The Joy of Running
I got to spend a week of photography at a guest ranch. I love horses and they had lots of them there for us to photograph...
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I got to spend a week of photography at a guest ranch. I love horses and they had lots of them there for us to photograph
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Awards
Top Shot Award 22
Judge Favorite
People's Choice in In Love With Horses Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in In Love With Horses Photo Contest
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Outstanding Creativity
All Star
Virtuoso
Genius
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Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
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katherineplessner
February 14, 2020
thank you stevoski, Neil, and heatheroneill--glad you enjoyed my photo
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marcdewitt
February 15, 2020
Lots of compelling photos in the horses contest - I think yours is in the top 3.
Great capture!
Great capture!
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Platinum
katherineplessner
February 17, 2020
I am very excited to receive this award and to be hearing from all of you! Thank you very much robert, oveone, bobby, and KevinG
ssimons360
February 17, 2020
How are y’all getting theses beautiful images? Lots of photoshop? Stunning
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Location
I was spending a week of photography at the Bar W Guest Ranch, near Whitefish MT, last October when I took this photo. I love horses and they had 80 of them at the ranch for us to ride and take photos of.Time
For this photo, all of us photographers stood in a line in a field, and the wranglers chased the horses towards us. We did this 3 times, during different parts of the day. I liked this photo the best, with some soft late in the day light.Lighting
We were able to take photos like this, of the running horses, on three different occasions. I liked this one with the soft, late in the day lighting the best. I had never seen Tamrac trees before and the way they shown in the light, mixed in with the green of the evergreens was spectacularEquipment
I used my Sony A99II, with a Tamron 28-300 lens . All of us in the group just hand held our cameras, as the action was just too fast for using a tripod. You never knew which direction the horses might run!Inspiration
I love horses, and feel like there is no more beautiful animal on earth! So when the opportunity to photograph these running beauties happened, I was very happy.Editing
I did do some cropping of the photo and a little sharpening of the horses. The hardest part was sorting through the 1000 images I took that day and decide which ones to keep and which ones to delete.In my camera bag
I always travel with a second camera body, just in case my first one should develop a problem. The Tamron 28-300 is on my camera 90% of the time. I love the versatility of this lens. I also carry a Sony 16-50 with me for the wide angle shots that might arise. I carry polarizors and a split neutral density filter also for sky differences that might come along. And of course some micro fiber lens cloths and a dust blower. If I am going to be shooting some far away wildlife, I will also bring along my Tamron 150-600Feedback
For anyone who loves horses and wants a western experience, I can strongly recommend the photography week at the Bar W Ranch. Beautiful scenery, wonderful people, great accommodations, and delicious food. Just remember to bring along lots of card space, as you will need it to capture these running beauties!
