Close up showjumping

[Natalie_B]

Just wanted to share a few from last nights showjumping as the sun went down, its a nice place to photograph with some good separation between subject and background giving me some lovely bokeh - not to everyones taste i know but something a bit different to the norm, all shot at f4

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

 

[orlaj]

Perfect focus, awesome action pics well done. I love all of them!

 

[Rockshifter]

Lovely set - All look rel good √

 

[daizylindsay]

These are brilliant, I'm aiming to do this sort of thing too. What lens did you use? Love the determination in the last one!

 

[j3w3ll3r]

Great Pictures, i love number 6

 

[neil_g]

Nice and Sharp and nice exposure, but they lack any real sense of action without seeing at least part of a jump

 

[Fionab]

cracking shots. love the look of determination on all the faces.

 

[Bev]

Great collection! some awsome horses amongst them, brings back some great memories.

 

[Natalie_B]

Thanks, they are meant to be portraits of competitors more than anything else and the competitors loved them

Anna, all shot with Canon 70-200mm f2.8L, my most used lens

 

[Adam69]

Not my genre at all but just had to congratulate you the colours and image detail are fantastic, great work.

 

[daizylindsay]

Thanks, they are meant to be portraits of competitors more than anything else and the competitors loved them

Anna, all shot with Canon 70-200mm f2.8L, my most used lens

Major lenvy!!! (lens envy ) I think they are so good and agree about them being a bit different. They don't need the jumps IMO (and I do have a horse so know what I would buy)

 

[neil_g]

They don't need the jumps IMO (and I do have a horse so know what I would buy)

no offence but the BSJA lot wouldnt buy many of them in my experience.

theyre nice shots technically dont get me wrong.

 

[Natalie_B]

hhhmmm maybe not where you shoot neil but i have indeed sold a number of head shots at British Showjumping level, admittedly a lot of BS riders have more than one ride and dont have treasured lifelong family friends so the photos they go for are more about the horse, but this wasnt about BS as at the end of the day unaffiliated riders buy more than affiliated riders anyway !

Anyway, my point of posting was that these were something different from the norm, i.e. not the standard money shots that i take day in day out and have done for over 3 years. I already know what shots sell at different events

 

[admirable]

I like them all with the weakest being No1 and the strongest No8

no offence but the BSJA lot wouldnt buy many of them in my experience.

There were eight of these 'close up' shots taken and all sold.

BSJA

 

[Photo Plod]

Really good little collection of images - I like #2 and #4 especially

 

[neil_g]

hhhmmm maybe not where you shoot neil but i have indeed sold a number of head shots at British Showjumping level, admittedly a lot of BS riders have more than one ride and dont have treasured lifelong family friends so the photos they go for are more about the horse, but this wasnt about BS as at the end of the day unaffiliated riders buy more than affiliated riders anyway !

Anyway, my point of posting was that these were something different from the norm, i.e. not the standard money shots that i take day in day out and have done for over 3 years. I already know what shots sell at different events

There were eight of these 'close up' shots taken and all sold.

BSJA

fair enough, might just have been the stuck up bunch we shot

 

[Another way]

I quite like #1 They are nice shots and I love the last with the girls look of pure determination! Fantastic!

Personally I'd prefer to see the jump but I do like what you have done

Everyone has different tastes, I know I wouldnt buy a close up of me jumping as I pull the most awful faces