Santa Anita

[VMac]

My first day shooting a race track. Shooting the ponies would be a lot of fun IF they ran 6 times per hour... but when you only get 4 seconds of
shooting action per race, 2 per hour is just painful.

I only had the patience for 4 races, which isn't nearly enough
considering you want to expirement with fast shutter vs. slow shutter vs.
panning, etc.

http://vmac.smugmug.com/photos/62558686-M-1.jpg

http://vmac.smugmug.com/photos/62558730-M-1.jpg

http://vmac.smugmug.com/photos/62558666-M-3.jpg

[adrian_k]

bang on :clap :thumb and I *hate* horses.

<edit> I had a breeze through your gallery - very good indeed. :bow)
My first day shooting a race track. Shooting the ponies would be a lot of fun IF they ran 6 times per hour... but when you only get 4 seconds of
shooting action per race, 2 per hour is just painful.

I only had the patience for 4 races, which isn't nearly enough
considering you want to expirement with fast shutter vs. slow shutter vs.
panning, etc.

[jrglass]

Well done!:):

[gsgary]

Very nice indeed :clap

[Stormdancing]

Very nice action shots!
I recently saw some excellent Santa Anita shots from a photo club called LAShooters. They received access to the track for the 6 am morning workouts. You might check into something like that for more constant action.

[saurora]

Very nice action shots!
I recently saw some excellent Santa Anita shots from a photo club called LAShooters. They received access to the track for the 6 am morning workouts. You might check into something like that for more constant action.

Excellent idea Dana....and I bet the morning light would be awesome as well!!! Nice shots!!! :thumb

[Stormdancing]

The pictures I saw were from a fellow SmugMugger, but I don't think he posts here.

http://garyayala.smugmug.com/gallery/1315467

Check it out.

I don't know what security is like at Santa Anita. I know at Churchill it's not hard to get access for the workouts, but you do have to get permissions.

[VMac]

Thanks eveyone! Very kind.

And I'm actually on the LAShooters msg board... and I've shot with Gary several times. But then he stopped talking to me. Just kidding, Gary. :D

Small world.

[Stormdancing]

Thanks eveyone! Very kind.

And I'm actually on the LAShooters msg board... and I've shot with Gary several times. But then he stopped talking to me. Just kidding, Gary. :D

Small world.

Hehe VMac. And to think I'm way over here in Indiana. I'm on another group where Gary posts quite often. Admire his work.

[Jeffro]

They're all good, but I like the second one the most. And if it was easy everyone would do it....AND be great at it. Your pain was rewarded!:clap

[firedancing4life]

I like all of them...especially the last one.

[Ironhorse]

Nice job! I especially like the first and second shot.

[galaxycowpoke]

Number two is a winner. :thumb

Number three if the horses were fully in the frame.

Very nice!

[CookieS]

Very Nice, love the second and the third is quite unique wit the static palm and moving horses.

HATE horse...Adrian your sick , just sick, No one hates horses ;)

What lens were you using

[VMac]

What lens were you using

Thanks Cookie. I had the 300/4 on most of the day, but those first two are with 50/1.4. (Exif are all intact.)

[robert mccane]

relly good nice action