Horse Racing Shots

dondon

A couple of months ago I went out and got me a Nikon D50 on impulse. I am still learning the ropes but yesterday I took it to Keeneland to take some shots. I think some are pretty good but I'll post a couple and you tell me what you think.

You can view the whole gallery here: http://donandtonya.smugmug.com/gallery/1404654/2/66486690

VMac

Very nice, Don. I've been dying to shoot at the horse track on a muddy day.

I would suggest a little post processing to bring out the best in your shots. nothing major, just a quickie: levels, brightness (slight -), contrast (slight +), and crop a bit off each edge except the right.

Cheers,
Vance

jrglass

Good shots but VMac said it. Just a little "pop" and the horses/riders will come off the page.

VMac wrote:

Very nice, Don. I've been dying to shoot at the horse track on a muddy day.

I would suggest a little post processing to bring out the best in your shots. nothing major, just a quickie: levels, brightness (slight -), contrast (slight +), and crop a bit off each edge except the right.

Cheers,
Vance

mknphotos

Touch Up
The shots are great. I did a little work on the second one in PS

dondon

mknphotos wrote:

The shots are great. I did a little work on the second one in PS

Ugh...wow...that is pretty sweet looking...so I guess my next question...what does the majority of people use? Or what works best? I have MS Picture It Premium 9. Is there something much better?

VMac

Please... come join us in drinking the Photoshop koolaid.

dondon

VMac wrote:

Please... come join us in drinking the Photoshop koolaid.

I have PS Elements 2.0...is there something else that is better?

mknphotos

Cs2
CS2 is the gold standard, but it is EXPENSIVE. I think that you could accomplish everything that you need with Elements 2.0.