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short5

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 13:45

@short5. Thank you for your comments and certainly you did not insult me. That, at least to me, is the reason we post here which is to say, to improve. I think I stated very clearly at the end of my post that I hope others would join the discussion. I do wish, however, that when people are critical they would at the same time offer helpful suggestions.

The light is clearly harsh. Accordingly, I also had hoped to open the discussion about using diffusers rather than reflector umbrellas. I just don't know how to do that, that is to get enough fire power through a diffuser when it is upwards of 70 feet to the horse. Looking forward to yours and other suggestions.

Good observation about the flashes being low (but not close to camera). The umbrellas were at the highest extension on 8' light stands. But they probably would be better higher. That's why I mentioned the guy that put them on the ceiling beams. That would be cool. But for those of us that shoot smaller shows every weekend I am not sure how practical (time and cost effective) that would be. The lights were far from camera, at least one was as far as it could get: the edge of the arena. Assuming a 125 foot wide arena I am guessing 60 feet to my left. This is my fill. The other as I stated is about 12 feet to my right. This is the main.

Probably your most poignant observation is the shadows and light fall off. When the horse stands in the middle it is easy to get the light ratios right for minimum shadows. But then the damn thing moves!:lol: As the horse moves laterally left to to the plane of the light the lighting ratio increases that way and, of course, the resultant shadow increases. And the converse is, of course, true. I thought about getting my wife and someone else to run parallel to the horse with the light stands but couldn't get that to fly:lol:

I look forward to your suggestions and others help me break into the business. I guess even after my 29 years in the business we are constantly breaking in. :rolleyes: Unfortunately, my wife already did show some of these to customers at the show. And we only sold about $500 worth there. But cutters, as opposed to reiners and hunter/jumpers, for some reason tend to order very little at shows and more from my web site. I will report back how my sales are when I get them up on my server. My wife and I have established a somewhat soft rule that we no longer do a show with out a reasonable expectation of $2000 revenue, before expenses, per day per show.

This is important because right now my income comes fairly evenly from photography and judging horse shows. As I approach retirement I want less to come from the judging (too much travel) and more from photography. For that to happen (Continue to break into the business?) my product will have to continue to improve. That will hopefully happen with suggestions such as your and others.

Thanks again for your observations. I also look forward to my shots improving.:DIt sounds like you have a great market if you can take in that much per show. though I don't know what you have in overhead to pull that off. It would seem you could easily budget for a few more strobes as a one time expense. Set up is time consuming and has to be factored in as a cost but the results would seem to me to be worth it to get the lights either in the rafters or on the lighting posts. It is not hard just time. I should mention I commented on the shadows in your images and looking at it again I can see how you had very difficult conditions in those tight quarters with the walls right there and the various stuff they had around to cast shadows.
I would look in the sports and flash threads though. The basketball shooters deal with very similar conditions as far as moving targets and you see some fantastic stuff from remote strobes. The one thing that may be hard to get around is the close proximity of your subjects to the walls. In other sports venues that wall is usually bleachers that allows the light to fall off.

matonanjin

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 13:49

hey mr. matonanjin. do you find that a shutterspeed of 1/200 is sufficient for using flash on fast moving subjects? the reason i ask is because i'm in the market for an ocf or strobe setup and i'm trying to decide whether to go completely away from hotshoe flashes (i.e. alienbees) or to go for a 580ex II setup and be able to use hss when necessary. at this time the flash is mainly for portraiture, however, i can't help but think about that high speed capability that the 580 could give (in broad daylight or with fast moving subjects).

(and sorry, i haven't read the book yet, i'm next in line at the library!)

@rickdog,
Sorry, I'm dense, I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. Are you asking because I had a shutter speed of 1/200th on my cutting shots? I used that purely becuase that is the fastest my camera that I used for those will flash sync. But a single 580 will not provide enough light for indoor lighting like my cutting shots. A lot of guys are going to lights like Alienbees. I gang Sunpaks because they are powerful (GN 200@) and I'm lazy. I don't want to take my studio lights. Your 580 does have close to that GN btw so you could also gang those. You will probably end up with multiple ones for portraiture anyway!

Indoors the shutter speed is usually irrelevant because the ambient is so dark all you need to do is set it to sync speed and the flash duration is so short as to stop any action.

If, on the other hand, you are talking OCF and HSS for portraiture and fill, the 580 would be great for that. I use a Metz 58 AF which is a 3rd party 580 clone. If you go to my website I think it is the 2nd or 3rd image on my opening slide show was done with HSS. It is the one of just the horse's head. It was a really bright day. I underexposed the ambient by 2 stops if I recall. I then used HSS for the fill. I think it was something like 1/1000th and F4, ISO 100. Not the owners of this mare but the owners of her sire used this in an advertising campaign.

I hope that I am answerring your question.

BTW, I am really dense. I don't understand the book reference?

Back to work!

Ron

Playm

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 17:56

matonanjin - See? I knew your info would be helpful to others. :)
re the white umbrellas - not shooting through but using to bounce. I've got some diffusers coming to place over the lights, so if I'm not getting enough light by bouncing, I'll change to the diffusers. I think I'll go to where the shows are held to see if I can try it out during a practice before the show.

Thinking about it, unless the lights are mounted on the ceiling (in my dreams) I see there's no way around getting the occassional shadow from the turn back. I know that shooting from the sides (I've had requests for side shots), that it's always a game of 'dodge the turn back riders'. I imagine it could be similar with lights on the side of the arena. .. I'll try both when I go shoot a practice.

Hey I like your idea of having someone mirror the horse with the lights. LMBO. Too bad your wife didn't agree. (hey.. we've all played 'the cow' at least once.. that's hard work!)

I know that you know that while we tend to nit-pick our image quality, it's not first and foremost in the rider's mind. .. Yes, it's important .. but they're looking for the action that shows what the horse can do.

