play ball!

Very good!

Love this! :)

LOVE IT!! Perfect focus on the ball with the dog ready to fetch in the background!! Looks like he is patiently waiting while you get the shot! Good dog!!

Excellent, I hope he retrieves the ball!

A really effective 60mm frame, Sharon with sumptuous vibrancy and a perfect shallow depth of field. You can almost feel the anticipation of the release. Hope your stress soon calms and that you are well.

Excellent use of dof!

perfect focus :)

Very nicely composed.

cool perspective and DOF.

Oh, I like this. The dog is so focused on the ball that you can feel his anticipation. You composed it perfectly!
Lots of smiles here!

wow, great colors! love the outline of a dog focused on the ball in the background

Wonderful! I love everything here from the colors to the dof & dog, so witty and well done !
Hope you'll be able to rest this week-end, dear Sharon, take care***

So creative.

Very different and original.

Wonderfully kinetic. I'm sure the dog is thinking the same while predicting energy, trajectory, velocity against response time.

i love this picture but gosh i hated MY d70 that thing would hunt for focus until i was ready to throw it out the window!! since then i don't trust nikon lol yes the d7000 is nice but the d5100 uses the same sensor and such and is cheaper.... i'm still thinking nikon coz sigma has a nice lens i want with a nikon mount... thanks for stopping by and liking my bad picture :)

Oh this is wonderful! Total focus on the ball with the dog behind and you just know that his total focus is on that ball. Wonderful playful shot!

Very cool presentation! Vibrant colour tonality, too.

great composition! well done

Sharon, this is a great image...you did it perfectly, creative, awesome composition, great color... I love the perspective of the ball in focus with the dog blurred, a difficult image I would think considering the dog was probably still for only a moment! Outstanding:D

Someone is ready for play. An absolutely beautiful image.

Excellent shot, the vibrant colors and selective focus really captures one's attention.

He's bubbling with expectation. Me, too !

Wonderful anticipation--love this shot. Good luck; I hope things calm down for you a bit!

5 Stars ! A brilliant shot. It has meaning, mood, great moment, and fabulous textbook example of depth of focus. Bravo. Did I forget to mention detail and florescent color to knock your socks off ? :-)

Imminent takeoff! It seems ready to jump up! Excellent!!!

This is such fun!! What a wonderful image..and clever and creative point-of-focus!!!

Good shot!

Ha,ha, S U P E R B !
great with the dog in the background

I have the same toy for my dog. nice shot.

Wonderful shot ! great job ! well done !

excellent shot! love the vibrant colors and shallow depth but still making that pup discernible.. :)

This is a powerful photograph. I feel the dog will jump through the computer screen to get that ball.

Congrats on PhotoFriday. I missed this image while I was voting.