More jumping shots
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Really like the third shot of the white horse. The diagonal line formed by the horse and rider is very strong but, if I were composing the shot I would have made it an upright. If you draw a vertical line at the fence post and another just behind the horse I think this picture becomes superb. Hope that's not too harsh. Perhaps you don't agree? Nice try any how. Difficult conditions so well done.
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No need to apologise, I really don't know anything about horses apart from the Scoop 6 and it's nice to get that sort of thing right from a technical aspect, so thanks. I just wanted to offer some compositional advice.
P.S just had a look at your horse pictures and I think you are better qualified to comment than me. Really like your head on shot of the jumping horse.
P.S just had a look at your horse pictures and I think you are better qualified to comment than me. Really like your head on shot of the jumping horse.
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I'll give my critique shot by shot if that's okay:
Shot 1: Not too shabby but could do with a slight tilt to straighten it up;
Shot 2: Apart from the obvious tilt your focus is way off here as it obviously on the background, you also need to track the horse as it jumps so you don't get motion blur;
Shot 3: A good crisp shot but the guy on the left is very distracting so I would crop to remove him;
Shot 4: I'm sure you don't need me to tell you about the chopped of head
and again you have alot of motion blur, try and higher shutter speed and smaller aperture;
Shot 5: Looks fine but could with a straighten;
Shot 6: Sorry but this does nothing for me as the yellow lorry is too distracting as is the jump in the foreground.
I trust these weren't taken today.
Shot 1: Not too shabby but could do with a slight tilt to straighten it up;
Shot 2: Apart from the obvious tilt your focus is way off here as it obviously on the background, you also need to track the horse as it jumps so you don't get motion blur;
Shot 3: A good crisp shot but the guy on the left is very distracting so I would crop to remove him;
Shot 4: I'm sure you don't need me to tell you about the chopped of head
and again you have alot of motion blur, try and higher shutter speed and smaller aperture;Shot 5: Looks fine but could with a straighten;
Shot 6: Sorry but this does nothing for me as the yellow lorry is too distracting as is the jump in the foreground.
I trust these weren't taken today.
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Nice set of shots, the third shot almost has the best IMO position for shooting a jumper, that is on the up with rear hoofs still planted on the ground.
Most other positions to me nearly always looks out of balance with regard to the horse and rider.
Most other positions to me nearly always looks out of balance with regard to the horse and rider.