A Day at the Races (first attemt)

gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
edited December 13, 2005 in Sports
We had a great day at the races today had two winners but down at the end of the day. This is my first attempt at horse racing i was using my 70-200 F4 and it was quite overcast. C+C welcome
Thanks for looking

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  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    Are they that bad
  • PossumCornerPossumCorner Registered Users Posts: 290 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2005
    Hi - 1. is good action - eight feet off the ground. And 4 is a lovely classic shot. The two "cantering down" shots are spoilt by the rail. Last one is a nice angle, gives better movement, not as flat as the more side-on shots.

    Wot's all this rugby and racing stuff: what happened to the motor bikes?
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2005
    Thanks for the comments Possum, dont forget canoeing, rugby and racing is a fill in till the motorbike season starts, going to have a go at surfing shots at Christmas when i visit my mum in cornwall.
    Hi - 1. is good action - eight feet off the ground. And 4 is a lovely classic shot. The two "cantering down" shots are spoilt by the rail. Last one is a nice angle, gives better movement, not as flat as the more side-on shots.

    Wot's all this rugby and racing stuff: what happened to the motor bikes?
  • illuminati919illuminati919 Registered Users Posts: 713 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2005
    2nd to last is really nice, only if you didnt cut off the horses tail, eek7.gif , but they are good overall.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited December 7, 2005
    I love the shots that show the horse in motion. They're beautiful and very
    graceful animals. The first shot really gives you that speed and grace
    feeling.

    I'm wondering what your exposure was. It looks to me like a bit more depth
    of field would give you a sharper image from front to back.

    Nice work. I'd love to see more.
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  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2005
    Thanks for your comments, i had to pan through a 8 inch gap in the fence or i would get the fence infront of the horse
    2nd to last is really nice, only if you didnt cut off the horses tail, eek7.gif , but they are good overall.
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2005
    It was F4 iso 400 1/250 probably should have gone to iso 800

    Thanks for the comments
    Gary
    ian408 wrote:
    I love the shots that show the horse in motion. They're beautiful and very
    graceful animals. The first shot really gives you that speed and grace
    feeling.

    I'm wondering what your exposure was. It looks to me like a bit more depth
    of field would give you a sharper image from front to back.

    Nice work. I'd love to see more.
  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    I love #4! It look like the horse is smiling for you! Great capture.thumb.gif Keep up the good work.
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  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    thanks Steven
    Red Bull wrote:
    I love #4! It look like the horse is smiling for you! Great capture.thumb.gif Keep up the good work.
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