Tried my hand at a Hunter-Jumper show (9 shots)

[BostonRott]

At least I'm pretty sure this was Hunter-Jumper. It was horses jumping, that's for sure! :biggrin:

Between today's heat and humidity, it was the kind of air that your lungs just say "nope, you're NOT bringing THAT in here!" I was rather in awe of these beautiful riders and their horses, working so hard in the heat (and wearing those jackets! ).

Again, what suggestions do you have to improve next time?

The adults were impressive

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Some of the horses were not happy with the photographers
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The one man that I saw competing today
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I found the kids to be more fun to shoot! :smile: This haze was from the a.m.
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This young gal is not letting her broken arm slow her down!
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[senna]

Gretchen these look good to me. Looks like you used your 80-200. Good job.

 

[dmwphoto]

these are some very nice work Gretchen!

 

[BostonRott]

Gretchen these look good to me. Looks like you used your 80-200. Good job.

Thank you! :smile: Yes, I did use the 80-200 and felt it fit the job nicely.

these are some very nice work Gretchen!

Thank you Dave!

 

[Gale]

Beautiful shots
Does not look like an easy task

 

[BostonRott]

Thank you Gale. :smile:

It was a lot of fun, the horses are just incredible athletes, as are the riders!

 

[nipprdog]

Excellent work, Gretchen.

now, if you only had that smugmug acount................:wink:

 

[GBRandy]

Very nice! all look very clean and sharp

 

[BostonRott]

Excellent work, Gretchen.

now, if you only had that smugmug acount................:wink:

hahahaa....I'm working on it!! :smile:

Very nice! all look very clean and sharp

Thank you Randy. :smile: The morning conditions were better, no harsh sun. I was actually surprised at the ease of getting the sun behind me for afternoon shooting (and thus not shooting directly into the sun).

 

[eng45ine]

Wow Gretchen, I am thoroughly impressed. You did a wonderful job with compostion and settings. These are fantastic images.

 

[BostonRott]

Wow Gretchen, I am thoroughly impressed. You did a wonderful job with compostion and settings. These are fantastic images.

Thank you Frank!! :smile: It's nice to be shooting JPG again, far less PP, that's for sure! :biggrin:

 

[Bigmuddy]

Great job Gretchen, these are very sharp and crisp. Great images.

 

[greyflash]

Very nice series of images and I like the subtle placement of your name on the crossbar. :wink::biggrin:

 

[haze2]

Great job...looks like it was a lot of fun!

 

[BostonRott]

Great job Gretchen, these are very sharp and crisp. Great images.

Thank you for your kind words! :smile:

Very nice series of images and I like the subtle placement of your name on the crossbar. :wink::biggrin:

Hahahaa, yes, I've learned a few things here at the Cafe! :biggrin:

Great job...looks like it was a lot of fun!

Thank you, it was! I just love watching animals compete. :smile:

 

[Dave Dickerson]

Very, very nice, Gretchen. All very sharp, well-exposed, captured at the height of action, and with great looks at the faces (horses and riders). I'll bet this was lots of fun to shoot.

I'm pretty sure these shots are all from hunter-jumper events. My wife competed for several years, and was on the riding team (the Redcoats) at Radford College (now Radford University).

 

[BostonRott]

Thank you Dave! :smile: It was a lot of fun. I need to work on educating myself about horse events and terminology! :smile: :wink:

 

[George]

Tried my hand at a Hunter-Jumper show

Some very interesting images that you captured at the prak of the action,

George

 

[BostonRott]

Thank you George! :smile: