Horse Show -- Photos and Video

[rsmedley]

Thought some of you might be interested in my 2-day horse show where I shot both still photos and video simulataneously. I used a 2-camera head Slik mount on a big Bogen tripod with a Sony VX2100 camcorder and Canon 1Ds with Canon 135 f/2 L lens and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens for the shoot. I built a small platform to stand on so I was elevated above the arena fence. Here's a couple pics of my setup:

http://www.smedphoto.com/images.net/test/2R3O3441.jpg

http://www.smedphoto.com/images.net/test/2R3O3447.jpg

That's a 26" Westinghouse flat-screen monitor to the lower right. It was the first time I used it at a shoot and it really saved my eyes reviewing the photos.

And here's a link to the results (proofs and videos):

http://www.smedphoto.com/Proofs.aspx?parentid=47

I found shooting video and photos simultaneously to be pretty easy and didn't really have many screwups tracking the horses. The worst part was the lighting in the arena where I had left my 135 f/2 at home the first day of the shoot and had to struggle by with my 70-300 f/2.8. The VX2100, however, did absolutely superb in the low light.

Enjoy!

[Frankee]

That looks well complicated weldone though i like the photos!!

x

[beezwax]

great job!!!

i bet that was fun... one hand on the video and one on the photo...

[rsmedley]

great job!!!

i bet that was fun... one hand on the video and one on the photo...

Thanks beezwax. Actually, the video had to pretty much fend for itself. I just put the VX2100 in "green" mode and tracked with my 1Ds as a finder scope :lol:
Occasionally I would zoom in the VX2100 but for the most part it stayed on mid-level zoom setting. Of course, I had to watch to change tapes. I switched to standby between horses so that saved on tape and post-processing time.