I printed and showed the below shot to this trainer. (he's also a judge) I thought it was cool because the horse was turning so hard that the rider's heel was kicking up dirt. .. and you know what he did? He and another trainer started talking about the 'filly'. LOL A long winded way of saying that I don't think they're quite as concerned about the occassional shadow as we are.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/cc10Nov54-0195sm.jpg

Rickdog. .. I had similar concerns about being able to stop the action @ 1/200. .. I was afraid that I'd get ghost images from ambient light. .. but it didn't seem to be a problem. I did, however, attempt to shoot at the stop/pivot points of action. .. but that's not always possible. .. but I was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't as much motion blur as I'd anticipated.

rickdog

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 19:26

Rickdog. .. I had similar concerns about being able to stop the action @ 1/200. .. I was afraid that I'd get ghost images from ambient light. .. but it didn't seem to be a problem. I did, however, attempt to shoot at the stop/pivot points of action. .. but that's not always possible. .. but I was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't as much motion blur as I'd anticipated.
thanks Playm, i was beginning to think no one understood what i was talking about!:oops: and that's what i was thinking about when i saw matonanjins shots, all at pivot points. i don't shoot cutting at all, but i do run into indoor arenas for dressage and jumping, so i was wondering if i could freeze the action sufficiently at that speed (mainly for jumping). i'm beginning to wonder if it's not only shutter speed, but the speed of the flash burst that works to your advantage as well.

i'm thinking of going for an ab800 kit, which with stand and umbrella is cheaper that one 580ex II alone (cabled however). i'll save up for the vagabond and some transmitters later...

matonanjin

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 20:34

Playm:
Very, very cool shot! He is really in the dirt. Great capture.

matonanjin

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 20:44

thanks Playm, i was beginning to think no one understood what i was talking about!:oops: and that's what i was thinking about when i saw matonanjins shots, all at pivot points. i don't shoot cutting at all, but i do run into indoor arenas for dressage and jumping, so i was wondering if i could freeze the action sufficiently at that speed (mainly for jumping). i'm beginning to wonder if it's not only shutter speed, but the speed of the flash burst that works to your advantage as well.

i'm thinking of going for an ab800 kit, which with stand and umbrella is cheaper that one 580ex II alone (cabled however). i'll save up for the vagabond and some transmitters later...

Hey Rikdog,

That what I was trying to say above but I obviously didn't explain it very well.:
"Indoors the shutter speed is usually irrelevant because the ambient is so dark all you need to do is set it to sync speed and the flash duration is so short as to stop any action"

You are absolutely correct. It is the short flash duration that stops the action. The shutter speed is irrelevant. Depending on what power you have a flash on it is going to be something like 1/3000 of a second I think.

Like Playm said, I was worried about some ambient light causing some movement in the cutting pictues above. But this arena was so dark I couldn't have shot available light if I wanted to. At ISO 3200 and 1/250 even F/2 wasn't fast enough. It was still about 3 stops underexposed!

Pommekitty

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 06:19

Ah, this is the thread for me! I've just spent a wonderful moment looking at some gorgeous pictures of gorgeous horses!

Here's my little stomach on legs (solid paint horse gelding):

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Winter%202009/codprt2jan09.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Spring%202009/codgalmar1609.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Spring%202009/codcomgalmar1609.jpg

And my mother's mare, whom I'm looking after (QH).

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Winter%202009/savprtdec2308.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Savannah/IMG_2932.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Spring%202009/IMG_3263-1.jpg

Scott A

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 08:01

Here is one of my four

CanadianKitKat

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 09:29

Nice shots guys!

Pommekitty - lovely bunch there, what did your boy do to his front leg? Stomach on legs.... :lol:

Scott - love the big guy, roans are my favourite :-)

Pommekitty

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 10:57

Pommekitty - lovely bunch there, what did your boy do to his front leg?

Ah, nothing serious, just some scratched hair and skin. I put a bandage over it because the pasture he was in at the time was really muddy in some places and I didn't want a crust of mud over it for the first couple of days.

Playm

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 12:15

Nice photos Pommekitty. The first buckskin (non-color paint) sure is a beautiful stout little guy. .. Very nice! Both he and his dam are pretty headed. I really like the distance between the eyes on the mare. That last shot, diving into the hay, cracked me up. .. Cute shot. (I was going to ask about the leg too .. glad to hear it's minor)

Nice roan, Scott. They do some of the mounted shooting at an arena near here a few times per year.. though I've only gone over there once or twice to watch. It looks like a lot of fun. Of course, a few of my horses would prefer to be in the next county when anyone shoots.. argh .. I had a filly though, who would come dashing up to me when I'd start shooting ground squirrels in the pasture (they leave huge holes like prairie dogs). I could steady the .22 across her back. .. I should have sold her to someone who does mounted shooting. LOL ............. anyway... that's a really good shot of the shooter (is the balloon in the original shot?) Thanks for posting those.

Pommekitty

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 13:59

Nice photos Pommekitty. The first buckskin (non-color paint) sure is a beautiful stout little guy. .. Very nice! Both he and his dam are pretty headed. I really like the distance between the eyes on the mare. That last shot, diving into the hay, cracked me up. .. Cute shot. (I was going to ask about the leg too .. glad to hear it's minor)

Thank you Playm.

The mare is not his dam though, just my mother's mare. As a matter of fact, she's half his age (he likes them young :lol: ) . She has just turned 5 and he's just turned 10. Time does seem to fly! I've know him for 5 years now.

And I often have to go hay picking in both their manes. They crack me up too when they do that, especially when the head comes out with hay all over the place!

Scott, love the roan too! It's not often that I get too see mounted shooting.

Scott A

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 15:56

Well I posted a couple of my Roan now here's two of my bay.

Scott A

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:14

Okay, now two of our Grulla

Scott A

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 16:20

And last but not least, the old gray mare. She's a 24 year old Arabian. She's retired now and living the good life.

