jmr Posted July 16, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 16, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) At a showjumping competition in Saumur, France. [ATTACH]2591[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 16, 2006 Posted July 16, 2006 Hi jmr, Take a look here Horse and Rider. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted July 17, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 17, 2006 John - I guess we don't have very many equestiran fans here. The rider seems to have dropped back to a trot after clearing the last fence, and is turning to take the next one. I really like the sharp focus and light on the Lt., and the sense of motion by leaving the mount out of focus. Do you see many rigged with a Martingale in France, as on this bay? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted July 18, 2006 Stuart, thanks for that. Can't say I've really noticed that many martingales generally, but I guess they're more common in showjumping. Saumur, where this was taken, is the home of the National School of Horsemanship, the Cadre Noir, and is also a big Cavalry town. They have tanks as well as horses these days, but they military still puts a huge amount of effort into their history. The surrounding countryside in the Loire valley is well stocked with rather fine horses. The town also has a large steel horse on the approach from the north on the payage, it must be 30 feet high. Here's a picture of it. [ATTACH]2696[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted July 18, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 18, 2006 A great action shot. I love how the rider is looking (presumaby) at the next jump while the horse's face is still forward. The slight blurring also gives a great sense of speed. I tried to take a bunch of similar photos (although primarily of them jumping) at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, but I have yet to develop the prints. Thanks for sharing. And have you got any details (camera, speed, etc.)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted July 18, 2006 Ilan, it's one from the archives. I took it in June 2001 with my first digital camera, a Leica Digilux 4.3. It was around about 1/200s at f7. Focal length about 100mm in old money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted July 19, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2006 Thank for the info! Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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