Galloping Tibetan Horseman

endsoftheearthendsoftheearth Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
edited February 20, 2008 in People
I wanted to share an image taken in the Himalayan region of Central Tibet.

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    great capture. loved the face expressions of horse clap.gif
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    I like this one, a lot iloveyou.gif What is he doing? picking up something? A game?
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  • endsoftheearthendsoftheearth Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Riding Competition
    This is a festival of riding competition. The riders ride along a course at full speed and attempt to pick up silk scarves or "katas" that are placed along the course. The site is in a small village almost in the shadow of Mount Everest.
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Wow, this is really nice!! How did you managed to capture this? I love the mood and colors of this, it gives you historic kind of feeling. Very well done! thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Marina
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  • endsoftheearthendsoftheearth Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Marina- this was captured on film with continuous focus shooting mode with a 100-400mm canon lense. This horse and rider were coming very fast and I was able to fire off five frames in less than one second before diving head first to the side. I had dirt thrown all over my face and camera before I leaped to safety. It was an exciting afternoon to put it mildly.
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2008
    Before reading your comment to Marina, I was guessing this must have been tough on your camera!!! Really cool shot, love the colors and expression on the horse! thumb.gif
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    great capture. loved the face expressions of horse clap.gif

    I'm with Awais - great capture and love the horse's expression. thumb.gif

    tx for sharing

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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2008
    Nice shot, very dynamic and full of action.
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  • CassisPCassisP Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited February 20, 2008
    I like it. at first it seems a little fuzzy, but I think it might have been all that sand and movment. Great shot. do they use shorter horses. cause I sould be terrified to try that on my horses... who are around 15hh
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