Pugnse

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 19:16

Goldhills Welsh-

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8d700b3127ccec57feb140aa200000060O00ActHLNw2aM2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9da05b3127ccec6a498c439f000000040O00ActHLNw2aM2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/

Playm

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 13:06

Hi Pugnse, I really like the shot of the grey.. but I'm a sucker for long forelocks.

Scott, your covered arena shots look like some of the best lighting I've seen in a covered arena. Was that natural light? (lots of skylights?). Both shots of the mounted shooters are great!

Pommekitty, that's what I get for assuming she was the gelding's dam. LOL. .. at any rate, I like her. (well, I like them both.. )

jmt0826

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 08:33

Thanks for posting all of the wonderful images ~ I could spend hours on here! Since it is spring, here is my springtime contribution!

http://jmthompsonphoto.smugmug.com/photos/352632244_S9hbQ-L-4.jpg
Just a little camera shy!

Jana T.

Playm

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 11:25

What a precious shot! I laughed out loud. It could be my monitor, but I wonder if adding some fill might add some clarity to the foal.

I looked at your website horse shots. .. (I'm drooling .. envious at your being able to shoot in that lush passture!) I especially like your "two colts" and "motherly love" images.

jmt0826

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 12:26

Thanks so much for your comments! I will try adding some fill and see if that helps. It was raining and was getting dark, and I had been shooting some storm clouds. I turned around and saw him watching me and just snapped the picture...my shutter speed was WAY too slow, so it ended up a little blurry, but I still thought it was pretty cute!!!

We have nice lush pastures in the spring, but by August they are all dried up and brown!

Unbridled

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 14:13

snapped a quick photo of some crazy hair after a head and neck clip yesterday, hopefully the weather will get warm enough soon to do a full body clip..

Amore Dun In Style aka Indy
361022

CanadianKitKat

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 14:16

snapped a quick photo of some crazy hair after a head and neck clip yesterday, hopefully the weather will get warm enough soon to do a full body clip..

Amore Dun In Style aka Indy
361022

Priceless!!! :D

Unbridled

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 14:23

Priceless!!! :D

haha, thanks! you should see my gelding :rolleyes:. talk about a mohawk!

jmt0826

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 14:39

Indy is definitely "in style"!! How cute!

short5

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 19:11

rickdog

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 20:16

unbridled, sweet clip job!:lol: i love it!

well, our boys were in for some grinding on the enamel. here's toni and courage at the dentist...(something different)

here's courage getting some hardware fitted...
http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0039.sized.jpg (http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0039.jpg)

then some finishing touches...
http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0047.sized.jpg (http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0047.jpg)

then toni get's some taken off...
http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0065.sized.jpg (http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0065.jpg)

and some more finishing touches...
http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0078.sized.jpg (http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0078.jpg)

toni says bleccchhh!
http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0079.sized.jpg (http://ricknanja.com/Gallery/albums/tonicour-dentist/img_0079.jpg)

anyway, they're ready to eat well now! (click the pics for larger versions)

CanadianKitKat

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 20:53

speedypalomino

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 21:08

so I take it he's never watched one being gelded then right Kat!!! LMBO!!! (Speedy was mad at me for a month!!! ;))

Very good shots rickdog. That's something I've always wanted to take shots of but it's always just me and the vet so I never really have the chance. The first time my hubby ever saw the horses get their teeth floated I thought he was going to faint. He is convinced that the speculum and tranqs are some kind of medieval torture device ;-)

CanadianKitKat

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 21:43

so I take it he's never watched one being gelded then right Kat!!! LMBO!!! (Speedy was mad at me for a month!!! ;))

Haha, NO! Not high on his list of fun things to do. Me on the other hand.... brain surgery is quite intriguing ;) I also make sure he's not around when I'm cleaning certain... um... parts....

fotogrl_08

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 11:26

just a quick funny one of my daughter and her Thoroughbred

fotogrl_08

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 11:32

Okay, now two of our Grulla
Love that shot of her running through the pasture....GREAT capture!

rickdog

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 13:13

Very good shots rickdog. That's something I've always wanted to take shots of but it's always just me and the vet so I never really have the chance. The first time my hubby ever saw the horses get their teeth floated I thought he was going to faint. He is convinced that the speculum and tranqs are some kind of medieval torture device ;-)
Thanks CKK! that's understandable i guess, but my wife was a vet tech for years and has a degree in animal science, so i've been exposed to all sorts of strange and gross things.

my only problem is with our little gelding courage. he's the only horse i've known that actually likes his sheath cleaned! and he just stands there, while my wife takes care of him and gives me this look. that little sucka! :mad:

speedypalomino

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 19:18

LMBO!! I was told just this morning to,, "FIND THA' DAMN SHEATH CLEANER,, MINO'S FILTHY!!!" hmmm,, whata you know,, I hadn't noticed!!! :lol:

Haha, NO! Not high on his list of fun things to do. Me on the other hand.... brain surgery is quite intriguing ;) I also make sure he's not around when I'm cleaning certain... um... parts....

Playm

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 21:37

*groan*. .. I had happily forgotten that particular job needs to be done as soon as it warms up enough.

.. while I'm here.. I'll post a quick photo of a gelding I shot yesterday. (did a ranch call - portraits & horses). His name is "Gentleman".
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/xPhoto%20Biz%20Stuff/sm-5475.jpg

CanadianKitKat

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 09:11

Nice shot Playm :-) Gosh I'd hate to have to try and keep that horse clean though. I have enough trouble keeping the stains off of my dark brown and very dark grey horses!

Playm

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 09:25

Thanks, Kat. I hear you about keeping a white horse clean!! She bathed & clipped him a few hours before I got there.. and then kept a sheet and slinky on him to keep him clean. LOL.

SpanishLustre

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 14:47

Gentleman is stunning! Fantastic shot!

S-S

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 01:40

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/missnymeria/Spring%202009/IMG_3263-1.jpg

NOM!!! :D

matonanjin

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 07:07

Hey, Playm. Great portrait on Gentleman. Great light, use of DOF, good background, everything.

