Water Dog

[Mags Williams]

I was taking a walk in our local park just playing around with my new camera and lenses . We stopped for a while to watch a couple throwing a ball in the lake for this dog. I asked if I could take the photo's before snapping.
It was a dull day and my photo's looked almost black and white, my question is how would I achive better colour? I really enjoyed taking these shots and was pleased with the results except the colour. I look forward to any coments and tips.

Camera Nikon D200
F-stop f/5.6
Exposure 1/350 sec.
IOS speed IOS-200
Focal length 270mm
Flash not fired

[Barbara V]

I think you achieved all the color you could in this shot, being the dog is black and white, the ball is black and white, and the water is grey from the grey day. That little bit of pinkish color of his tongue/gums is really the only color in the shot. I like it.

[Laurenbiz]

You have a very long focal length here at 270mm, which could be a reason that your photo looks underexposed. You could increase your ISO or use a longer shutter speed since I don't think you can widen your aperture at that focal length.

You could try some brightening in Photoshop using curves, screen, etc. :-)