HORSE RACES( FIRST TIME)

[TRUUCHA]

Here are some pictures that i took this past weekend at the local race track, please help me if anyone knows what i'am doing wrong an how to improve !!!!!!!
This is what i used an did:
CAMERA: CANON 10D
LENS:70-200 2.8L IS
SHUTTER: 250
AF:8.0
ISO 400

The picture where taken around 8 am in the morning ,,

please help
thanxs

[TRUUCHA]

http://www.hostpicsfree.info/29373IMG5820201.jpg
http://www.hostpicsfree.info/103260IMG5957853.jpg
http://www.hostpicsfree.info/811388IMG5934962.jpg
http://www.hostpicsfree.info/930727IMG5867447.jpg

[cmM]

you've got some very nice images, but for the love of God, downsize! :cool:

[Pekka]

Yes, nice shots but can't see them fully even with 21" monitor.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=51052

[timmyquest]

19 inch moniter at 1600x1200...still cant see it.

800 pixels in any direction is best.

Photos look great, could use some more contrast.

[blinking8s]

I think this is my only area of knowledge in photography, since I grew up on the race tracks and have boxes of horse racing magazines and win pictures in closets in my apartment from my families old business.

Shutter speed is too slow, generally if you going for a tight shot, you want the horses head or the jockeys action/facial expression, otherwise its a full shot of the horse and the jockey

also watch the angle you shoot the horse at, shoot them as the come towards you, not past...

[gmen]

These are huge!

I'd prefer a bit more variety I think... maybe some images that are not 'side on'... also some images of the horses actually 'racing' each other would be nice.

gmen

[TRUUCHA]

I think this is my only area of knowledge in photography, since I grew up on the race tracks and have boxes of horse racing magazines and win pictures in closets in my apartment from my families old business.

Shutter speed is too slow, generally if you going for a tight shot, you want the horses head or the jockeys action/facial expression, otherwise its a full shot of the horse and the jockey

also watch the angle you shoot the horse at, shoot them as the come towards you, not past...
THANXS, I WILL TAKE SOME MORE PICTURES THIS WEEKEND AN POST THEM UP MUCH SMALLER, SORRY EVERYONE !!!!

[blinking8s]

TRUUCHA no problem...as soon as the east coast tracks kick back into full swing im pulling all the strings i can to get some photo ops...its funny, because growing up ALL i wanted to do was get away from horses...and here I am getting into sports photography with a mad desire to get back into what I tried to get away from...

which track are you at?

and def make those pics a "little" smaller...