springer ears
a working springer spaniel hunts a patch of reeds trying to find a pheasant
the shot is taken with a Nikon D700 and a 70-200mm 2.8 lens aided by a 17mm tele converter(340 mm)
data : ISO 250 f10 1/400 sec
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Evita
♥ Lovely capture ! Very cute !! :D ♥
alan mattison replied
thanks once again Evita!!(i never get tired of writing your name !!)
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Ann J. Przyojski
Perfectly timed capture
alan mattison replied
thanks very much Ann.
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TracyD
Wonderful timing, gorgeous shot!
alan mattison replied
thanks a lot tracy!
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David Silsbury
Great image, well done and congratulations on being featured.
alan mattison replied
thanks dave, mujch appreciated!
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Vonnie Murfin
LOL! So cute!!
alan mattison replied
thank you Vonnie!
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Sandra O'Connor
Wonderful – I love it.
My Springers are 13yrs old now and a bit past this much action.
alan mattison replied
Hi sandra,
this one’s just a youngster, all go and action, it makes you tired just looking!thanks
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Kay Kempton Raade
What a shot!! Pure energy.
alan mattison replied
I think you hit the right expression there!!thanks
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Karen Tillotson
FAbulous timing! Awesome!
alan mattison replied
hi karen,
thanks once more for the kind words.
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CraigsMom
Are those ears or wings?????
alan mattison replied
i’m glad that they are not wings! she would be overtaking jets!!
thanks
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Edge-of-dreams
Great pic !!!
alan mattison replied
thanks so much
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Ann Rodriquez
HA! I love it! Excellent job on the perfect focus, too. I know that’s not always easy on shots like this.
alan mattison replied
Thanks ann,you go a long way on good gear!!
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trueblvr
perfect mid air capture. My Son and his wife live at the Beach and had a spaniel named Breezy….when you saw her run at the Beach you saw why.
alan mattison replied
I think that their ears might warm them when they snuggle up!!
thanks
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spiritofthebush
i want one of these spaniels!
alan mattison replied
I have exported a few!!! but never down under!
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MayJ
Fabulous capture! Great timing!
alan mattison replied
thanks very much May!
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Colleen Battis...
Congratulations on your feature…
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Zefira
Fabulous capture, congrats on your feature
alan mattison replied
thanks zafira!
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Isa Rodriguez
lol.. smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alan mattison replied
smile- thats what keeps the world going ‘round!!
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Debbie Roelle
Great capture.
alan mattison replied
thank you debbie!
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Diane Swarts
Wonderful!
alan mattison replied
thanks for the support Diane
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Fiery-Fire
omg!!! I use to have a pup like that (b&w) but the flying ears and the smile are similar – this is an ULTIMATE fave :D
alan mattison replied 29 days ago
I am so happy that you like it so much! you have a beautiful name!
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Janie Oliver
wow! wonderful stop action. great shot.
alan mattison replied 29 days ago
thanks janie and thanks to my lens!!!
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Judy Will 29 days ago
great shot.
alan mattison replied 28 days ago
thanks a lot Judy!
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Christine Amstutz 25 days ago
I just discovered your picture. What a joy! What a gorgeous capture!
alan mattison replied 12 days ago
I just discovered your comment!! thank you so much Christine
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Raquel Perryman 13 days ago
Dinni H 1 day ago
excellent! what a timing!
alan mattison replied 1 day ago
thanks Dinni!
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