SARDAA update

This is SARDAA certified human remains (HR) detection dog Jaida.  HR dogs are trained to sit and bark when human remains are found; they are not supposed to touch them for obvious reasons.  For this photo a few bones were planted - you can see a femur by Jaida's foot - and I set up my shot.  Jaida was brought into the general area and found the bones with no trouble at all.

Canon 1Dx with 24-105 lens.  Two remotely fired Canon 580EX flashes triggered with Pocket Wizard transmitters.  I selected a shutter speed (1/80 sec)  that was fast enough to freeze the action but slow enough to allow for some movement; in the full size version you can see just a bit of movement around her mouth as Jaida gives an enthusiastic bark, right on cue.