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InsaneSkippy
13th of January 2009 (Tue), 14:16
So my girlfriend entered her first horse show down here in FL. I used this opportunity to snag a few pics as it had been a while since I had done some shooting.

I'm looking for overall C&C, composition, colors, PP, etc.

http://www.Extant-Media.com/Photos/Lauren/Dirt-Flying.jpg

http://www.Extant-Media.com/Photos/Lauren/Lauren+Dr-Z.jpg

http://www.Extant-Media.com/Photos/Lauren/Seriousface.jpg


Thanks for the feedback! :)
Robbierob
13th of January 2009 (Tue), 14:23
nice color in the shots. I dont like the tilt on #1 (just my opinion tho). next time try panning to get a sense of motion.....
0ozma
13th of January 2009 (Tue), 16:28
Agree. Nice shots, but if the legs, or the whole picture, had a bit of blur for movement #1 would be excellent.
seaside
13th of January 2009 (Tue), 16:59
All great shots. However if I were to suggest something it would be to get images of her on the horse without the thick, dark green trees in the background. Mainly speaking to #1 & #2 shots. Possibly using a large f-stop of f1.8 or f2.8 to completly blur out the background may have worked too. This would serve to highlight the subject more.

#2 - having her look slightly to her right a bit more would allow you see her face and be more recognizable.

Very good shots!
InsaneSkippy
13th of January 2009 (Tue), 17:35
Thanks guys, I really didn't have much say in her posing as she was mostly in the middle of competition when I was taking the shots. However the advice about panning is great and I'll be sure to try that next time. The tilting was just something I tried to mix up my shots with. I had a ton of the same style picture and was hoping to capture something unique.

As for the separation from the trees, I could only shoot from 1 or 2 sides of the arena so that really limited my background. Next time I might try shooting lower to the ground and getting more of the sky in there instead.

Here are a few more that I really liked (again, all feedback is welcomed, you won't hurt my feelings :) )

Best Buddies
http://www.extant-media.com/Photos/Lauren/Best-Buddiez2.jpg

Instructor, Student, Horse. (I wish her number would have been centered on her back)
http://www.extant-media.com/Photos/Lauren/Teacher+Student.jpg
ozziegrowl
14th of January 2009 (Wed), 03:11
I love the last one! Would love it even more if the face of the horse was in focus. Or it could just be my eyes