Lynne-
I grew up showing Quarter Horses. Any post with horses in it, is guaranteed to get my attention! Love the last two shots. Of those two, the first one is so like an Arabian (sometimes they seem to float when they move) and the second one is just pure horse. I never did endurance rides, sounds like the one last weekend was a hard one. Once again, great shots.
Been spending the evenings the last several days playing with light. These are my 3 horses, all greys, the one boy who looks like he's full of himself just did his first 50 mile endurance ride in the desert during last weekend's triple digits, 'bout cooked my guts but he did well.
Lynne, if there is one thing you do well, it is photographing light and horses, not meaning you do nothing else well.
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I mean I love your shots! The one from the challenge, the last one, the floating one, etc. I also liked the first "hot" horse shot you had on the challenge. Is your light different, or something? I lived in the Denver area in the 50s, had a quarter horse, was not a horse "person", but I did my duty, took lessons and took care of the D horse. Anyway, I have never seen light like you "show".
Is it the time of day, at all. I note in a few dust must help. We have moisture, not dust. But it has to be more than that. Love your shots.
Been spending the evenings the last several days playing with light. These are my 3 horses, all greys, the one boy who looks like he's full of himself just did his first 50 mile endurance ride in the desert during last weekend's triple digits, 'bout cooked my guts but he did well.
I love this shot!!!!
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Wonderful shots as always. I am not a horse person, and have never been around them gowing up in the city and all, but I love the way you capture them.
I am going to a place in a couple of weeks that is suppose to have wild horses. I will be taking a look at your site for inspiration just before I go.
Wonderful shots as always. I am not a horse person, and have never been around them gowing up in the city and all, but I love the way you capture them.
I am going to a place in a couple of weeks that is suppose to have wild horses. I will be taking a look at your site for inspiration just before I go.
Thanks for sharing them.
Lynne always says, at least 100mm lens, otherwise horses look oddly distorted in the shorter lenses.
But, did you say Endurance???
Boy is it a small world
Back in early 1980's so was I !! :wow
I did several short rides including Ridgecrest 50 in training for the Tevis Cup (Western States Trail Ride).
I rode a running quarter ( I know wrong breed) named "Joey" JoeyHiDiamond full name.
Anyway this is your thread, it just made me remember the great times I had, Thanks
Lynne always says, at least 100mm lens, otherwise horses look oddly distorted in the shorter lenses.
Oh, one of my dogs, he is a bit overweight now, but he was gorgeous, he has never photographed well from the side, IMO. I would get low, or get high. I gave up and figured that one dog shot well from the side and the other shot well from the front. Corgis, on "other cool photos" just by coincidence, I finally worked up their beach personas from the other day.
But Skye is a gorgeous dog, I wonder if the lens has been distorting him, he has always looked distorted. This last time I had the 70-200 on and used the wide a bit, too. Last summer it was a wide to telephoto zoom.
Well, Lynne, it is still your thread, and your shots are still about the best thing I have seen.
Oh, I didn't mention, I really enjoyed seeing your site. I don't remember how it used to be, but it sure is nice now, and I know it is different.
Lynne-
I grew up showing Quarter Horses. Any post with horses in it, is guaranteed to get my attention! Love the last two shots. Of those two, the first one is so like an Arabian (sometimes they seem to float when they move) and the second one is just pure horse. I never did endurance rides, sounds like the one last weekend was a hard one. Once again, great shots.
What fun to come home from a day away from the screen to all these kind words!
Thanks, Gayle--They're Arabians, the kid is half Lipizzan. Endurance rides are a blast. Ember, the mama, has nearly 1000 total distance miles, Q is just getting started, just the 2 25s and this 50. We intend to do multi-day rides, 50 miles a day.
Bfjr, small world indeed! I didn't start till 1989, the Tevis is a while away for me, love the trail, have shot it for webcasts 3x and last year shot for 3 magazines. Will ride it someday.
Dani, why are you away from your horses? I live with mine after boarding for years.
Greap, David gave you the right advice. 100mm after the multiplier, so 70 works ok.
