Block House Steeplechase, Tryon NC

HoofClix

I took this picture at the finish line of the race yesterday, but the scene was about 50 meters out. It is my favorite of the day because of the total random catch of the eventual winning rider, a female jockey, who took the moment to glance back to see her nearest rival... Perspective provides an illusion. The gray is about four lengths back while the bay on the left is perhaps two lengths back. In an earlier race this jockey was "involuntarily dismounted," so this is a testament to female fortitude I suppose. Enjoy:

tjk60

no pic here

HoofClix

Not sure why it disappeared, but there it is again..

tjk60

HoofClix wrote:

Not sure why it disappeared, but there it is again..

Super sharp and great colors at least on my iPod touch

Great neil line btw...

HoofClix

Thanks! Sharp also considering that what you see is only about 1/3 the area of the original image.

What is a "neil line?"

Shooting horse racing is, of course, very different from shooting horse shows, where at a horse show every rider basically passes the same jump or does the same sequence, and you are just capturing the action, but really it is a mix of sports and portrait photography. A horse race is pure sports, as there is the race and you never know what you might have. The other five races on this day were won by many lengths, and even the race for place and show were not really interesting. It's lucky to have a race like this where there was actually some action left at the end, and lucky that I was there!

Snowgirl

Good shot and it must have been fun to watch, too.

tjk60

HoofClix wrote:

Thanks! Sharp also considering that what you see is only about 1/3 the area of the original image.

What is a "neil line?"

Shooting horse racing is, of course, very different from shooting horse shows, where at a horse show every rider basically passes the same jump or does the same sequence, and you are just capturing the action, but really it is a mix of sports and portrait photography. A horse race is pure sports, as there is the race and you never know what you might have. The other five races on this day were won by many lengths, and even the race for place and show were not really interesting. It's lucky to have a race like this where there was actually some action left at the end, and lucky that I was there!

Neil young in your signature

HoofClix

tjk60 wrote:

Neil young in your signature

Ah yes.. I change that up every now and then...