Playm

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 11:01

Thanks Spanish Lustre & matonanjin. I tried some shots with back lighting and fill flash that were a bit less successful. I've got to work out the balance. .. (live and learn with the portable lighting) .. Here's a shot where I like the pose .. but the light balance wasn't right (darn it!). The customer's 5 yr old son & Gentleman have a cute relationship.
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/xPhoto%20Biz%20Stuff/Dsm-5529.jpg

kiss_me_now9

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 12:03

Gentleman is stunning Playm!

SpanishLustre

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 13:32

Oh that picture is WAY too precious, Playm!
I LOVE it!

matonanjin

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 08:48

Thanks Spanish Lustre & matonanjin. I tried some shots with back lighting and fill flash that were a bit less successful. I've got to work out the balance. ..

Hmmmm. Looks pretty darn successful to me!

Oh that picture is WAY too precious, Playm!
I LOVE it!

ditto.

Playm

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 10:18

Thanks again. ... but ... (there's always that 'butt' in the way ... LOL) .. I had to PP & lighten the foreground/shadows.. I'd like to see the background exposed the same as the foreground. .. In this photo, the background is pretty blown out. We ran out of time (& steam) in this session (doing so many different things) .. I want to go back & get the shots of a sorrel mare that they want... so perhaps I can play with the flash fill & exposures more.

Atlixco

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 10:52

Let's play
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/Atlixco/altavel2064_1.jpg
Let's have breakfast
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/Atlixco/breakfast.jpg
People call my place the animal planet: they are all getting along very well............do not worry, they are playing like this a lot.
This horse love those dogs. the dogs loves the cats.....

Playm

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 11:43

That's funny about the cat being included. LOL.. I like shooting greys. Your first shot shows good action.. but you might want to PP it a little bit. It's a bit underexposed.

Atlixco

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 14:23

That's funny about the cat being included. LOL.. I like shooting greys. Your first shot shows good action.. but you might want to PP it a little bit. It's a bit underexposed.
Thanks for your comments, yes it is underexposed I took that pic. late in the evening and was a bit lazy :oops: for the PP

Scott A

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 10:03

Couple of shots I took at a local Cowboy Mounted Shooting match.
Cloudy day under a covered arena makes for from difficult action shots especially for a newbie such as myself.

I'm a Cowboy Mounted Shooter as well....kind of hard to get self portraits.:rolleyes:

Dani97

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 10:12

These are some older pics of my mare that I used to own, she is now in the heavens above...:(. I took these when I was about 15 with my Minolta 35mm.

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/coolpersond/Kozara%20pics/kozarafix.jpg
2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/coolpersond/Kozara%20pics/kozara07.jpg
3.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/coolpersond/Kozara%20pics/kozara09.jpg
4.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/coolpersond/Kozara%20pics/kozara08.jpg
5.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/coolpersond/Kozara%20pics/kozara03.jpg

JulieNick

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 10:19

my youngest takes lessons and this is the sweet horse that she learned on.

Playm

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 11:26

Ohmygosh Scott .. that last shot is the essence .. the shot that says it all. It's got the gun fireing as well as the target.. GREAT capture!

Dani - I really like #1 and #4 . I know that heartache - especially losing the more special ones. I've got one buried here.. and another (very special mare) living on 'borrowed time', so to speak.

Julie.. I LOVE that shot! I've got something similar... but I like yours better. LOL

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Sandi%20Neal%20Horses/Gazer9683Sm.jpg

Dani97

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 11:32

CanadianKitKat

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 13:18

Well I let my boys out to chew down the driveway a bit today, and turning them out somewhere they haven't been for a while is always a good source of entertainment.....

There was a little bit of this.....
http://kitkat987.smugmug.com/photos/528263828_XM9me-L.jpg

And a whole lot of this going on around my house this morning.
http://kitkat987.smugmug.com/photos/528267044_XPdRt-L.jpg

http://kitkat987.smugmug.com/photos/528265415_E6uU5-L.jpg

Scout was putting on a real show for me when he almost hit the electric fence that I strung up to protect my front lawn :lol:

http://kitkat987.smugmug.com/photos/528267755_WoPkT-L.jpg

It also happens to be Buddy's fourth birthday today :-)
http://kitkat987.smugmug.com/photos/528290865_aqpuV-L.jpg

Playm

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 13:57

awww.. Happy Birthday Buddy !! It's got to be a treat for them to play "lawn mower" LOL I swear, those two guys of yours get plenty of exercise Playing all of the time like that. Ha... It's got to be a hoot to watch!

I'm glad to see that your snow finally melted and that everything is turning GREEN again!! We're already starting to turn brown here.. except that we're having a few cool days with rain.. so maybe the green will stay a few days longer.

CanadianKitKat

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 14:28

Yes, they do play A LOT! On the weekend they each got turned out with one of my neighbour's haflingers after we rode. Her horses are both the same age as mine. My boys chased them around trying to get them to play for quite a while before they finally gave up. They are just goof balls.

On an unrelated horsey note: if you think that your electric fencer isn't giving off enough of a charge and you want to see how it is really working without the benefit of one of those little gadgets, just take off your rubber boots and then grab the wire....... :shock:

Playm

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 18:07

HA! Should I ask you how you Know that? LMBO. Did you get your hair frizzled today? zzzz-ZAP!!
(sorry.. I only laughed because, yeah, I've accidently tested a few hot wires in my day LOL)

CanadianKitKat

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 22:00

HA! Should I ask you how you Know that? LMBO. Did you get your hair frizzled today? zzzz-ZAP!!
(sorry.. I only laughed because, yeah, I've accidently tested a few hot wires in my day LOL)

A little bit, yup. I did it on purpose too.... twice. I apparently didn't believe it could really be that strong the first time. Sometimes my blonde hair gets the best of me :D

Scott A

5th of May 2009 (Tue), 17:38

Ohmygosh Scott .. that last shot is the essence .. the shot that says it all. It's got the gun fireing as well as the target.. GREAT capture!

