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Went along to Rockingham on Saturday, it's been a while since I've taken photos of horses so thought I'd take the camera along to see what I could do... and to be honest I struggled a bit! When I looked through the photos when I got home I was a bit disappointed as the colours seemed a bit flat, the whites seemed too white yet the darks were too dark, and the focus seemed off on a few (probably down to user error, although it was on AF).
All taken with a Canon 400D and Sigma 70-300mm lens.
I've played around with them a bit, tried to knock the highlights back a bit, bring the shadows up and strengthen the colours without making them look overly played with.
See what you think, comments/advice welcome!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
#1 - f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 200, aperture priority (I'm guessing the obvious mistake here is the angle as you can't see the pole)
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#2 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 200, shutter priority (should have notice bright yellow JCB in the background! Shame as I like the effort the horse is putting in here!)
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#3 - f/5, 1/400. ISO 200, aperture priority
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Brigstock Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#4 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 400, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#5 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 400, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#6 - f/4, 1/500, ISO 200, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
Thanks,
Lianne
All taken with a Canon 400D and Sigma 70-300mm lens.
I've played around with them a bit, tried to knock the highlights back a bit, bring the shadows up and strengthen the colours without making them look overly played with.
See what you think, comments/advice welcome!
#1 - f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 200, aperture priority (I'm guessing the obvious mistake here is the angle as you can't see the pole)
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8404%2F8769493073_47a48cf42b.jpg&hash=ec1496bdf9df3d2554aab7928c34958f)
Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#2 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 200, shutter priority (should have notice bright yellow JCB in the background! Shame as I like the effort the horse is putting in here!)
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2851%2F8772336450_434019b7df.jpg&hash=754b4492ff05231d886cbac139bb08e5)
Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#3 - f/5, 1/400. ISO 200, aperture priority
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Brigstock Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#4 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 400, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#5 - f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 400, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
#6 - f/4, 1/500, ISO 200, shutter priority
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Rockingham Horse Trials by Lianne Norfolk, on Flickr
Thanks,
Lianne