One of my favorite pictures of my two dogs is this one when Teddy, the cocker spaniel, was only eight weeks old. He was fearless playing with Princey, the great Pyrenees, even though Teddy's entire body could fit into Princey's mouth. Even with situations like two dogs playing, a fast frame rate is essential so you don't miss nuances of the action. This is also true with kids at play, any kind of sports, horses running, birds in flight, water splashing, and more. One of the first things to consider in buying a new camera is how many frames per second is the camera capable of. Given what's available now, I wouldn't go less than seven fps. However, if you love capturing birds in flight, then 10 fps is the minimum I'd recommend. My settings for this picture were 1/640, f/5.6, 500 ISO, and I used a 70-200mm to capture the action.
I'm enroute to Venice right now for my Carnival workshop. I'll be posting some cool pictures from there as I take them.
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