL

__________________