Horse Show

Phyxius

I was actually the offical reader at this show, meaning since I've got such a BIG MOUTH and I know the tests I got to read them to the riders as they were riding. I took my camera anyway as I wanted to check out the new lens in the icky lowlight atmosphere of an indoor arena without lighting. I only got a few shots, but here goes...


These girls were doing their first ever Pas de Deux, which is a kind of mirrored freestyle test usually set to music, so they didn't need a reader. At one point they cross one in front of the other...they forgot who went first.:)

The second pass was perfect though! :clap

This cute Hildago look-a-like paint is named Dancing Dots and helped her rider win 1st and 2nd in the Training 1 and 2 tests.


Judge Nikki and scribe Marylin trying to stay warm. (It was 25 degrees INSIDE the indoor.)


This youngster, Coal, is only 4 and this was his first show. He was quite nervous and tense, but settled down nicely and has TONS of potential!!


Next was Jenna on my friend's horse, Montana.



I was pushing the poor D-50's ISO limit at 800 with this shot. F2.8 and 1/160 for the shutter speed. I like how you can see (sort of) the horse's breath in this shot. Brrrr, it's cold.


Then, when I got home I wrote on the other car window what I really felt about the snow.... 3 image panorama since I was too lazy to take off the 70-200 lens


Hopefully next time we'll be outside and I'll get some nice action shots.

lizstabbertphoto

You got some pretty good shots considering the light! Indoor arenas are the worst :P

Elaine

What beautiful horses! It sounds like you had some troublesome shooting conditions, and it looks to me like you fared quite well!

Elaine

gus

Great looking horses..well shot

Phyxius

lizstabbertphoto wrote:

You got some pretty good shots considering the light! Indoor arenas are the worst :P

Thanks Liz! Yeah indoors are pretty horrible. This one is better than most though, it's a Cover-all. Unforunatly the sun was hiding and the snow was falling making it even darker than usual. Oh well. Thanks again!

Elaine wrote:

What beautiful horses! It sounds like you had some troublesome shooting conditions, and it looks to me like you fared quite well!

Thank you, Elaine! I love horses, obviously! Horses, photography, and travel...I swear I was meant to be a rich person maybe one day? Thank you for the encouraging words. I'm so happy with the 70-200mm 2.8 VR. (BTW, the photos you posted today in "People" of your son are TERRIFIC!!! Congrats on the new lens!)

gus wrote:

Great looking horses..well shot

Yay! Thank you, Gus!!:D

cdonovan

I envy those indoor shooting conditions~!!!

Very nice shots and really nice color on them!!!!