Tim Sanders
March 2025 - Tilly
About the Image(s)
Taken two days ago.
I had been to a birds wetland preservation reserve known as Bowling Green Marsh and had not had a lot of success, so after a short walk I came across Tilly and she put on a performance for the camera.
Nikon D850 Zoom lens at 300mm 1/1000sec at f5.6 ISO 1000
Processed in Luminar Neo - cropped, sharpened general adjustments.
11 comments posted
Great action shot - caught at the right moment. Effective composition and colours.
See my version - the only change I made, a little noise reduction and sharpening in Topaz - see what you think Posted: 03/08/2025 14:01:25
See my version - the only change I made, a little noise reduction and sharpening in Topaz - see what you think Posted: 03/08/2025 14:01:25
Thanks Gunter a definite improvement. Posted: 03/14/2025 08:14:29
Tim, A spot-on image captured at the peak of action. I Love the textured fur. Posted: 03/09/2025 13:16:35
Thanks Bob Posted: 03/14/2025 08:14:46
Taking [photos of dogs in water is such fun. I love doing it. The only thing I would suggest is selecting and brightening of the dog. Posted: 03/11/2025 13:40:49
Thanks Karen that works for me as well. Posted: 03/14/2025 08:15:31
Hi Tim, I admire your image very much. The lighting is good, the action is excellent, and I am unfamiliar with Luminar after giving it a go years ago. I agree with Hunter in that I would flip it to make Tilling leap into the future, as opposed to the past. Karens suggestion is also good to brighten him up. I have added a little more contrast and color, plus cleaned up the water in case it ends up on a wall. I work in Topaz Photo AI, Adobe LRCC and PSCC exclusively. I'm extremely excited to be back in my original group. Posted: 03/13/2025 13:01:20
Thanks Bob I think there is a combination of improvements from everyone. As an aside the dog was not actually called Tilly that was the owners name, she did not tell me what her dog was called so I adopted the owners name. I do not suppose she will thank me! Posted: 03/14/2025 08:18:48
If you put it into competition, rename it to Tilly's Setter/Retriever or something similar. Good work. Posted: 03/14/2025 09:33:05
Great action shot! The fur texture is a plus. I agree with the other comments. I wish there was light in the eyes. It could go as a PJ shot, but it could not be reversed for that. Well done. Posted: 03/19/2025 16:21:29
Elaine Miller
It's always fun to have an action shot of dogs. I like the texture of the fur. I wish the eye was sharper, but the sharpening in Topaz by Gunter took care of that. Posted: 03/25/2025 15:00:41