LOL David, I like the "pray for a cloudy day" tip the best! I didn't think of setting the contrast lower in the camera, I'll do that.

Great pic Tess... a lure coursing pit bull! I have a good friend who rescues pit bulls and trains them for law dogs, I take a lot of pictures of them doing spring pole, schutzhund, the jenny, tread mill, frisbee, etc but she hasn't done lure coursing with them. Yet! That shot looks great for a sunny day!

I was surprised to see you here Tony I figured you'd be out with the wildlife! Hope you have better luck in the next area. Thanks for the polarizer tips, I think you are right about the rear filter holder...both the 300 and 200 have those funky leather covers rather than a real lens cap which is a pain since they always fall off, or half off, no matter how tight you sinch them up.