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How close can you get?

Postby shakey on Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:31 am

Sorting through a few showjumping photos. This one came to hand and made me think of "decisive moments". Not really good enough for the comp but I sortoff like it anyway. You can tell by the height of the bar on the jumping wings that this is a pretty high jump. This was taken a few months ago. And no, I can't remember whether the horse cleared the jump or not. :D :D :D. Hope I've got this embedded image stuff worked out. :shock:

I'll leave an embarrassed e_con if I stuff it up :!:



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Postby Marvin on Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:38 pm

Hi Shakey!
I like the action you have captured, particularly just as the horse's hoof is hitting the pole (at least it looks like it is hitting it). I would love to see a front view. Do you jump yourself? It looks quite scarey!
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Postby shakey on Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:44 pm

Marvin wrote:Hi Shakey!
Do you jump yourself? It looks quite scarey!
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Are you crazy? I don't want to end up like Christopher Reeve. No my daughter is the jumper....shudder...

Here's the same horse and rider (not my daughter) at a front angled shot. Different jump but about the same height as the first jump. Yep its scarey

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Postby ozimax on Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:46 pm

Shakey, that first one is really good, excellent detail, these action shots are hard to get framed right because everything happens so, well, fast! Max
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Postby robboh on Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:39 am

Love the first pic and very nice to see the rider giving her mount a bit of loose rein over the jump as well.
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Postby shakey on Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:26 am

ozimax wrote: excellent detail,
 LOL. Used the "damned by faint praise" 28-200G at 200mm, 1/500 5.6 hand held ISO 1000. Probably had it on auto ISO as well ':D'

looks like I can't justify the 80-400 VR just yet ':)'

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