Dani - I really like #1 and #4 . I know that heartache - especially losing the more special ones. I've got one buried here.. and another (very special mare) living on 'borrowed time', so to speak.

Julie.. I LOVE that shot! I've got something similar... but I like yours better. LOL

Wow!! That really made my day when I read that.
Still in the learning mode here.
Thanks again.......really and truly made my day.

SpanishLustre

9th of May 2009 (Sat), 18:59

Scott A - That second shot is fantastic! Great job!

Here's my handsome boy [although I am a little biased ;)] from last Sunday.
His name is Blackie

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v3885/20/43/504554339/n504554339_1793989_6325713.jpg

yellowflagiris

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 12:29

This is a team of heavyweights pulling in Dade City, FL this spring. Would like to have taken out that pole but don't know how to do that yet. :(

Atlixco

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 13:07

Do you like this?
I love those horses!
To bad that you do not show what they are pulling.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r131/Atlixco/40%20D%20pict/Belgiansteam.jpg
<a This is a team of heavyweights pulling in Dade City, FL this spring. Would like to have taken out that pole but don't know how to do that yet. :(

yellowflagiris

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 14:40

Thanks, Don't know how you did it but thanks.
They were pulling a specially designed truck and I figured I could get a decent picture of them or add the truck and not get such a good picture.
Here is the truck.

J-B

11th of May 2009 (Mon), 07:42

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3473292431_4a16115366.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3520224320_aa0d778fd2.jpg

Whippeticious

11th of May 2009 (Mon), 23:30

Not mine, just one at the park this morning while I was walking the whippets
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3524077999_70650268ab.jpg

Kasrielle

12th of May 2009 (Tue), 15:25

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2589390870_816dc61a3f.jpg

This is our 13 year old mare, Argo.

dank ink

12th of May 2009 (Tue), 18:23

Scott A

12th of May 2009 (Tue), 23:33

These are from a neighbor of a friend of mine in Missouri

Scott A

12th of May 2009 (Tue), 23:37

Just a couple shots of some beautiful animals

Justice75

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 00:07

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3526912769_6a3e552bd9.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2040/3526925237_8543bf6eaf.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/3526920575_1bba2094fe.jpg

George Farmer

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 02:21

Our New Forest pony, Dilly
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3515205271_d70ddba26d.jpg?v=0

Our Thoroughbred/English Cob cross, Katie
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3462480922_9965df694c.jpg?v=0

Katie
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3461415563_aa7776d099.jpg?v=0

Katie and my wife
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3462231026_8f505c3f06.jpg?v=0

matonanjin

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 07:38

George,

Great photos. I especially like the last one of portrait of Katie and your pretty wife. Good light. Did you use any fill like reflector or such?

George Farmer

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 09:42

George,

Great photos. I especially like the last one of portrait of Katie and your pretty wife. Good light. Did you use any fill like reflector or such?
Thank you, kind sir!

I just got lucky with available natural light with a bit of PP in CS3.

rickdog

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 12:47

I don't have horses but I managed to get this shot from a horse at the Sea World in San Diego, CA.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3310063272_55c3826796.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dankink/3310063272/)

They're awesome animals. I wish I had access to them more often.
ahhh, the budweiser clydesdales! +1 for sea world being owned by bud. seems like i remember following them to the beer tasting room when i was there last. don't remember much after...:lol:

dank ink

13th of May 2009 (Wed), 16:35

Yep, that's the one!

Lightchaser

14th of May 2009 (Thu), 22:23

J-B that second one is super cute

short5

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 00:31

Really nice shots everyone. Scott I like the horses lined up at the fence.

Baby season:D

http://shortwave5.smugmug.com/photos/536609793_GFdt7-XL.jpg

dank ink

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 02:38

Haha thats so awesome, I never get tired of seeing baby horses. Nice capture!

Kasrielle

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 17:20

What a sweetie!!

butterfly2937

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 17:29

How cute what breed is this?

Atlixco

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 18:30

Some of my horses in there.
The Frisian is not mine: TO BAD!!!!!!
The palomino mare died 4 months ago..... she was a dream horse.
Also I lost, 1 year ago, a Appaloosa leopard 34 years old!!!! also a great horse, I had that one 20 years.
Every single day I am thinking about them.
Anyway, have also a look to the movie below left on the page:
If you think like a horse and if the horses are thinking that you are one of them ..........you are a winner!!!:)
I just love horses.......my horses loves me.
http://www366.pair.com/fotomex/Caballos.html

short5

15th of May 2009 (Fri), 19:04

How cute what breed is this?Mom is a thoroughbred

Sign Guy Bob

3rd of June 2009 (Wed), 12:29

Really nice baby shot. I have a neighbor with a paint baby that looks just mom. I'v been out there trying to get a shot of the two of them side by side but no luck yet. This is a shot of my horses face. Bob

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa75/signguybob/ChexEye1.jpg

short5

3rd of June 2009 (Wed), 12:32

Nice^^ Welcome to the forum Bob.

Sign Guy Bob

3rd of June 2009 (Wed), 12:33

Thanx, Ive been looking for a place like this for quite some time.

supermom30

3rd of June 2009 (Wed), 19:13

My Daughters Horses
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm297/dutadusupermom30/horsebuckskinhja.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm297/dutadusupermom30/horsesrunning-1.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm297/dutadusupermom30/bobholga.jpg

yorkiemom

4th of June 2009 (Thu), 10:49

Lovely horse shots by all!

Borderfox...how lucky to own such a beautiful animal.

Here's one I took at my brother's house at a nearby farm. She's watching... it was a cold morning and there was still some foginess around.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/3595671896_8c7ec3ba07_o.jpg

Unbridled

12th of June 2009 (Fri), 16:42

beautiful horses everyone!
Went to a "Horse Fest" recently...

