Run, Pepper, Run!

The leash, for anybody who missed it (hard to see in the smaller version). This and the fully-aloft Pepper made this beat out quite a few other outtakes taken by pointing my camera behind me as we all ran up the hill. -/\/

SUCH a cute face!

Excelente captura....!!!!!

yupiiiiiiiiiiii =)

Forgot to add a description - this was taken on our way back from playing in the Pecos River out at N's grandparents' land. Pepper is (as you may have already noticed) quite wet, and quite muddy. Her front paws are normally completely white, not brown :)

-/\/

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Third Place Winner in Costco's 2005 Photo Contest.

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inkified says:

Very NICE!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

emily ann says:

oh very cool!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

jlintz says:

great shot
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

jlintz says:

ps aussies rule
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Dawn Endico says:

This looks like the cover illustration of a children's book that's a combination of Old Yeller and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

add+e says:

wow, i love the perspective of this image, very well done
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

waynemethod says:

Very alive. Love this picture.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

m.a.x says:

Oh wow!

Excellent!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Capital I says:

That's a great shot.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Rabbit83 says:

love this shot....the dog looks perfectly still...no blurs...that's a hard thing to go with a moving puppy...i know!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

latenightowl says:

Delightful shot!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

GhostDog's [deleted] says:

Great one!!!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

George says:

Norby! Who would have thought that along with running a tight server-related ship you also a) take good photos, and b) have an Aussie in the family?? ;)
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

ruggo says:

Fantastic shot.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

dairycow2 says:

wow, talking about making good use of space, every pixel carries interest. beautiful.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara) says:

This is an amazing shot! Excellent perspective, perfectly framed, and happy as only a muddy puppy can be!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Breno Peck says:

Instantly faved. Looks like a drawing, are you sure they weren't posing?
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

mrpattersonsir says:

instant fave! cracking shot!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

lomokev says:

nice DOF
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Nuts In May says:

Ahhh - what a lovely dawg - and a great shot too
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

Thanks for all the kind comments - I knew using ISO 400 all the time would pay off some day (re: freezing the action). :)

Breno: I'd love to have - will you send me a guide on mid-air posing some day?

dairycow2: Thank you - I'm really sad that I wasn't able to scrape up an extra 8x12 matte for submitting this to the county fair this year, so I had to squeeze it down to 8x10 - I really do think the sky caps if off nicely.

-/\/
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Quereco says:

what a perfect timing!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

the mighty jimbo says:

that is the best photo i have seen in AGES. omg. love it.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

*MarS says:

i second jimbo: you froze the action, perfect!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

DanielJames says:

Fantastic! Composition is great. And the action was capture perfectly. GREAT use of depth of field. Superb all around.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Christo Pacheco [deleted] says:

Wowee! That's totally awesome!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Ryan Hamilton says:

Absolutely perfect! Wow, just spectacular. Speechless....
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

bystrouska says:

Fantastic shot! Full of life and energy, dynamic, dramatic and action-packed, it seems to be telling a story... and the composition is really beautiful!
Wow. Just wow. :)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

tennessee slim says:

oh, i just love this so much.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

nyanna says:

Wow! This is a great shot! :-)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

BadmoJoe says:

Great shot, definitely a save for me.

-voted "saveme" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

_val_ says:

A cute shot, well-captured moment. I like the fact that you can see the lead curving towards the boy and that the boy is wearing a bright colour - if he were wearing a dark colour it wouldn't work so well, the picture would be too grey. I'm not awfully happy about the sky but the rest of the photo means I don't really care...

I'm sure I've seen this picture before somewhere...

ach, enough rambling...

-voted as "saveme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

AnomalousNYC says:

backghround is kinda sloppy when you actually look, and could probably be photoshopped into something more interesting, but who cares? the foreground is so surreally good that no one will ever bother to look except the persnickety creeps at DeleteMe. really superior work.

save me, absolutely

-voted as "saveme" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaeda says:

Wow! you've captured the moment perfectly!! The DOF is perfect, the colour is great, I love it!

Instant fav. and definite saveme!

- voted as "saveme" (from the Deleteme! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

romanedirisinghe says:

Cute. Nice action.

-voted as "saveme4" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Precious Roy says:

nearly perfect it seems
good enough for me

-voted as "saveme5" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

*MarS says:

This photo really deserves it!

-voted as "saveme8" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

The Grand Poohbar says:

definatly one of the coolest photos i have seen

-voted as "saveme9" (from the Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

powerbook.blog says:

I hate pet-shots. This one is great! Worth saving for sure!

