Carla & Lucky

Borderfox

Went to a cross country on Sunday to get a few action pics but ended up with a few nice portrait shots. First one is Carla on her horse Trieka, I know it's overexposed but I had to in order to get the detail on the horse as he is so dark. Second one is Lucky having a rest after running around the course. Third is somebody who had a reluctant horse but when seeing what he had to jump down it's understandable...!!

Carla
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_3645.jpg
Lucky
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_3697.jpg
Jump Down
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_3480.jpg

c&c welcome

Dimy

The first pic is a nice portrait, but overexposed as you say so yourself. But you had bad light there to capture all detail of the horse without overexposing... did you try using fill-in flash? Or couldn't you get close enough?

The dog portrait is nice too, but the background is quite ugly, would have been better if you could use a studio like environment for that shot or a better background.

joolsveer

I prefer the shot of the dog. What I like most about it is the way the eyes turned out. Do you use flash? When I take photos of the family pooch and use flash I get awful red/orange eye effect. I have to bounce the flash if I use it. I would like to see the third shot with a higher resolution - it's a bit on the small side.

Borderfox

No flash used, I would say if I used flash that horse would be still galloping now. The picture of the dog was taken with a 50mm f1.8 so pretty good in low light... I will resize the last one, photobucket screwed it up.. Thanks for the comments...

Borderfox

Here's another copy of the first one with better colour

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_3644.jpg

Borderfox

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/Borderfox/IMG_3480.jpg

Borderfox

Sorry still too small

Borderfox

http://static.flickr.com/50/127634269_0c1398a158_b.jpg

Better now

EireRoadUser

Your a lucky git border ,I'd love to be involved with horse training etc.
Shots of horses make good framed photos I would say.

Borderfox

The last picture is a cross country event that anyone can go to and take pictures, I am going to try to contact some studs and go there for the day to take pictures as a kind o project. I have some lovely pictures of horses, I take lots of pictures of them in the yard where Spirit is and give them out to people, good practice....Here's a pic of Spirit...

http://static.flickr.com/56/127678272_66909bbf25_b.jpg

Out with his girlfriend

http://static.flickr.com/42/104616380_844287688f_b.jpg

The two of them really get on well as you can see!!

Thanks EireRoadUser

EireRoadUser

Really like the second shot ,would be great to see them in the centre with less foreground.
They both look so comfortable.

EireRoadUser

I forgot to say ,a couple of days ago when i was on my way to work I caught a glimpse of a donkey in someones front garden eating there lovely flowers ,the really funny thing was it was a old style cottage and the front gate was closed ,don't know how the thing got in or where it came from .
I should have had my camera.
Some things really remind you this is ireland.

Borderfox

Donkey's are such an Irish thing, they make great pics too. I must edit the second pic. Thanks for the advice..:)

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

I really like the pic you labeled 'jump'. can get a much better view in the larger pic, nice detail on the horse, rider is kinda overexposed. I would probably look better with a closer crop, to emphazise the horse. But all nice pics.

Borderfox

Thanks FuzzWuzzyWazza I havent got a chance to go over any of my pics, perils of digital. Mind you I hardly use PS anyway maybe just for a crop...