Action shots are the most challenging to capture when photographing dogs. Nico's color and markings are particularly challenging for cameras. Typically, the autofocus systems want to grab onto the black-white contrast of his chest, when I want the focus to be on his eyes. There are ways of getting around this but they are challenging when working with a dog the doesn't stop moving. I recently parted ways with my Nikon Z7 because the autofocus was horrendous at tracking fast-moving subjects. For landscape work that camera is amazing, but for wildlife or dogs, it was nothing but frustration. After more than a decade of working with Nikon cameras, I've decided to sell all of my gear and make the switch to Sony. Hopefully, you'll see more and better action shots in the coming weeks. You can support my work and this page by joining Patreon >> Patreon.com/BrendanWiltse
This photo pretty much sums up a portion of each weekend around our house. Nico and I playing in the yard while Shelly does yard chores, including burning sticks. I try to argue that playing with Nico is an important daily chore, Shelly doesn't buy it though.
Nico is practicing being a pointer by pointing at a tractor driving down the road behind our building at Paul Smith's College. He is getting pretty good at being an office dog. We just need to work on slightly less enthusiastic greetings of co-workers that may not be as excited about seeing him as he is seeing them.
