This past week’s photography assignment was to take three action shots.
1. Peak
2. Pan
3. Control
I am not interested in honing my action shots. Usually, action shots taken by me are accidental. I found through this assignment if I thought about action, the action did not happen. I do not have kids, and I do not play sports. Moreover, I was not going to stand on the side of the road in 100 degree heat to catch a car going by… so I used my poodle, Lucy. When you give Lucy enough treats, she will do anything!
Here are the shots I did get. I can’t say they were any of the three the photographer instructor requested, but I did my best!
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- Lucy Jumping
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- Lucy catching the ball in mid air
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- Lucy racing through the house
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- Lucy Playing Ball
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Jason has been playing around with panning as well. Very cool effect
you should start a photo blog in addition to cyber rhetoric 
The first one looks good cropped, Janet! My favorite is the panning… And I have to say, even tho’ it’s a cliche, “I love Lucy”!
My 16 yr. old cat was not interested in jumping for treats. Imagine that! I think this week’s lighting assignments will be more interesting (and practical) than action.
I liked the first one cropped too. I will start doing that if he wants us too. I thought he wanted us not to crop because I crop pictures to get the right effect.
@Theresa, another blog? Oh my! I don’t know if I can keep up two blogs, but it’s a good idea. I can add another wordpress blog to my web site.
He did ask us not to crop/edit, which is making me think more carefully about how I frame things. However, true confession….I cropped my peak motion shot. Not that it mattered, ’cause that one was no good anyway!
(sorry about the double post before…was trying to remove my last name and it posted a second time. oooops!)
I don’t think it’s a big deal. I really believe cropping and fixing photos is also in the process of good photos now. We have the capability so we might as well use it! By the way, I deleted the comment with your last name
I have taken my transparency shot. I had a glass of wine and noticed how pretty the light was shining through the glass so I took several shots of the glass. I got a cool shot and will use that as one example. Now I only have 3 more shots to go! I like this lighting assignment so much better.