-voted as "saveme10" (from Delete me! group)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

I would have save it too, great pic!!! A fave!!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Corey Ward says:

Wow! Awesome shot!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Bubblelo says:

SOOOOO CUTE!!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

vvt says:

This image is so full of life. Brilliant stuff!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Heather Gallay says:

Possibly the cutest dog ever.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet {Hygge} says:

Gorgeous!!!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Wonderlane says:

I laughed out loud when I was zooming by at 1 second intervals! Great!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

kimberkit says:

I hate you. That puppy is so adorably cute and happy that my brain just melted. I wish I knew how you'd frozen the action so well. Actually, I wish I had more than a point and shoot, but since I'm geeky, I'd like to know how you caught it *while running*. The camera must've been shaking like crazy.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

kimberkit: I just took a look at the EXIF data page and it looks like 1/2000 sec @ f/5.6 and ISO 400. Most P&S digicams should be able to take shots @ ISO 400, if a little noisy and f/5.6 should also be within the capabilities of most digicams as well. If you dropped to ISO 200, you'd still have a respectable 1/1000 sec shutter speed, which should still freeze it.

The advantages of the 20D in thie case are:

- low noise @ ISO 400
- heavier w/ lens+Battery Grip, so it sort of self-dampens motion
- the Image Stabilized lens may have helped, though there are several anti-shake/stabilizations P&S digicams out there now
- the single most helpful factor (aside from luck) is probably the burst capability. This is only one of 100 shots taken running up the hill. There is only one other that even remotely close to capturing this moment.

I think most digicams today are going to have a good chance of pulling off a shot like this. You may end up with more depth-of-field, but you will freeze the motion.

-/\/
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

kimberkit says:

Really? Wow, thanks, Norby. Er, I hope you know I was teasing about hating you -- I just keep coming back to this photo and thinking "awww! so cute!" I'm not really sure what you mean by burst capability, but I'm also pretty sure my camera can't do it *wry* But argh! so cute.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Servilles says:

Your defining moment in photography. This is so good I can't believe it. How the friggen hell did your finger choose to press the shutter at the quarter of a second. Beautiful,Beautiful,Beautiful! Will I ever have such a great moment?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

servilles: This was one of 100 pictures taken blindly while running up a hill in front of Pepper and N. This is also picture number 78,271 since I started keeping track of pictures taken (since our second or third digicam). Keep on snapping and something good is bound to happen. I doubt I'm going to have this much luck ever again, so I could quit now and be happy, or I could keep trying for the next many many years to out-do myself.

-/\/
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

tony.elrod says:

Very awesome perspective, great exposure settings, love the mood it creates. What lens was used in this?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

SnowSpyder86: This is the Canon 17-85 EF-S IS lens. The EXIF data reports it being used at 26mm.

-/\/
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

maz hewitt says:

I keep returning to this photo. I think it is one of my all time favorite pictures. Really wish I had taken it.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

notraces says:

Peter -- thanks for letting me post this on www.dogsbreath.org! I love her!!!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Linda B (Wine Diva) says:

I keep coming back to this photo, too. It's fantastic! It's one of those "Once in a lifetime" type of shots. Perfect!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

-Angela says:

Very cool, not sure how I missed it.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

N-hiko says:

so great...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Mckirkus says:

You know, if there are 100 shots, you could make a video from the photos. Dunno how many images per second that camera does but it'd certainly be a cool "making of" clip.

Totally mind blowing photo by the way :)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

Mckirkus: It's somewhere around 5fps, IIRC, but a) I wasn't holding the shutter down the entire time, and b) it is gonna be hella jerky, so to speak, but the results might be interesting :)

-/\/
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

notraces says:

Dog shot of the YEAR --- hands down.... great great great great shot....
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

mclgreenville / memorymotel says:

This is quite a famous photo. So, so funny. Pepper for president.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

toyfoto says:

I can't believe I've missed this photo. What an amazing shot!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

christyscherrer says:

no way, this photo is not getting old. I even thought about this one specifically when thinking of lucky shot. And this morning I saw it on the explore page as the example for the dogs photo pool. This photo is a masterpiece. This photo is why we keep taking hundreds and hundreds of shots...becuase we hope/know that the perfect shot is in there/us waiting to be revealed. I love this photo.

oh! and I just noticed is was saved in delete me! As it should be. I'm of the many who has favored it!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

gundog247 says:

Just fabulous! Just found it on the my dog can fly pool and I LOVE it!!!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

sesame ellis says:

so glad you posted this in the lucky shot group because i had missed it. outstanding in every way.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

B, K & G says:

Late joining the group of admirers, but that is a fantastic photo!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

-Angela says:

Chosen Best Overall Photo by Theme Competition Kids & Babies, Pure Luck Theme.

