Show us your amateur photos - not dial up friendly

[gareth_oau]

The dalmatian picture is beautiful..

Ive always wanted one but my boyfriend says they are "dumb" dogs, suffer seperation anxiety and are hard to train - please tell me hes not right LOL or is he just saying that cos he wants a german shephard

MissVuks, if youre not allowed to have a dalmation, then perhaps consider a German Short Haired Pointer, or Weimeraner, both similar in breeding to dalmations, but highly intelligent too, and "german" dogs to fit in with yr VW heritage

[Lance B]

The dalmatian picture is beautiful..

Ive always wanted one but my boyfriend says they are "dumb" dogs, suffer seperation anxiety and are hard to train - please tell me hes not right LOL or is he just saying that cos he wants a german shephard

They are definitely not dumb, but can be impulsive. This is easily trained out of them, but like all dogs, you need to train them to get the most out of them. Also, it depends on the breeder and their stock. Some may have been too close or interbred and therefore can be dumb, but this is the same for any breed.

This is our second Dalmatian, as our first died of snake bite, and is smarter than our first and she also doesn't have the breeding credentials of our first so may have less interbeeding?

We didn't do too much training with ours and she is quite well behaved but can go off when she gets something into her head. As I say, you must do training as with all dogs. She is fabulous with our kids and a fantastic family pet and she does not really suffer separation anxiety. Having said that, we also take her on our holidays with us and kicks up quite a bit of fuss when we get the bags out to pack. She goes down stairs and waits next to the car whimpering and eagerly waiting to come with us. It is quite funny to watch!

As Gareth has suggested, there are others similar to the Dalmatian like the German Short haired ointer and Waimeraner, but they are similar in temperament to the Dally. My friend has a German Short Haired Pointer and he swears that they are the same dog both in temperament and in intelligence.

So to sum up. No, they are not necessarily dumb and you can train them quite well. As with all dogs, if you make them part of the family, they are much more likely to be friendly, less stressed and more likely to do what you want. Ours is part of our family and we wouldn't swap her for anything.

Witness the movie 101 Dalmatians. They trained all those dogs very well!

[Lance B]

[QUOTE=HitmanR32;132759]Here are some Quick Photos I took during the lead up to New Years (the one just gone)

Saw the Sun-a-setting and couldnt help myself all i had handy was my Sony 5MP Cybershot T7

These were all on Waiheke Island, Church Bay

Waiheke is a 45 Minute Ferry Ride Out from the Auckland CBD its one of my most favorite places in the world. (yada yada yada)

I screwed up the horizion in a few of these which is why they look a tad out of kilter

Chillaxing


Nice place for a spot of dinner!

[alex g]

very nice pics lance

[Jarred]

love the colour in that first one Al. Isn't it amazing that nature almost always outshines our human achivementS?

[deemoE36]

i cant believe how great most of the shots you guys take are! its crazy

as moderator i should enforce the rules, the rest of you make a new thread "show us your professionals photos" cus this thread isnt for you, your shots are too good...congrats all really heat off to you all



same place with snow

[Golfer]

Wow...

The photos on this thread are simply outstanding. I've been pottering with photography on and off since I was in year nine (1996) and some of these photos just blow me away!

This thread is great, keep up the great posts guys!

A couple more pics of mine...

An Eastern Water Dragon...



A pretty stream in the Numinbah Valley...



Cheers!
JHN

[gareth_oau]

Deemo, where are the pics of the snow?

(I love snow, but some some strange reason we dont get any here in Perth, dammit)

[Bubu]

deemoIII,

Where were those photos taken? It looks familiar but like nothing I have seen before. I want to go there, wherever "there" may be.

[deemoE36]

Deemo, where are the pics of the snow?

(I love snow, but some some strange reason we dont get any here in Perth, dammit)

deemoIII,

Where were those photos taken? It looks familiar but like nothing I have seen before. I want to go there, wherever "there" may be.

its the capital of Bosnia, Europe

i went skiing, the powder is amazing, and Olympic tracks are just crazy fun
o another thing, you are basically sharing the mountain with another 5 people...cant wait to go again.

[Lance B]

Some great photos there guys!

[MissVuks]

Golfer: is that stream picture pshopped at all - the water looks amazing, especially the little rapids the rocks create?

Can you tell me the settings you took that picture with?

[Lance B]

Golfer: is that stream picture pshopped at all - the water looks amazing, especially the little rapids the rocks create?

Can you tell me the settings you took that picture with?

I'm not Golfer, but that photo would have been taken on a slow shutter speed, like about 1sec or more so a tripod would have had to be used. This effect is very good so as to give a feeling of movement of the water rather than a static look.

[MissVuks]

thanks for the help Lance B - it looks so effective! i know theres an effect you can use on photoshop to create that look, off the top of my head its orton?

[Golfer]

Golfer: is that stream picture pshopped at all - the water looks amazing, especially the little rapids the rocks create?

Can you tell me the settings you took that picture with?

I'm not Golfer, but that photo would have been taken on a slow shutter speed, like about 1sec or more so a tripod would have had to be used. This effect is very good so as to give a feeling of movement of the water rather than a static look.

I had the tripod set up on the bridge above the creek, and was shooting with a slow shutter, actually 2.5sec. I haven't photoshopped the image at all, however as it was a very bright day with a lot of shadows from the rainforest, I had a lot of issues with contrast, so I had to do a little bit of post-processing with Digital Photo Pro to sort out the contrast issues.

MissVuks, shooting in full manual mode, I used:
Shutter 2.5sec
Aperture f/22
ISO 100
F/L 24mm

I love the effect of running water taken with a slow shutter, however these photos were not as good as they could have been, as they were taken in the middle of the day, and it is much easier to take good long exposures in the dim light of early morning, or very late afternoon.

JHN