Horse Trials - not guilty (haha)

[Bee_Jay]

Old joke I know, but...

Anyway, Rex and I went to the local horse trials today for a bit of a play with the cameras. Full gallery is here: www.pbase.com/baguleys/horse_trials

But here are a few of mine, Rex will no doubt be along shortly with his!!! (and some Bluebell piccies)

Whaddya think?

[V6GTO]

Great photos. I like number 2 best for the lookin the horses eye (Bloody hell, this looks scarey!) and the horses feet biting in the dirt.

Martin.

[Phil S]

I think horse number 2 requires a random drug test!

[simpo two]

Galloping through the bluebells is a great shot, and the rest are all good.

Does anyone else think there's a touch of blue in some of them?

[CVP]

Love number 2 - what an expression

Also galloping through the bluebells is great. I do like this other one from your gallery too.



Just a little blur in the horses' hoofs and hoofs off the ground too give you that feeling of speed.

Chris

>> Edited by CVP on Monday 25th April 09:15

[rich 36]

Bluebells my favourite

[rex]

Here are a couple more from horse event.
Small gallary on www.pbase.com/rex911








Last one is Bee-Jay getting back to nature.

[Trooper2]

I looked at your galleries and have to say that's some beautiful photography guys.

[Bee_Jay]

simpo two said:

Galloping through the bluebells is a great shot, and the rest are all good.

I think that may be one that ends up on my wall...

simpo two said:

Does anyone else think there's a touch of blue in some of them?

Not here, and I have calibrated my monitor - interested if others find this though...

They have been processed from RAW using Rawshooter, and the "Outdoor Normal" setting, which gives them that punch.

[maxf]

Great pics!

You didn't get an 'off' though?



and... She'll feel that in the morning!




>> Edited by maxf on Monday 25th April 14:51

[simpo two]

Bee_Jay said:

simpo two said: Does anyone else think there's a touch of blue in some of them? Not here, and I have calibrated my monitor - interested if others find this though...

The top one is the main culprit, at least to my uncalibrated eyes - try a warm Photo Filter and see if you don't prefer it.
Just a thought

[Bee_Jay]

Simpo - I see what you mean now...

and max, the only off we had rex and I were more interested in dragging kids out of the way of some nasty looking hooves... Must say 20D stood up well to being dropped onto the grass in the process...

[nomoregravy]

Hi Bee Jay,

I really like number two, I think you have caught the action really well.

I dont know what kit you have etc. but for this kind of stuff i would use a longer focal length... At 300-400mm with a wide aperture it will flatten the perspective and isolate the horse from the unavoidably cluttered backgrounds. Just something to think about.

I know its not the photo you were after, but I also think a slow shutter panning shot of the horse through the woods (say 1/30th) would have been a great shot!

good stuff all the same!

Matt