evaluation

 This is an image i took at cuerdon valley park when meeting some friends with their labradors. The larger lab is called max and the smaller one is murphy.
My idea for taking an image like this came from the photographer Andy Biggar, who does a lot off water shots which i really like.
Before i set off in the morning i knew i wanted a picture like this so i am really happy with it.
I used a nikon D3200 with the telephoto zoom lens attached. I had my shutter speed set at 1/1000 so i could capture the detail of the water and the movement off the dogs clearly.

I edited it using photoshop elements, i changed it from color to black and white. I then used the depth off field tool to add more depth to my picture. I wanted max's face to be in focus and the main part off water to also be in focus. I then increased the amount off blur slightly and increased the sharpness ever so slightly to give the water and the fur on the dogs that bit more detail.
To improve this i would like it to be off just the one dog or both dogs looking down the camera, and find a better bit off water to take it as this was next to an embankment so it was quite difficult to get down to the dogs level.