nicolaspinel Posted May 30, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) My daughter with her favorite horse, Rumba. Photo not perfect, but I like the movement Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 30, 2013 by nicolaspinel 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205679-horse-riding/?do=findComment&comment=2334188'>More sharing options...
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Anjolie Posted May 30, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 30, 2013 My niece rides as well and it's always tough to get a shot of the pair when you're standing behind a gate so far away from the action, but you seem to manage it quite well in that first shot! I really like the movement too Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted May 30, 2013 thank you for your encouragement Anjolie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 30, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 30, 2013 The moments are terrific. She sits the horse well but needs to keep her heels a bit further down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks a lot Stuny ! (and yes you're right for her heels ! ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 30, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2013 Welcome to the forum. A fine pair especially the first picture with excellent composition, timing, tones and sharpness. It looks like your daughter has the mastery of her horse. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl G Posted May 30, 2013 Share #7 Posted May 30, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome and wonderful shots of your impressive daughter and the beautiful horse she is riding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted May 31, 2013 Thank you all very much for your welcome message and your very encouraging comments! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted May 31, 2013 Share #9 Posted May 31, 2013 When shooting horse riding then it's essential to capture the right phases—especially in gallop. In both pictures, you caught the moment when the inner fore leg is on the ground. This does not look very good. The most favourable phases include those where all four legs are in mid-air (in trot and gallop) or where the outer hind leg is just forcing off the ground (in gallop). Unfortunately, these phases are short, so when just snapping away, it's unlikely to capture them by chance. Instead, you'll need to deliberately go for them. Try it next time when you're photographing your daughter on horseback ... but it will take some practice to get it right every time (or, well, most of the time). It's pretty hard to get it all right in one frame—the feel of the motion, the rider's expression, the picture's background, and the phase of the horse's movement. That's why horse riding is a fairly difficult subject for a photographer. Furthermore, in pictures meant for formal purposes (so everything must be absolutely perfect), the fore leg closer to the beholder always should be the one that is reaching out. Look at the illustrations in horse-riding books or the photos in high-class riding magazines (not those about reining or western riding), and you'll see what I mean. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks 01 ! A quick search on google to find horse riding pictures and I see perfectly what you mean. Most of pictures I found have exactly the caracteristics that you explained. And I understant too the challenge it is to capture the moment ! By chance for me ( or not ! lol ) my daughter has a jumping competition this sunday... I know what I have to do ! Hope to be able to come back here sunday evening or monday with a good result. Thanks again for this very good advise Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted May 31, 2013 Share #11 Posted May 31, 2013 By chance for me (or not! lol) my daughter has a jumping competition this Sunday ... I know what I have to do! Fence jumping is slightly different. Here, choosing a good viewpoint and focusing on the spot is easy because you'll precisely know beforehand where the action is going to take place—over the fence. However, again it's important to catch the best moment. Usually, that's the moment just before the culmination point of the jump, when the horse is over the fence but still in the ascending part of the curve. The landing phase usually does not look so nice ... of course, exceptions to the rule may happen (as with any rule). And oh, by the way—forgot to mention that I really like your first picture above (the second, not so much). You got a dense composition and a dynamic capture of the motion. Well done! Still there's some room for improvement ... it's always the details that separate the good from the exceptional ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) 01af... ....how many challenges do you intend to give me in the week-end ?! joke ! I'm just a very very young padawan in the prestigious Leica community and to be honest I still have difficulties to make a basic portrait ! Thanks again for this other very good advice My eyes will not watch the scene this week-end as they would have done before your posts. Clearly I appreciate very much the time you take to explain and to coach me in this topic. Thanks +++ Edited May 31, 2013 by nicolaspinel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspinel Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted June 3, 2013 My tests of this week-end The only ones acceptables, not for the photos of course I know the pics have nothing special ! It was not possible to be nearest and clearly at this distance it's not for the X2. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205679-horse-riding/?do=findComment&comment=2337551'>More sharing options...
Bewel Gelespi Posted August 13, 2013 Share #14 Posted August 13, 2013 Well the pics are really nice for me to have in. Each picture describes the all story behind. Thank you very much for sharing this thread here " nicolaspinel ". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted August 13, 2013 Share #15 Posted August 13, 2013 Nice to see some horse and rider images showing motion. Most enjoyable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted August 14, 2013 Share #16 Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Nice to see some horse and rider images showing motion. Most enjoyable. I agree with Bill. So just keep at it and keep taking lots of shots, that's the best way to insure that you end up with something you are pleased with. This is a very difficult photo genre. It is so easy to get the horse and/or the rider looking awkward and unbalanced. The photographer's eye is always behind the action, so it's mostly a matter of luck if you get the "perfect" shot, which is why you need to keep clicking, lots. When photographing a horse and rider over jumps you will find that it becomes easier to get a pretty shot when the jumps are a lot higher than those in your photographs, the horse remains in the air longer and the whole procedure is more graceful, plus competitors jumping higher courses tend to be more experienced riders and so present a more balanced combination of horse and rider for the camera. Dee. Edited August 14, 2013 by platypus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhrads Posted August 15, 2013 Share #17 Posted August 15, 2013 When shooting horse riding then it's essential to capture the right phases—especially in gallop. In both pictures, you caught the moment when the inner fore leg is on the ground. This does not look very good. The most favourable phases include those where all four legs are in mid-air (in trot and gallop) or where the outer hind leg is just forcing off the ground (in gallop). Unfortunately, these phases are short, so when just snapping away, it's unlikely to capture them by chance. Instead, you'll need to deliberately go for them. Try it next time when you're photographing your daughter on horseback ... but it will take some practice to get it right every time (or, well, most of the time). It's pretty hard to get it all right in one frame—the feel of the motion, the rider's expression, the picture's background, and the phase of the horse's movement. That's why horse riding is a fairly difficult subject for a photographer. Furthermore, in pictures meant for formal purposes (so everything must be absolutely perfect), the fore leg closer to the beholder always should be the one that is reaching out. Look at the illustrations in horse-riding books or the photos in high-class riding magazines (not those about reining or western riding), and you'll see what I mean. This is excellent, thanks! As for the photos, now looking at them I see what O1af is saying, but I still like the movement in the first one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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