Hull Horse Jumping Show

a few shots from today's Hull Showjumping...UK enjoy .comment if you wish

#1

really nice, like that first shot best - great expression

Your timing is out on all of them. Although the first is interesting, it's only for a brief moment.

24alpha wrote in post #14865156
Your timing is out on all of them. Although the first is interesting, it's only for a brief moment.

I would agree about the timing. They're all awkward moments; the frame you want is either before or after the frame you captured. On the first one, you probably want a couple of frames earlier, when the horst has just cleared and is on the way down, but not on the ground yet. On the third, it looks like the horse is falling. It's always better to catch a stride when they're fully extended, not mid-gallop. As for the PS job, it's evident something has been done by the light spots on the rider's far left and immediate right.

Definitely off on the timing. Especially the first one. But both of these needed to be captured way earlier. You definitely don't want a frame later! And definitely not on the way down. You need to catch the horse at the peak of the jump and when the front legs are curled back.

As far as the other two, I don't know that it looks like the horse is falling on the 3rd one. But it's cropped too tight and wrong point of the stride. And definitely you can tell on the ps. Are the people really distracting? You've got nice OOF background. You might be better to leave them in and crop significantly from camera left to get the rider out of the middle.

Great shots of some beautiful horses. Love Number 2.