Ginger, this place is nothing special, a big patch o' dirt, but we DO have spectacular light sometimes and I've learned how to "work it" the rest of the time. My models will actually respond to direction sometimes ("go up that hill" "look at me") though sometimes I have to bribe them. Not having an assistant means I have to get creative. I don't do a lot of post work, shoot 100% RAW, but I do use the LAB curve adjustment I learned here on just about every shot. And I take a lot of chances, shooting straight into the sun and such, not afraid to try new things.
The shot Harry likes did have a graduated coffee filter applied, to hide the detail of the foliage aka weeds behind her.
David's been here, his shots of his daughter with my horses are really neat. Post the link, Dave! In the summer, during the "magic light".
Nice group of photos of a subject I have not had much of a chance to get some photos of. A mate of mine has some horses and said I can come up and take some photos, so you have inspired me to try some sunset shots.
Dani, why are you away from your horses? I live with mine after boarding for years.
oh boy.. I havn't owned or ridden a horse since... prolly 98
It's a sad story.
Mostly because we always ended up moving. I had outgrown my first horse (a very small appy mare) when we moved from alabama to oklahoma. I was 14, and she went to a 9 year old who took her on to win national hunter/jumper championships.
In Oklahoma I got my quarter horse gelding and had him for almost 3 years before we moved again. The place we were moving too, there were no barns that offered board and we could not afford a place where we could keep him. He was donated to the OKC police dept and just recently retired with honors.
I finally found a barn owner that had endurance arabians, and allowed some boarding. I would take her horses on trail rides occasionally. I got my miniature stallion, Blue. 4 years later I got married and moved away to Kansas and could not take him with me. I transfered ownersip to the lady that took care of the horses there. But while I was gone her boyfriend stole the mini and left.
Of course, now I'm back in oklahoma... in the same town where I had my quarter horse. The barn I boarded/rode at is about 30 minutes away, but I havn't gone down there yet. I'd want another horse for sure then... and I can't afford one lol!!! I never wanted to part with any of my horses... but not much you can do when you're a teen and your parents have final say. Crying and bawling for days sure didn't do much good.
One day though I'll start riding again, and I'll buy a nice place with a barn and acerage.. and I'm going to get a beautiful Friesian gelding
oh boy.. I havn't owned or ridden a horse since... prolly 98
It's a sad story.
Mostly because we always ended up moving. I had outgrown my first horse (a very small appy mare) when we moved from alabama to oklahoma. I was 14, and she went to a 9 year old who took her on to win national hunter/jumper championships.
In Oklahoma I got my quarter horse gelding and had him for almost 3 years before we moved again. The place we were moving too, there were no barns that offered board and we could not afford a place where we could keep him. He was donated to the OKC police dept and just recently retired with honors.<snip>
One day though I'll start riding again, and I'll buy a nice place with a barn and acerage.. and I'm going to get a beautiful Friesian gelding
OTOH, you could have been like me, horseless until 31, spent my childhood scheming and riding OPH (other peoples' horses) under various circumstances. We didn't live close enough to any ag land to be able to go via bike, unfortunately. Sounds like you've had some great horses. Hope you're able to have them back in your life soon.
Where in Oklahoma? Still lots of endurance people there, some with extra horses... ;-)
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I grew up showing Quarter Horses. Any post with horses in it, is guaranteed to get my attention! Love the last two shots. Of those two, the first one is so like an Arabian (sometimes they seem to float when they move) and the second one is just pure horse. I never did endurance rides, sounds like the one last weekend was a hard one. Once again, great shots.
Gayle
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The holes I dig for myself.
I mean I love your shots! The one from the challenge, the last one, the floating one, etc. I also liked the first "hot" horse shot you had on the challenge. Is your light different, or something? I lived in the Denver area in the 50s, had a quarter horse, was not a horse "person", but I did my duty, took lessons and took care of the D horse. Anyway, I have never seen light like you "show".
Is it the time of day, at all. I note in a few dust must help. We have moisture, not dust. But it has to be more than that. Love your shots.
ginger
You sure did get a nice variety of special light shots.
Susan
Kirwin
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
And would it ever look good. It is like surreal.
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I am going to a place in a couple of weeks that is suppose to have wild horses. I will be taking a look at your site for inspiration just before I go.
