Horses, The Jumping Kind. July 3, 2012
Posted by littlebangtheory in Action/Adventure.Tags: Allie, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens, Canon 400mm f/5.6L lens, equestrian photography, Gizmo, horse jumping, horses, Northampton MA
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I stumbled upon this equestrian gathering at the fairgrounds in Northampton the other day, wandered in and snapped a few off before moving on.
One from Gizmo, hand-held at 400mm:
And some shots from Allie, my 24-105mm L-series zoom:
This one is cool for having all four off the ground, a testament more to the speed of the horse than the height of the jump:
And finally:
In that last shot, the horse and rider had just cleared the jump at left at high speed, wheeled and attacked this jump while still making the turn. I don’t know if that’s considered “good form,” but it sure was exciting to watch!
Equine Photography. June 15, 2012
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: Biscuit Hill Farm, horse, horse jumping, photography, Shelburne MA
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Another thing to work on:
There’s so much going on here that I as a photographer have no control over. I’m not first an action photographer, but I’m trying to learn how to do that.
That was from Ollie, my 24-105mm L-series lens, whose compositional flexibility made this day work for me.
I briefly backed off for some telephotos…
(that one taken with Gizmo, my f/5.6L 400mm lens)
…but the action was happening down at the jumps.
Thanks to the folks at Biscuit Hill Farm in Shelburne, MA for their forbearance as I shot what I got.
