Horse Show at RDS

RoryW

http://www.dublinhorseshow.com/

Hope to get along to it. Anyone else going ?

MartMax

i'll be there on Friday for the Aga Khan Cup...

miami2007

yeah, just looking at the link there. brings back memories, i used to go as a kid but havent been in a good few years now. would love to make the aga khan, but might go on saturday for the puissance instead!

Borderfox

I will be there all week working so if you see me (I am on the right ) feel free to say hello!!

Jemmy

Working all week myself, not looking forward to it!

First year working, normally just a social week for me!

MartMax

i guess a number of ppl will be working all week there.... so leave the socialising thing to me.. lol

Jemmy

mart_max wrote: »

i guess a number of ppl will be working all week there.... so leave the socialising thing to me.. lol

Aw at first i thought you meant a horse show boards social!

Your no fun!

Borderfox

Even working at the Horse show for the week, its not really work for me I have a list of shots to get, and after that on Friday and Saturday I will be hitting the bar

Will be there for a bit - purely social though!

Flukey

When I was at it a few years ago I took these two shots:

Borderfox

From last year, one of my shots of Shane Carey is on the cover of Irelands Equestrian this month too




Winner of last years Puissance.

BanzaiBk

I'll be going on Friday aswell. It's my first time photographing anything like this so I'm kind of nervous. Nice shots Borderfox.

Borderfox, will you be using your remote triggered rig this week?

Borderfox

I might use it over in Simmonscourt, dont know about the main arena. EPS are usually the only ones able to use remotes

I used them last weekend at the South County show in Coilog and they worked out great. I got exactly the shot I was looking for..

Amazing shot!

MartMax

Good shots Keith. Looking for forward to seeing your latest photos soon!

Just booked myself a ticket for Friday, no front seats left! Only got one that closer enough. Hope the weather turns ok too!

MysticalSoul

Anyone know if there are any restrictions for a "lay" person regarding type of camera etc. I have a canon 5d, and am heading to the show on Saturday. I do photography for fun, so would not be selling them or anything - will I be ok?

MartMax

irishamethyst wrote: »

Anyone know if there are any restrictions for a "lay" person regarding type of camera etc. I have a canon 5d, and am heading to the show on Saturday. I do photography for fun, so would not be selling them or anything - will I be ok?

i think we all be ok getting in wt camera gears....

shepthedog

Heres a couple from today at the show.. The weather wasnt great but some photos ops all the same.. As always C & C welcome

Will post some more later after processing


1. Splash





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Dodgykeeper

Nice shots, love the timing of the first one, captured the moment before impact, how did you get "backstage" at the RDS do you have accreditation?

Borderfox

No restriction on cameras as far as I know, I got washed this morning over in Simmonscourt but still a good day..

Both shots were with a Canon 1dmk3 with a Sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX using AIServo

Eddie Macken in action today in the main arena

Darragh Kerrins best of the Irish in the Sports Council Classic in the main arena

Borderfox

First one is super Gary, I have a lot of stuff to go through from today and I only got home at 9 so not a lot of time to do anything except the news stuff..

Dodgykeeper

Jaysus! Remember going as a kid and Eddie Macken was in his pomp he must be a fair oul age, are Paul Darragh and Cpt Con Power still going as well!

Are they not a bot on the big side Border!

Jemmy

Hey Borderfox...not bad for a dosser! ;)

Borderfox

Eddie is 59!!

Borderfox

One more to illustrate the appalling weather

Jemmy

Wow really like that shot!

shepthedog

Some very sharp shots there border.. Who were you working for at the event?

Borderfox

I love the RDS for the fact that most people have numbers on them so they can be easily identified..thanks Jemmy more dossing tomorrow..

Borderfox

I am working for Irelands Equestrian magazine and anybody else I can sell shots too.

shepthedog

If anyone got the Irish Examiner today they will see my shot on the back page.. It is also in the Sun, Daily Mail and Irish Post..

Dodgykeeper

Saw that Shep,well done mate!

MartMax

Nice one lads. And well done Gary! I hope one day I'll have the same opportunity to get published (and paid perhaps). Until then, I keep learning and shooting.

Borderfox

Well done Gary, great shot.

Borderfox

Eddie in action today in the Nations Cup

MartMax

Nick Skelton



And the Irish Team, wait Eddie - where's ya horse?

Balfey1972

amazing that these guys, Macken and Skelton, are still performing at the top level. i remember as a kid going to see them. One sport where age is not a factor. Well for the rider anyways...

Jemmy

Great shots guys, ill have to stick up some of mine at the end of the wk!

I stayed away from the old pros, and followed the young ones!
Gotta love the crazy lil ponies!

Got some of the big stuff too tho.

RoryW

A few from today. I also got some of the horses.

The guy in the middle of the first photo has a "go ahead punk make my day" pose about him!

shepthedog

These two captured the moment it all went wrong for Cian O'Connor

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RoryW

THis guy had a stand amongst the stalls at the RDS

http://www.chengyan.net/indexmain.htm

Some nice photos of leopards, tigers, penguins (under birds and animals on the website)

MartMax

Nice one lads. Lucky u guys being on the ground.

MartMax

Balfey1972 wrote: »

amazing that these guys, Macken and Skelton, are still performing at the top level. i remember as a kid going to see them. One sport where age is not a factor. Well for the rider anyways...

I think age is not a factor but fitness is. A family member of mine started endurance riding at the age 56 and went on to world level the year after. That's 120km to 160km distance for a CEI ** or *** distance in one day!

Shiny

RoryW wrote: »

THis guy had a stand amongst the stalls at the RDS

http://www.chengyan.net/indexmain.htm

Some nice photos of leopards, tigers, penguins (under birds and animals on the website)

I used to work in the RDS and I have seen this guy there on 3 or
4 occasions. Any time there is an art exhibition he is also there. I got
a great look at his stuff when everyone was gone home. Really nice
landscape photos also.

Borderfox

Cian in action

Excellent Photo Keith.

Had a look out for you today but didn't see you.

Borderfox

Winner of the Puissance Neal Fearon in action, it was some rain for the end of it. I was soaked by the end and it was quite hard to see out of the viewfinder

RuggieBear

erm..any pictures of the new stand?

RoryW

shepthedog wrote: »

If anyone got the Irish Examiner today they will see my shot on the back page.. It is also in the Sun, Daily Mail and Irish Post..

your photo of the horserider and the 4 spectator with the plastic over them is VERY similar to the one on page 8 of the Sunday Tribune today but attributed to Julien Behal/PA.

The Tourist

Borderfox wrote: »

Winner of last years Puissance.

How do you get three horses into this shot?

shepthedog

RoryW wrote: »

your photo of the horserider and the 4 spectator with the plastic over them is VERY similar to the one on page 8 of the Sunday Tribune today but attributed to Julien Behal/PA.

I didnt see that, Julien was standing right beside me and took one almost identical to mine, his is more centred and has the four ladies and rider in centre of shot..
Julien is a top class photog and I was shadowing him for the day... The next copy of Time Magazine has one of Juliens shot on the front cover.. A massive honour..