Thanks for sharing them.
Hats off to you
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Lynne always says, at least 100mm lens, otherwise horses look oddly distorted in the shorter lenses.
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I've always liked the way your images use the light and dust to
highlight the horses.
Ian
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But, did you say Endurance???
Boy is it a small world
Back in early 1980's so was I !! :wow
I did several short rides including Ridgecrest 50 in training for the Tevis Cup (Western States Trail Ride).
I rode a running quarter ( I know wrong breed) named "Joey" JoeyHiDiamond full name.
Anyway this is your thread, it just made me remember the great times I had, Thanks
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But Skye is a gorgeous dog, I wonder if the lens has been distorting him, he has always looked distorted. This last time I had the 70-200 on and used the wide a bit, too. Last summer it was a wide to telephoto zoom.
Well, Lynne, it is still your thread, and your shots are still about the best thing I have seen.
Oh, I didn't mention, I really enjoyed seeing your site. I don't remember how it used to be, but it sure is nice now, and I know it is different.
ginger
What fun to come home from a day away from the screen to all these kind words!
Thanks, Gayle--They're Arabians, the kid is half Lipizzan. Endurance rides are a blast. Ember, the mama, has nearly 1000 total distance miles, Q is just getting started, just the 2 25s and this 50. We intend to do multi-day rides, 50 miles a day.
Bfjr, small world indeed! I didn't start till 1989, the Tevis is a while away for me, love the trail, have shot it for webcasts 3x and last year shot for 3 magazines. Will ride it someday.
Dani, why are you away from your horses? I live with mine after boarding for years.
Greap, David gave you the right advice. 100mm after the multiplier, so 70 works ok.
Ginger, this place is nothing special, a big patch o' dirt, but we DO have spectacular light sometimes and I've learned how to "work it" the rest of the time. My models will actually respond to direction sometimes ("go up that hill" "look at me") though sometimes I have to bribe them. Not having an assistant means I have to get creative. I don't do a lot of post work, shoot 100% RAW, but I do use the LAB curve adjustment I learned here on just about every shot. And I take a lot of chances, shooting straight into the sun and such, not afraid to try new things.
The shot Harry likes did have a graduated coffee filter applied, to hide the detail of the foliage aka weeds behind her.
David's been here, his shots of his daughter with my horses are really neat. Post the link, Dave! In the summer, during the "magic light".
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You bring the beauty of horses to our eyes so well. Thanks.
Tim
AJ
Coffee Filter?
How do you do that, graduated yet.
ginger
It's a sad story.
Mostly because we always ended up moving. I had outgrown my first horse (a very small appy mare) when we moved from alabama to oklahoma. I was 14, and she went to a 9 year old who took her on to win national hunter/jumper championships.
In Oklahoma I got my quarter horse gelding and had him for almost 3 years before we moved again. The place we were moving too, there were no barns that offered board and we could not afford a place where we could keep him. He was donated to the OKC police dept and just recently retired with honors.
I finally found a barn owner that had endurance arabians, and allowed some boarding. I would take her horses on trail rides occasionally. I got my miniature stallion, Blue. 4 years later I got married and moved away to Kansas and could not take him with me. I transfered ownersip to the lady that took care of the horses there. But while I was gone her boyfriend stole the mini and left.
Of course, now I'm back in oklahoma... in the same town where I had my quarter horse. The barn I boarded/rode at is about 30 minutes away, but I havn't gone down there yet. I'd want another horse for sure then... and I can't afford one lol!!! I never wanted to part with any of my horses... but not much you can do when you're a teen and your parents have final say. Crying and bawling for days sure didn't do much good.
One day though I'll start riding again, and I'll buy a nice place with a barn and acerage.. and I'm going to get a beautiful Friesian gelding
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OTOH, you could have been like me, horseless until 31, spent my childhood scheming and riding OPH (other peoples' horses) under various circumstances. We didn't live close enough to any ag land to be able to go via bike, unfortunately. Sounds like you've had some great horses. Hope you're able to have them back in your life soon.
Where in Oklahoma? Still lots of endurance people there, some with extra horses... ;-)
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Been missing your horses. These are excellent as usual
The first two just blow me away
Steve