Dressage Champs-Adelaide

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Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby inmotion on Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:24 pm

busy weekend 2 days shooting
just a taste
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cheers jim :cheers:
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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby Big V on Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:10 am

Jim, not sure about this one, the other horse and cars are distracting which is a pity as that is one fine horse
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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby Marvin on Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:59 pm

I agree with BigV about the cars. Do you have some more as I would be interested to see them.
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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby inmotion on Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:50 pm

Hi Tony and Marvin
with dressage the backround is VERY difficult to control
The arenas are set up adjoining so for the most part can only be photographed from the end or near to
the sun dictates the best side
the test being ridden has a limited amount of movements to photograph
and these must be towards you
I do use colour replacement to make the colour of cars or people jackets less distracting
And for Marvin a few more

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last one from a recent dog show

I was quite happy with the quality of the dressage shots as I used the Kenko 1.4 TC
on my 200-400VR

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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby Marvin on Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:59 pm

Yes, I can understand why it would be hard to control the background. The horses look gorgeous. Great pic of the dog!
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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby Sylvia on Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:35 pm

Dressage is one of hobbies and I shoot it all the time.
The most important element is to capture the horse in a split second, in the correct position, add to this the rider also has be in the correct position, hands, feet and torso.

A shallow dof is important.

Not easy.

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Re: Dressage Champs-Adelaide

Postby inmotion on Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:37 pm

Hi Sylvia
Nice capture but i would like to see your pic from square on or at the shoulder/in front reather than behind
I take a few shots from behind but always a tight crop and an artistic view-share more--jim
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