372493

372494

Borderfox

29th of June 2009 (Mon), 16:25

Tattersalls Horse Sales
http://photos3.pix.ie/D6/BB/D6BBF7395FB24E329615AFEEE89E3205-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1071275)

http://photos5.pix.ie/95/76/95762306807A4322ADA9D3426602D61E-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1071274)

matonanjin

18th of September 2009 (Fri), 09:24

Are we supposed to continue to bump this thread?
Is this just for horses we own?
If this is illegal I will delete it:o

Anyway this is from a client shoot Tuesday night. For an ad.
Canon 5D, 100F/2
Shoot through umbrella camera left, 7'high?, Viv 285HV full

http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/IMG_4605.jpg

short5

19th of September 2009 (Sat), 01:23

Great it needed a bump and any horse goes, post them up.~Zane

Borderfox

19th of September 2009 (Sat), 15:54

Great it needed a bump and any horse goes, post them up.~Zane

Lovely shots above and good to keep the thread going

One from last week in the good weather
http://photos2.pix.ie/55/94/55942EE927D54B859D4F12274F853A8F-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1217325)

Borderfox

19th of September 2009 (Sat), 15:56

One from the last show I did, the winner of the foal class
http://photos2.pix.ie/5F/0C/5F0CC7495E7441DEA6BE2978632E4F3B-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1160820)

Charlie Jayne from this years RDS Horse show
http://photos3.pix.ie/C7/82/C782D5E7C49E4A76A5D097CDC859A11E-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1149570)

short5

20th of September 2009 (Sun), 02:56

WAU TOO CUTE^^
Nice shots.
Just a snap from the trail last week.My wife did not finish pulling his mane lol.
http://shortwave5.smugmug.com/photos/651292518_xXU9K-XL.jpg

shortsport

23rd of September 2009 (Wed), 05:08

Hi here's a number of shots of the kids and wifes ponies. I've started tagging along to horse shows to try and better my camera skills so will be posting more soon.
My daughter show jumping
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t215/SHORTSPORT_photos/horseclouds045.jpg
My daughter with my wifes Forester
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t215/SHORTSPORT_photos/horseclouds070.jpg
My sons pony
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t215/SHORTSPORT_photos/horseclouds127.jpg
My daughter hitting the brakes whilst on cross country
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t215/SHORTSPORT_photos/horseclouds417.jpg

Omlyn

24th of September 2009 (Thu), 18:13

Ghost in the dark:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ovgaTdRBUSk/SnxY_GQd6LI/AAAAAAAAADk/RBvjgGlXh70/s720/_MG_7148.JPG

driftr

25th of September 2009 (Fri), 00:12

here is one a took a couple of months ago. its of a horse a friend was breaking in. i was playing around with Edge effects and it ended up looking like a painting...

395811

some of the shots on here are amazing. keep it up :)

yonders

25th of September 2009 (Fri), 08:02

I'm through page # 19 of this post and I'm IMPRESSED.

Amazing and beautiful pictures of horses and the colts.

thesilent

25th of September 2009 (Fri), 13:45

I'm happy to have found this thread. I looked through all of the pages, and there are some really impressive photos, not to mention the horses!

Turns out I don't have many recent horse photos edited and resized yet. My two are lazy, so my photos aren't that interesting in the first place hahah.

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/hlswaves/Kando/img_3394.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/237/9/3/Personal_Space_by_silent_pirate.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs49/i/2009/219/6/1/The_Inquisitive_One_by_silent_pirate.jpg

RCB

28th of September 2009 (Mon), 18:47

Love all the pictures. Just picked up a Tennessee walker which was a big step for me. Not much experience riding but the horse is gentle and well mannered.

Borderfox

3rd of October 2009 (Sat), 14:29

From sales quite a while ago
http://photos3.pix.ie/DF/BD/DFBDFC0507FA4DB086878FB07C99E83D-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1258225)

http://photos5.pix.ie/EE/FD/EEFDF17EE09847D6A2345DB0F4B4A914-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1258224)

http://photos5.pix.ie/CE/53/CE53A36A12CC40E29B989A74746F87DD-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1258223)

bigC

3rd of October 2009 (Sat), 16:07

On the way home from Terra Cotta, we stopped at the side of the road to look at some horses. They didn't seem in the best of conditions:

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8247/img5992.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/img5992.jpg/)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1204/img5993.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/img5993.jpg/)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7830/img5996h.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/img5996h.jpg/)

Borderfox

5th of October 2009 (Mon), 06:26

Looking a bit thin alright

matonanjin

5th of October 2009 (Mon), 08:45

Curious they look that thin with what looks like good pasture. My first thought is they must be wormy.

CanadianKitKat

5th of October 2009 (Mon), 17:34

I don't think they're only problem is worms. The pasture does look decent, perhaps they are new rescues or something? They are certainly worth of a call to the SPCA to find out.

Justiss

9th of October 2009 (Fri), 07:46

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m66/kjustiss/horses.jpg

HMDH3

10th of October 2009 (Sat), 17:06

:oops: Hi, I'm new but I thought I'd put a pic on here since I've been reading this thread for the last three days at work (breaks and lunch of course)
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/Rodeo/Picture024.jpg CFD 2009.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/Risky%20and%20Hailey%202009/Picture080-2.jpg My good friends Arab gelding Risky.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/Sonic%202009/Picture0181.jpg My other friend's horses Onyx and Bugs.

short5

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 02:14

:oops: Hi, I'm new but I thought I'd put a pic on here since I've been reading this thread for the last three days at work (breaks and lunch of course) .
Nice pictures, thanks for posting and welcome.

matonanjin

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 04:40

Nice images. The Wild Horse Race is a fun one!

Playm

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 19:41

Welcome to 'coming out of lurkdom' .
:)
Bugs is my favorite. .. nice shots overall. Glad you posted them.

HMDH3

13th of October 2009 (Tue), 18:17

one more pic from this summer! Thanks for the well wishes and the kindness!
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/Sonic%202009/Picture059.jpg My friends horse, Risky.

matonanjin

14th of October 2009 (Wed), 09:00

This is from Cutting Horse Association of Nebraska Futurity (CHAN) that I shot for 4 days September 24-27. I need to look but I think this is the horse that won it.

