If you notice the two pictures I took with Leo (black dog) he looks very soft. That is because I can not take pictures with him with the flash. His dark shiny fur reflects light, and it never looks right. I took those pictures in dim light with a "low light, with out flash" setting on my camera. If he moves it wont work at all, because of the longer exposure (do you still call it exposure on a digital camera?). He has the stay command down really good, and I have to get him while he is a bit sleepy.
Leo by the way is a dark brindle, but with out sunlight the brindle does not show through.
Ben