D7000 dog running settings
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I would imagine your aperture is too low, and a part of the images in focus, just not the bit you want as the dog will have left the DOF by the time the picture taken. Try a higher aperture like f/8 and try again, still try and keep the shutter reasonably fast though.
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I shoot Canon, so I can't help you with your AF setup, but I'd aim for a shutter speed of 1/1000 or faster and an aperture of f/2.8 to f/5.6, but you can certainly step outside those parameters and have good/great results. Here are a few recent examples with EXIF intact....
And an older shot with a different subject....
The degree to which I stop down is influenced more by lens IQ than DOF considerations. I'm happy to shoot a fast, quality prime (or zoom) at larger apertures, but my 100-400 benefits from stopping down (as do all lenses) which means I might be at f/8 rather than wide open at f/5.6.
And an older shot with a different subject....
The degree to which I stop down is influenced more by lens IQ than DOF considerations. I'm happy to shoot a fast, quality prime (or zoom) at larger apertures, but my 100-400 benefits from stopping down (as do all lenses) which means I might be at f/8 rather than wide open at f/5.6.
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If you go for super shallow DOF then there is the increased danger of a focus miss, but if that's the look you are after then just persevere and you'll get a winner or two soon enough.
Of course, there is always Photoshop.
p.s. I checked your EXIF - 65mm at f/6.3 on a crop body with a large dog is definitely not going to give you a shallow DOF. I don't know whether this is cropped, but if it is then that also won't be helping achieve the shallow DOF you are seeking. It's also harder, I think, to shoot a running dog at such short focal lengths. Try shooting wide open at 200mm, but fill the frame by shooting portrait for an oncoming dog, and see how you get on.
Of course, there is always Photoshop.
p.s. I checked your EXIF - 65mm at f/6.3 on a crop body with a large dog is definitely not going to give you a shallow DOF. I don't know whether this is cropped, but if it is then that also won't be helping achieve the shallow DOF you are seeking. It's also harder, I think, to shoot a running dog at such short focal lengths. Try shooting wide open at 200mm, but fill the frame by shooting portrait for an oncoming dog, and see how you get on.
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Thanks Tim, ill give it a go.
Had more luck with this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ts446/7704507358/in/photostream
But i chopped his feet off.
Had more luck with this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ts446/7704507358/in/photostream
But i chopped his feet off.
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Definitely less DOF 
Now if only you'd switched to portrait orientation you'd have avoided the amputation..... 
I will often nudge my AF point cluster up above middle just a little, which lets me maintain focus on the head and leaves room down below to squeeze in the feet.
Now if only you'd switched to portrait orientation you'd have avoided the amputation..... I will often nudge my AF point cluster up above middle just a little, which lets me maintain focus on the head and leaves room down below to squeeze in the feet.