As always at an indoor horse show the light was unbelievably bad. I kept switching from high ISO available light to flash and back. I am busy putting proofs up for sale on my web site but here is one of the high ISO ones for your comments. This was at ISO 1600 and the fastest shutter speed I could muster with an F/2 lens was 1/500th. And I still had to push process a full stop:( Considering conditions I think maybe it turned out ok but my eyes are blurry from hours of PP!:rolleyes:

Canon 1D MkII, 100 F/2, ISO 1600, 1/500th, F/2. Slight curves adjustment and then Imagenomic NoisewarePro for noise. Very slight sharpening in CS3.

http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/proofs/chan 09/_H1F2222-Edit.jpg

Had two nights in my own bed then shot the South Dakota futurity for 5 days!:rolleyes: I will post 1 or 2 from there when I get to those.

Thanks for looking.

HMDH3

14th of October 2009 (Wed), 16:51

looks great to me. My good friends Bro is in Vegas right now showing cutting horses!

cleverer

14th of October 2009 (Wed), 21:28

I forgot about this thread :)
This is my foal from this past spring
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3670564286_6654b2840d.jpg

Proud momma
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3590916474_7bf9798052_b.jpg

Visiting England for the 3* at Blenheim--this is a friend warming up for dressage in front of Blenheim palace
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3950117203_d3e28d1e4d_b.jpg

cleverer

14th of October 2009 (Wed), 21:31

getting ready to go out on the track for a demonstration
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3960002947_635f5413e8_b.jpg

HMDH3

15th of October 2009 (Thu), 22:54

SWEET picture! I love how you can just make out a few raindrops here and there.

S-S

19th of October 2009 (Mon), 05:38

love it

Miniflash

19th of October 2009 (Mon), 08:04

Very nice shot ^^^^^

Playm

19th of October 2009 (Mon), 09:36

Ron.. I applaud you for sticking it out for the four day futurity in those conditions! It's not so much the stress (or annoyance?) of trying to find the best settings in those low light/high action conditions (speaking from my own frustrating experience with that! ugh!), but having to recover the images from a four day shoot! It takes me about three days to pp a ONE day cutting in good light! I'll just bet, like you said, you're going cross eyed!! ugh.

I noticed that in addition to the open side, they did have the lights on. .. probably not a whole lot of help, but hey, it beats a poke in the eye.

It was a great capture though. Good position/action on the horse AND the cow in the frame. I really like the sweeping mane on the horse. ... and that 1/500 sec gave it *just enough* blur to show good action.

The three cutting clubs that I'd been shooting went to a covered arena this year. .. so after trying two times, I pretty much quit shooting them. PP was twice the work.. and sales were less than half of the outdoor shots. .. so it wasn't worth it for me OR the customers. (the covered arena they used had 'shade screens' dropped all around.. and no indoor lights). ah well.

**************************
cleverer.. I Really like that mare! Cute foal too. I like them wide between the eyes like that.

lbcyalater

19th of October 2009 (Mon), 16:10

Giddy up
http://lbcyalater.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p50094344-4.jpg

http://lbcyalater.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p338108675-4.jpg

toxicInsanity

22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 04:42

One of the few times my dad was ever happy was when he was around my horse http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/cobaltbaby666/Cobalt/IMG_0129.jpg
'time for that pedi yet?' http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/cobaltbaby666/Cobalt/IMG_0120.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/cobaltbaby666/Cobalt/CobaltDad.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/cobaltbaby666/Cobalt/Shadow059.jpg

And my 6 month old filly http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/cobaltbaby666/Aislinn/ash.jpg

None of these have been edited yet =/ Sorry for the dull coloring in the last pic of the paint.

matonanjin

22nd of October 2009 (Thu), 08:48

Hey Playm,
Thanks but don't applaud me. It was in my contract. I had to be there:rolleyes: Plus this show was a 200 mile drive and after hotel and other expenses I was committed:eek:

They did have the open doors which gave some good side lighting. And they did have the lights on but it was those stupid gas lamps with the constantly changing WB. This is what slows down my PP as much as anything. We need to get a thread started sometime, maybe in sports, about lighting these. Ambient vs. flash, etc. It has to be relevant to more than just horse shows. Maybe it's been discussed?

BTW, the following weekend the lighting was even worse!

Even at 1/500th do you think there is motion blur in this?

HMDH3

24th of October 2009 (Sat), 11:20

here's two from last summer the palomino is my horse.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/book/Picture175-1.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh223/tara4574/book/Picture026-1.jpg

HOBO_sm

28th of October 2009 (Wed), 09:55

These were taken this weekend as I was riding around looking for Fall foilage shots.

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/fall23.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/fall21.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/fall19.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/fall15.jpg

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/fall18.jpg

matonanjin

29th of October 2009 (Thu), 05:40

A few more from the Cutting Horse Association of Nebraska Futurity:

Again, all shot with 1DMkII and 100 F/2.

This one shot at ISO 3200. Not great but usable? (He hasn't bought it yet :mad:

http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/proofs/_H1F0923-Edit.jpg

These two were shot with a shoot through umbrella on each side of arena, each with a ganged Sunpak 622 & 611.

http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/proofs/_H1F1336-Edit.jpg
http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/proofs/_H1F1380-Edit.jpg

HMDH3

29th of October 2009 (Thu), 09:07

matonanjin

29th of October 2009 (Thu), 13:06

Man, I know one day your gonna have a picture of my friends bro....But I think he's in Nevada right hnow or just got back from there??? My friend wanted me to take some pics of of him working cows at home (in an outdoor arena) but I'm not feeling brave enough yet to try something that HIGH action. :)

Do it!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you get close pm me and I will give some pointers. PlayM is a good cutting horse shooter and I am sure he would help as well. I am also going to start a blog on equine sports shooting if I ever find time. I'll post when that happens.

