Damn...... I've been shooting horses NONSTOP for 4 weeks now, in Hew Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Colorado! I shot jumpers and jumpers and jumpers then some ponies, some racehorses, some harness racers, some fancy welsh cob stallions, a lovely Quarter Horse stallion and , and , and....
NOW this topic comes up! Any of the 4 previous weeks would have been divine. I'm sure I'll survive the challenge with a horse from home. Guess I'm gonna have to give my ol' nag a bath! (Don't tell him I said that!)
Cristy, that is the same with me, I have been shooting shows the last few weeks and all I ever seem to post is pics of horses and they never do well LOL (just look at my last freestudy entry, it was nearly my lowest scoring image ever), and now we have it as our weeks theme and I have nothing booked to shoot!!!! I don't even have any foals to shoot this year!!! Oh well, whats the chance that I won't get anything wow for this challenge, go figure. My poor horses are all camera shy because I have taken so many pictures of them, they hide when they see my camera.
This will be interesting to see the entries in this challenge, especially for those that think it is so easy to photograph horses and Photograph them well.
It's funny that they added the "(s)" to the end of "Horse(s)" -- it must be a reaction against too-literal voters (for example, voters who thought that "Masks" or "Boats" had to be plural).
This will be interesting to see the entries in this challenge, especially for those that think it is so easy to photograph horses and Photograph them well.
This is so true. We have about 45 horses on the farm, and yet I rarely use them as subjects. Looks like the pressure is on now!
This will be interesting to see the entries in this challenge, especially for those that think it is so easy to photograph horses and Photograph them well.
This is so true. We have about 45 horses on the farm, and yet I rarely use them as subjects. Looks like the pressure is on now!
LOL yep, cause when a horse turns it head to look at the camera it suddenly turns into a moose! And a curious horse sniffing your lens will usually result in a helluva nostril shot.
I just used a lovely grey Tennessee Walking Horse for my latest Occupation shot, so I can't use him again so soon...do have at least one other horse in mind though...
Mathematics, then horses. One subject I'm horrible at, the other I have no access to.
What a bad time to stop being a lurker and buy a membership :(
Do you have access to a basketball court?? :) i.e. H.O.R.S.E
Here's how voters will think: "Photograph one or more horses." Not a game of horse.
However, there are pommel horses (gymnastics, anyone?), hobby horses (a toy - a stick with a horse head on it that you ride), sawhorses, horse chestnuts, charley horses (a leg cramp) ...
It's going to be like a sugar overdose seeing all the entries. Maybe a horse will come my way, maybe I will get him/her, maybe not. Conflicted on how hard I want to try.
...However, there are pommel horses (gymnastics, anyone?), hobby horses (a toy - a stick with a horse head on it that you ride), sawhorses, horse chestnuts, charley horses (a leg cramp) ...
Best of luck to you with one of those entries, Jeff. ;-)
...However, there are pommel horses (gymnastics, anyone?), hobby horses (a toy - a stick with a horse head on it that you ride), sawhorses, horse chestnuts, charley horses (a leg cramp) ...
Best of luck to you with one of those entries, Jeff. ;-)
Ohhhhh, no. Do you think I'm inSANE? I'm just waiting to see what pops up tomorrow night so I can enter something in the "above average" side tourney.
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LOL yep, cause when a horse turns it head to look at the camera it suddenly turns into a moose! And a curious horse sniffing your lens will usually result in a helluva nostril shot.
There are plenty of horses just outside of town here.. on private property.(//www.texasrosehorsepark.com/) Nobody I know actually has a horse. I wouldn't know how to go about getting up close and personal with one of these horses.. and shooting from the fence line on the side of the highway seems silly. I would have to get lucky for one to come close to me.
Would you go knock on some random person's door and ask them if you can take pictures of their horse? I don't have the confidence to do that.
There are plenty of horses just outside of town here.. on private property.(//www.texasrosehorsepark.com/) Nobody I know actually has a horse. I wouldn't know how to go about getting up close and personal with one of these horses.. and shooting from the fence line on the side of the highway seems silly. I would have to get lucky for one to come close to me.
Would you go knock on some random person's door and ask them if you can take pictures of their horse? I don't have the confidence to do that.
It certainly wouldn't hurt to ask, but I would caution against going inside the fence with the horses, unless you are with someone who is responsible for them and knows them well. Horses can be unpredictable -- they can bite and kick. I doubt your local farmers are going to let you in with their animals, that's just a lawsuit waiting to happen.
You can often get horses to approach a fence by offering them some grass, but again be careful. The fence may be electric, and don't give them anything strange to eat. Strange food can cause serious damage to horses.