"The perspective of this is fantastic, absolutely a lucky shot!
A child & puppy running....awesome!
I kept returning to this over and over...Love it!"
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

The Pack says:

I absolutely can't believe you were running when you took this. That's fantastic. WOW.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Be Still says:

This is just amazing!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

FlyButtafly says:

Norby - I just went out to get the mail, and my Costco Connection was in there. I noticed it had the winners of the photo competition, so I checked it out - and saw this won 3rd prize in the US photo competition!!! I just had to come and say congratulations! That's so awesome! Every year I plan on entering, and I never get around to it. I'm so glad you did! :) I wondered if I'd see anybody from flickr in there - and I was pleasantly surprised! :)

Happy New Year!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

TaGurit: Happy New Year to you as well - I was going to wait until they actually had gotten that issue up on their website before I made any noise about it, but thank you!

-/\/
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

FlyButtafly says:

Oh gosh, sorry to steal your thunder - oops! I just assumed, since the article said "To see all of the winners... click on 'Costco Connection.'" that it was all already up there. Geez, I feel bad. :) Well, anyway - congrats again! :)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

quebon2 says:

I just discovered this shot and am totally amazed with it. Stunning!!!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

malbers says:

this is a great shot Norby, congrats on being able to pull it off while running up the hill. Also congrats on your recent success. :)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

TaGurit: Totally ok - it's finally up now (the first day they linked to it, but hadn't uploaded the content, and now it's working. I also put up a snippet of the article with a silly blurb they wrote about it. If you get the magazine, get a load of the second place winner - is he full of himself or what?

Malbers: Thanks! I'm looking forward to hopefully taking another good picture as good as this some time in the rest of my life :)

-/\/
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

[bridget] says:

amazing shot. congrats on getting it on Costco's contest. Def. fav on here!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

FlyButtafly says:

Norby - um, yeah I think you could say that (about the 2nd place winner.) The sad thing (in my opinion) is that it was all set up, too... I think it would've been a cooler photo if he took it of someone else actually playing, like a street shot - rather than just a posed shot of himself. I read what he said, and I was like, whatever dude. ;)

I think your photo is much better, anyways. Besides the cute factor, and the difficulty factor, it's just amazing and full of life and joy and everything. :) Glad you were able to get some good stuff at Costco as a result. Your kids should really enjoy that playground equipment... I know when we've walked through and they've had it put up here, my kids beg me to buy it. ;) So happy for you.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

notcatherinezeta says:

How did i not see this before?
superb, beautiful, reminds me of being out with my dog as a kid, which for me was by far the happiest part of childhood. I love it. (and congrats!)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

TOXE says:

One of the best photos i've seen in my life!! All is perfect, the lights the colours and the composition. It's hard to believe that it's "only" a photograph! My best congrats:-)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

the global beat says:

brilliant
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

sveten says:

I love this photo! Captured the moment very well & I like the composition :D Well done!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

notraces says:

still the best of the best ----
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Junketz says:

Missed the boat, but damn its a fine capture!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Oliphant says:

This is excellent, Norby. I'm a new fan of DoF, and the action is wonderfully captured. I've noticed it before, but today it seems to have made a large blip on my interestingness radar. Maybe it's an Interesting set of groups, or maybe its the new gamma flavoured oats they are feeding to the magic donkey... anyway it is truely a great photo, and I'm glad everyone else thinks so too ;-)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

various visual stuff says:

great catch and perfect composition :)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Hans Botje says:

Really nice.. love this one
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Paul Forsdick says:

Stunning shot - beautiful! The pose and focus on the dog is wonderful.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

hoodsie says:

this is really wonderful.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

KNMwt15000 says:

this picture is simply amazing. a fave.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Alan M Hughes says:

Amazing a really energetic and energising shot

Great
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

onemarie1 says:

Excellent!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

erik soucasaux says:

really cool pic! you got the right moment...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Grundlepuck says:

Thank you for posting this classic #1 shot in the #1 Photos On Flickr's Interestingness List pool!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

heesub says:

I love this cute dog. Do you have another picture of her? Please show me.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Norby says:

Check out the Pepper set ... on the right-hand side. I haven't put much up recently, as she's been the lowest on the list of photographic subjects for a while (that and the fact that I haven't put up much of anything at all recently).

-/\/
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

yourec says:

This is a nice shot man ! hot-dog
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Hannah Mia says:

Amazing! Love it!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

4PIZON says:

This is superb !! Perfect shot, very well done :-)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Miss Aniela says:

wow! the way you have captured the dog is not only incredible but just so magical and endearing... sent straight to my faves...
Seen in 3000 views and 120 faves group
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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