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Playm
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 23:16
.. from a week ago. It was a 12 hr show. 8am - almost 8pm. .. I started on iso 100 and ended on iso 1000. (though I'll only show the shots from 8am - 3pm). .. but I thought I'd share a few of the good stops and turns. Hope you enjoy them. I had the contrast setting in the camera turned all the way down but still had to pp to lighten the shadows.

1. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Cutting%20Shots/SM-6063.jpg

2. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Cutting%20Shots/sm-6199.jpg

3. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Cutting%20Shots/sm-6204.jpg

4. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Cutting%20Shots/sm-6349.jpg

5. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z246/Donalyn06/Cutting%20Shots/sm-6581.jpg
ChunkyDA
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 23:42
Nice series, sepecially #2 and 5. Is there a reason for the time in the lower right?
Playm
18th of May 2009 (Mon), 23:53
I was going to do a time/light study of different lighting conditions throughout the day .. but got too tired to finish it.
CanadianKitKat
19th of May 2009 (Tue), 00:03
Great cutting shots as always :-) I especially like the last one - it really show's the horse's concentration well.
gjam99
19th of May 2009 (Tue), 00:54
#2 and #5 are amazing. Great color and the horses are a great looking specimen. Nice all around.
Dcestylzdtailer
19th of May 2009 (Tue), 18:03
Last shot is great!
HammerCope
21st of May 2009 (Thu), 07:06
Great shots. Yor lucky you have such a nice background to shot against.
Dale Miller
21st of May 2009 (Thu), 08:46
Great work! Love to watch these great animal athletes do their thing.
matonanjin
22nd of May 2009 (Fri), 10:20
Hey Playm,

Great shots. 1&2 the horse is really in the dirt. 5 is really cool. Very sharp images & you really nailed focus.

Ron
tracknut
22nd of May 2009 (Fri), 15:35
Nice shots! You are lucky to have that solid backdrop behind them, it really makes for almost a studio setting. Looks like you're having good luck with focus these days, did you ever resolve anything from when you were having some troubles?

Dave
Playm
22nd of May 2009 (Fri), 15:43
Just wanted to say Thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement. Glad y'all like images of cutting horses.

Ron - I always aim for the horse's head (though AI Servo and/or I can't always keep up with how fast the head moves).. It usually gives me enough dof to include the rider if I can spot on the head. .. according to Murphy's Law, every now and then I'll get a exceptional action shot but where the lens went on a 'search'.. and the entire image is trashed. Tracknut (from POTN) came out one day so we could compare our AI Servos between his high end (1DIII ?) with my 5D. I'm sure you can guess which was best.. LOL
Playm
22nd of May 2009 (Fri), 15:45
Tracknut! Your ears must have been burning! LOL. I was going to use the * button for focus like you suggested.. but there was something (I forget) confusing in the instructions that stopped me. .. Now that I've got a little time today/tomorrow (no shows), I'll mess around with it..
matonanjin
23rd of May 2009 (Sat), 11:12
Just wanted to say Thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement. Glad y'all like images of cutting horses.

Ron - I always aim for the horse's head (though AI Servo and/or I can't always keep up with how fast the head moves).. It usually gives me enough dof to include the rider if I can spot on the head. .. according to Murphy's Law, every now and then I'll get a exceptional action shot but where the lens went on a 'search'.. and the entire image is trashed. Tracknut (from POTN) came out one day so we could compare our AI Servos between his high end (1DIII ?) with my 5D. I'm sure you can guess which was best.. LOL

Anymore, I have all but given up on my 5D for fast stuff. H/J, barrels, etc., I prefocus where I can. But for cutting, roping, etc., I am more and more moving to using my 40D. I am now starting "softening up" process w/my purchasing manager for a 1DMkIIn;).