Dogs at Play
Dogs at Play Category 1st Place Winner, Monica van der Maden, Netherlands
Title of image: ‘Dirty Dog’
Dog: Waylon, Australian Shepherd
This particular picture is one in my series off “Dirty Dogs.” I wanted to make something different instead of beautiful and clean dog portraits.
I searched for a dog that loved to play in the mud… and yes Waylon loved it, and what I also wanted to achieve is to make people smile when they see this picture. I also can tell you that Waylon wasn’t the only one that was dirty that day…. the owner Petra and I were also very dirty that day!
Technical Specification
Nikon D850 - Nikon 200mm F2 •• exif: F2 - S1/2000 - ISO400
Website / http://www.monoafotografie.nl
Facebook / MoNoaFotografie
Instagram / monoa_photography
Dogs at Play Category 2nd Place Winner, Zoltan Kecskes, UK
Title of image: ‘Let's jump rope together!’
Dog: Rebel, Jack Russell Cross
I'm a Hungarian photographer living in the beautiful town of Eastbourne in East Sussex. I have been a photographer for about 7 years and I do portraits, weddings and travel photography. For me dog photography started about five years ago, when a girl called Agnes contacted me to take photos of her four months old puppy Alfie. That photo shoot was very significant in both my personal and professional life. Agnes is my fiancée now, Alfie is my best friend and I've been a passionate dog photographer ever since.
About my image. The girl you can see in the picture is Kathleen and her dog is called Rebel. She is actually a trainer she teaches tricks to dogs. We live in the same town but met on social media. I saw her videos of doing these awesome tricks with her dogs and I just knew that I had to photograph them. I was particularly interested in the skip roping trick. I think the most challenging part was to find the right focal length and angle to capture them in a way that really showed how awesome was what they were doing. I love shooting against the sun. You lose some details and a bit if sharpness when you bring the shadows up, but for me it's worth it, I just love the atmosphere of those shots.
Technical Specification
Sony A7rii Aperture: f/ 5.6 ISO: 500 Shutter speed: 1/2500 Focal Length: 85mm Flash: no flash
Website / http://www.thesoulofmylens.co.uk
Facebook / thesoulofmylens photography
Instagram / thesoulofmylens_photography
Dogs at Play Category 3rd Place Winner, Angela Blewaska, Germany
Title of image: ‘The Joy of Living’
Dog: Bobby, Crossbreed Rhodesian Ridgeback
'This photo was taken in one of my favourite photo shoots last year. What you cannot see in the photo is that Bobby lost his other eye. Still, he is one of the gentlest and happiest dogs I've ever photographed. Instead of posing, he preferred to play with the leaves or to sit down on my lap - despite his size.'
Technical Specification
Canon 70D, Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, Aperture: F2.8, Shutter speed: 1/320, ISO 640, Focal length: 180mm, Flash: No
Website / http://www.angelablewaska.de
Instagram / kammikatze
Facebook / AngelaBlewaskaFotografie