The white horse and the black horse were perhaps racing or just trying to get back to the stable after a vigorous run in the cool of the morning.
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The white horse and the black horse were perhaps racing or just trying to get back to the stable after a vigorous run in the cool of the morning.
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Contest Finalist in Running Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 7
Contest Finalist in The Power and Grace of Horses Photo Contest
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Superior Skill
Outstanding Creativity
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BrianBasson
August 17, 2016
Hi Kay, Love the movement in this shot. It conveys a sense of urgency on the part of the horses.
mihrt
August 22, 2016
fabulous capture Kay. It's so wonderful to see them run like this - such beauties an excellent shot!
UnkleFrank
August 30, 2016
Nice movement catch. Odd how they numbered the black horse along with the ranch brand.
Forrest_Imagery
September 02, 2016
The stop action is fantastic. Another, wish I was there moments.
I think these guys were just out having fun with a bit of competition.
What I find most interesting is the definition of muscles, veins and hair on 1,200 Lb animals running at 20 Mph
I think these guys were just out having fun with a bit of competition.
What I find most interesting is the definition of muscles, veins and hair on 1,200 Lb animals running at 20 Mph
UnkleFrank
September 15, 2016
Voted Image of the Month, well deserved in every aspect of a photographilicios moving scene.
NatureLoverJJWal
January 02, 2017
Voted Image of the year! Hello Kay sorry for not so much in internet nowadays. still in long vacation and we are roaming around our country. Internet is not that good really. Sometimes we were int he place were they are still recovering from typhoon. I am busy too taking photos.
UnkleFrank
February 09, 2017
It was nice to click through the images in the "Power & Grace of Horses Through Photos" notice. My compliments to you on being chosen.
estercastillo08
February 15, 2017
Congratulations Gracie being a finalist, ,well desrved, so happy for you,
Bazz
May 16, 2017
Congratulations on winning Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 7 for May, 2017. Well done!
UnkleFrank
May 16, 2017
Congratulations on a well deserved finalist award for this epic shot in the Social Exposure contest. You should be proud.
Kazza60
May 16, 2017
congrats on the finalist award Kay .. your horses are really rocking the comps !!
estercastillo08
May 18, 2017
Congratulations !! Kay Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest, good luck !!
nina050
July 02, 2017
I'm only a few months late but you get kudos for winning awards for this stunning photo, too!!! Well done!
UnkleFrank
January 28, 2018
Another finalist award, this time for the Running photo contest. This exceptional shot exemplifies the theme of the contest. Good for you Kay.
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Location
Absaroka Ranch, WyomingTime
Mid-dayLighting
Bright blue sky so the lighting all is natural.Equipment
Canon 5D Mk III, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens. No tripod, flash, and just pure grit at having 40 or so horses galloping full speed toward you!Inspiration
I was at a photo workshop led by National Geographic photographer, Jay Dickman. Jay made sure we had plenty of exposure to herds of horses, having them run across the range, directly at us, rider or riderless. Mostly I put my camera on high burst, knowing that out of the hundreds of pictures I came home with, some would be excellent. I certainly consider this one of them. Be ready well ahead of time, have a long lens and camera hanging from one shoulder and a wide angle lens and camera hanging from the other. Set your camera shutter priority 1/500, and auto everything else (aperture, ISO, white balance), high burst. Shoot RAW only (vs RAW + JPEG) because you'll get higher bursts and less buffering. You won't have ANY time to check your shots and adjust anything. The whole shoot is over in less than 2 minutes and if you stop for even 2 seconds, you've missed a lot. The horses come roaring across in front of you and you better be ready. You have to stand brave and trust that the horses aren't going to trample you. In fact, the instructions were that if a horse was coming straight at you, raise both arms and yell HORSE, and they would theoretically know to veer. And above all, bring all the courage you have that the people directing the shoot and wrangling the horses know what they're doing. Jay was the director and he was superb. The riders were spectacular and certainly knew their jobs!Editing
The air is so clear in Wyoming that pictures have a way of coming out sharp. I shot all RAW pictures that morning so there would be as little buffering as possible. I brought the photo in through Adobe Camera Raw, used as many of its tools as possible, then exported it to Photoshop. In Photoshop, I basically just used Topaz Denoise and Detail. The camera I used is so incredibly sharp that little of either was needed.In my camera bag
Canon 5D Mk III and 60D camera bodies, extra media, cleaning materials, tripod, polarizers for all lenses, neutral density filters of all strength for all lenses, 100-400mm, 16-35mm lens, 24-105mm lens, 100mm macro lens, all of them Canon L-series lenses.Feedback
Set your camera shutter priority 1/500, and auto everything else (aperture, ISO, white balance), high burst. Shoot RAW only (vs RAW + JPEG) because you'll get higher bursts and less buffering. You won't have ANY time to check your shots and adjust anything. The whole shoot is over in less than 2 minutes and if you stop for even 2 seconds, you've missed a lot.