Chatsworth International Horse Trials UK

gsgary

Got my first pass for shooting horses this weekend This event is part of the World Cup, Sunday the weather was awful

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7 Poor Zara set off in Torrential rain but still made this tricky combination after landing very sharp turn to left about 3 strides and a nasty Triangular corner jump most had to pull up and turn round to make the second jump in better conditions



there is plenty more if you want

Stan

Congratulations on getting the pass! I hope everything has dried out by now.

Great set, you can see how wet it was

Stan

gsgary

Stan wrote:

Congratulations on getting the pass! I hope everything has dried out by now.

Great set, you can see how wet it was

Stan

Thank's Stan, all dried out ready for next soaking

gildco

Good work.
Very good pictures of fine riders and beautiful horseflesh. Good work.

gsgary

gildco wrote:

Very good pictures of fine riders and beautiful horseflesh. Good work.

Thank's Gill

Seamus

great pics Gary, I presume that's Zara Philips, bbc sports personality of the year?

gsgary

Seamus wrote:

great pics Gary, I presume that's Zara Philips, bbc sports personality of the year?

Thank's Seamus thats correct

Phyxius

Nice shots Gary and congrats on the pass!

I'm digging #2 and #6, but a few of the ones of the bank (big log going down with Nissan sign, like #6) could be straightened a bit. A little anti-clockwise rotation.

Thanks for posting and I'm sorry it rained, I think rain is attracted to horse shows.

gsgary

Phyxius wrote:

Nice shots Gary and congrats on the pass!

I'm digging #2 and #6, but a few of the ones of the bank (big log going down with Nissan sign, like #6) could be straightened a bit. A little anti-clockwise rotation.

Thanks for posting and I'm sorry it rained, I think rain is attracted to horse shows.

Thank's Christina, it's a shame it rained but it didn't stop me or the riders and horses
Here's a few more









Winner Mary King




William Fox-Pitt

Phyxius

That's a cool shot! It's an interesting crop, but it really works well.


This is a nice shot of William, I met him at Rolex last year he's a really nice guy.

It looks like you had a good time, congrats again!

gsgary

Phyxius wrote:

That's a cool shot! It's an interesting crop, but it really works well.


This is a nice shot of William, I met him at Rolex last year he's a really nice guy.

It looks like you had a good time, congrats again!

Thank's Christina, all shots were cropped in camera 1D and 300mmF2.8L

HoofClix

Nice job, Gary... Sometimes the "wet" can help the color saturation, I think...

Get yourself an Aquatech, 'cause eventers ride rain or shine, so it can make the difference between a lost weekend's income, or not..

Mark
www.HoofClix.com
:devbobo

gsgary

HoofClix wrote:

Nice job, Gary... Sometimes the "wet" can help the color saturation, I think...

Get yourself an Aquatech, 'cause eventers ride rain or shine, so it can make the difference between a lost weekend's income, or not..

Mark
www.HoofClix.com
:devbobo

Thank's Hoofclix, you can't beat a plastic bag for price

F45

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Hey Gary,

2 and 4 look the best to me...full frame, tight, good timing and nice angles to show the essence of the jumps!
Even the wet weather adds to the appeal of the images.
Thanks for sharing these!

Now that you have a little experience photographing almost every sport in the UK, which do you prefer most?

gsgary

F45 wrote:

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Hey Gary,

2 and 4 look the best to me...full frame, tight, good timing and nice angles to show the essence of the jumps!
Even the wet weather adds to the appeal of the images.
Thanks for sharing these!

Now that you have a little experience photographing almost every sport in the UK, which do you prefer most?

Thank's for your kind comments Chris, i think it would have to be Rugby and Horses, when they come past you the ground shakes and they look so powerful. My partner picks up her new horse on Thursday

LCD

Wonderful shots. I enjoyed them.

gsgary

LCD wrote:

Wonderful shots. I enjoyed them.

Cheers LCD