Waiting - WC719

When Jenaya and I aren't pointing our lenses at a wild subject, chances are pretty high we're photographing dogs. 

I had the opportunity to create some portraits and action shots of this handsome Golden Retriever, Magic, this summer and noticed right away how incredibly attentive (focused) he was on his handler. Because Magic is both a companion and a working retriever, he spends a lot of time in water training. We went down to the river to get some shots of him leaping into the water after tossed bumpers, and between these action sequences I kept admiring how his focus stayed glued on his handler, and knew I wanted to capture that moment. I was already thigh-deep in the river with my tripod, but I sidestepped upstream, planted the tripod legs into the river bottom and squeezed off this shot.

Thanks for your time and any comments, critiques or suggestions you may have.

Detail view (small box with arrows under the image above) shows this off a lot better IMO.

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Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR
ISO 800
1/500sec @ f/4
.33 stops underexposed from meter
Mounted on FEISOL CT-3372 Elite tripod with Acratech GV2 ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick