She's a fabulous rider, she knows her horse, she's exhilarated by the high mountain gallop with fantastic scenery surrounding her!
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She's a fabulous rider, she knows her horse, she's exhilarated by the high mountain gallop with fantastic scenery surrounding her!
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Contest Finalist in Adventure Sports Photo Contest
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Top Choice
All Star
Magnificent Capture
Absolute Masterpiece
Superior Skill
Outstanding Creativity
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kathymuhle
July 18, 2016
Facebood doesn't let you see the detail of the horse and rider - gorgeous shot!
mihrt
July 20, 2016
Great capture! I saw your Fine Art America site and wish you the best with it. Good shots that work well for all the Media !
Elyzabeth
July 22, 2016
Beautiful, crisp shot. Full of vibrancy and detail, down to the brand on the hose!
Elyzabeth
February 12, 2017
Voted Adventure Sports :)Your cowboy pics always remind me of that song :Save a Horse, ride a Cowboy!)
estercastillo08
March 05, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS kay on your Finalist win, Adventure Sports PhotoCntest, good luck, ester
UnkleFrank
March 06, 2017
Another well deserved finalist award for my favorite photographer. Hopefully this will go all the way to the top as it is a lot better than the competition.
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Behind The Lens
Location
Absaroka Ranch, WyomingTime
Mid-dayLighting
The air is very clear in Wyoming, especially out in the grassy fields of Absaroka. So it was very bright. Also, the horses were running as fast as the wind, so the correct lighting was important, even as the shutter speed had to be fast. It was a delicate balance.Equipment
Olympus E-M1 camera, Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 Pro lens. No tripod, flash, or any other equipment, except for lens hood.Inspiration
I was at a photo workshop instructed by Jay Dickman, National Geographic and Pulitizer Prize winning photographer. He directed the shoots, the ranch provided the horses and riders. The inspiration was that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I made the most use of it with thousands of shots over the 5 days I was at Absaroka Ranch.Editing
I always shoot all RAW pictures (not combined with JPEG) that morning so there would be as little buffering as possible since I was shooting very high bursts. 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 and some spot-healing dust on the lens. 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. I normally use all Canon equipment but Jay loaned me his Olympus setup and I'm very tempted to change to what I used that day. It's pretty incredible!Feedback
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 and wranglers come roaring down form the ridge at just the time the sun is coming over the ridge. 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!