HMDH3

29th of October 2009 (Thu), 17:10

If I get brave I'll shoot you an IM! I played a little at a few rodeos this summer but didn't have spectacular results, but then I've learned a ton since then. :lol:

Thanks!!!

stevo8

29th of October 2009 (Thu), 19:20

http://stevo8.smugmug.com/Animals/Animals/My-Dogs-0476/696865373_3bv6Z-L.jpg

Whippeticious

2nd of November 2009 (Mon), 14:01

I had a play with a bokeh hood. this is my mare Pagan who's recently turned 25.http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4020261772_df7c7cba20_b.jpg

drevilsmom

2nd of November 2009 (Mon), 17:24

Aw, Whippeticious, your girl looks so good! Aren't the older ones great? We've got an '85 model of an Arabian that we adore. Here is Felicia with our son and me and my hubby on either side of her. I didn't take the shot, but it is the most recent, and it was taken with a 40D, so it should count, right? :) She is so easygoing, yet still has plenty of spunk, and loves to round up and work our cattle. I'm hoping that she will live long enough to teach my little guy how to ride, as she is very good and gentle with beginners.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/christmas772a.jpg

HMDH3

2nd of November 2009 (Mon), 18:10

I agree.........however, my 86 model doesn't think he's an 86 model, and still thinks when I come out to ride we're gonna be chasing some cans. it breaks my heart, cause he LOVED his job. tough decision to retire him completely, but the "what if" list is just too high now.

foxhound

16th of November 2009 (Mon), 08:31

here's a few pictures of my Mrs and my little boy, hope you enjoy !!!

bayberry

16th of November 2009 (Mon), 08:49

http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Devonwood-Dressage-Show/dress0005/595149860_rsFRx-L-8.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Devonwood-Dressage-Show/dress0047/596296675_wKRH5-L-9.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Lake-Oswego-Hunt-Club-73109/0126/608438255_CziTr-L-5.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Lake-Oswego-Hunt-Club-Aug-2009/Jumper-Ring/347/623859396_27USh-L-4.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Lake-Oswego-Hunt-Club-Aug-2009/Jumper-Ring/351/623869515_cvyx3-L-4.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Molalla-Buckaroo-PRCA-Rodeo/rodeo007/583097973_Vm2xe-L-9.jpg
http://www.juliewardphotography.com/Horses/Molalla-Buckaroo-PRCA-Rodeo/rodeo139/583877079_wMFjz-L-10.jpg

foxhound

16th of November 2009 (Mon), 11:49

i guess it didn't send hopefully its here

short5

16th of November 2009 (Mon), 22:34

Lovely fall hunt image ^^^

polly pocket

18th of November 2009 (Wed), 08:45

This is my friend riding my horse when i was pregnant

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/friesianfan69/Elliecantering111.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/friesianfan69/8931_146251213899_744753899_3437-1.jpg

matonanjin

20th of November 2009 (Fri), 18:47

DISCLAIMER: This was cross posted is sports.

Here are a few random shots from the South Dakota Cutting Horse Association Futurity.

All were shot with 1DMkII, 100 F/2 and on each side of arena I had two ganged Sunpaks (622&611) through shoot-through umbrella. All in 800-1200 ISO range.

1.
http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/SDCHA/_H1F3847-Edit.jpg

2.
http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/SDCHA/_H1F3996-Edit.jpg

3.
http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/SDCHA/_H1F3822-Edit.jpg

4. Actually, on this one I upped the ISO to about 1600, went to a 70-200 F/4 and shot this at F/4.
http://www.fourwindsphotography.com/SDCHA/_H1F3787-Edit.jpg

Bullet Head

22nd of November 2009 (Sun), 10:56

butterfly2937

22nd of November 2009 (Sun), 13:00

This is my friend riding my horse when i was pregnant

Gorgeous horse! Post some more of him or her! LOL

butterfly2937

22nd of November 2009 (Sun), 13:04

Bayberry,

Gorgeous! Which camera and lens did you use?

skippys mum

22nd of November 2009 (Sun), 16:07

Oh, first post and a wee bit nervous here.

Here's Arnie (well, bits of him :))
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj244/torchy500/Arnie/IMG_68701024x768.jpg

and a bit more of him
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj244/torchy500/Arnie/IMG_6550800x600.jpg

The photos on here are amazing - lots of inspiration here!

HMDH3

23rd of November 2009 (Mon), 12:55

welcome Skippy's mom. don't be nervous, people on here are great and very helpful!! I can't tell you how much I've learned since I joined!!! Keep posting and learning! Arnie's very cuty btw.

Four winds~GREAT action shots as always, Love the DOF you get, but...that yeller' horse is way too pretty to be a cutter, it should be at my place learning to chase cans. LOL ;)

matonanjin

24th of November 2009 (Tue), 10:10

...snip

Four winds~GREAT action shots as always, Love the DOF you get, but...that yeller' horse is way too pretty to be a cutter, it should be at my place learning to chase cans. LOL ;)

Thanks, HMDH3. What is sad is the yellow horse had the highest composite going into the finals. The finals were clean slate and they lost a cow in the finals:(

You never did get back to me. Are your cuttings coming up going to be outside or in?

HMDH3

24th of November 2009 (Tue), 12:51

I thought I typed my reply???? weird. maybe it was in my head? we just went live with our second business website so it's been a little all consuming since I'm the only computer savvy one of the bunch!

Well, my friends bro is in TX, we watched him yesterday via live streaming video. There are some local cuttings going on at the big indoor facility in our area coming up in December. the lighting is horrid! but we were going to try taking some pictures in his outdoor pen just working cows. he's got a great looking rustic (bark on wood) working pen that would really add some additional western-ness to the pictures. only thing is dependant on the weather. I'm in Colorado and well, we just never know how the weather is going to be....might make for some really rangy pictures!!!

See, I told you that yellow horse was too pretty to be a cuttin' horse! he was just trying to make a point that he'd rather be a rodeo horse! LOL. (I am a tad bias towards yellow horses since I have one myself....)