Horse Racing 5/25

MotoPhotog · 05-26-2008, 08:43 AM

My first time shooting horses, weather was not very "picture friendly" with the dreaded bright overcast skies upon arrival; yet, luckily the weather turned for the better as the afternoon ran on. I must say, a race every 30 minutes sounds like not a lot of racing... but it is just enough time to catch the horses as they come around the prestaging area (where betters can catch a glance at the horses) the pregate, and then the winners circle at mid track for a photo op. Im posting as if you havent been to a race before. Since I hadn't; I'll try to explain.

At any rate... Here are my results. Take er' easy on me. These are all 100% unmanipulated as Im posting from a remote computer. Thanks.

Getting started for the first race. Showing the horses with the trainer/assistant.

Now the jockets mount, and make a half pass before exiting for the track.

This guy was good with the trumpet. And he sounded off at the 5 minute mark before each race.

Winner of Race 1 pulling up.

Second and third.......

As you can see, the prestage showing area, as well as with most of Emerald Downs, is really kept up well. It was a very nice facility.

Got a few seconds to talk to this jockey.

Hey look who it is......

Hey maybe I gave him some good luck....... ok probably not.

These guys were towards the back of the pack.......

Next race...........Race 3....

Winning horse gets a thanks from the jockey..........

A quick glance to who was in second..........

Probably my favorite shot of the day.

7 starts to pull away.

But 6 made an amazing last effort and made the outside pass for the win.

Final race that I stayed for. Race 4

Jockies fighting for second place......

Winner

Hope you enjoyed them!

beansbaxter · 05-26-2008, 08:56 AM

very cool!

What kind of lens were you shooting with?

balut · 05-27-2008, 11:48 AM

nice.
where is the horse racing?
ive never seen a horse race in person

HeyTiffany · 05-27-2008, 12:09 PM

Wow! I love these pictures you did a really great job capturing the horses in particular. They can be sometimes a sticky subject but you really caught emphasis on either the eyes or the power which are the two main things that make horse pictures so great =]

jezterr · 05-27-2008, 12:18 PM

cool. wish you hadn't cut the nose of the horse in #2 so close to the edge of the frame.

MotoPhotog · 05-30-2008, 08:34 AM

Beans! Not a Nikon lens!!

05-26-2008, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
MotoPhotog Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 202 From: Federal Way, WA My Camera: D300 & D200	Horse Racing 5/25 My first time shooting horses, weather was not very "picture friendly" with the dreaded bright overcast skies upon arrival; yet, luckily the weather turned for the better as the afternoon ran on. I must say, a race every 30 minutes sounds like not a lot of racing... but it is just enough time to catch the horses as they come around the prestaging area (where betters can catch a glance at the horses) the pregate, and then the winners circle at mid track for a photo op. Im posting as if you havent been to a race before. Since I hadn't; I'll try to explain. At any rate... Here are my results. Take er' easy on me. These are all 100% unmanipulated as Im posting from a remote computer. Thanks. Getting started for the first race. Showing the horses with the trainer/assistant. Now the jockets mount, and make a half pass before exiting for the track. This guy was good with the trumpet. And he sounded off at the 5 minute mark before each race. Winner of Race 1 pulling up. Second and third....... As you can see, the prestage showing area, as well as with most of Emerald Downs, is really kept up well. It was a very nice facility. Got a few seconds to talk to this jockey. Hey look who it is...... Hey maybe I gave him some good luck....... ok probably not. These guys were towards the back of the pack....... Next race...........Race 3.... Winning horse gets a thanks from the jockey.......... A quick glance to who was in second.......... Probably my favorite shot of the day. 7 starts to pull away. But 6 made an amazing last effort and made the outside pass for the win. Final race that I stayed for. Race 4 Jockies fighting for second place...... Winner Hope you enjoyed them! __________________ http://darrenbeattyphotography.com

05-26-2008, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
beansbaxter Administrator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 518 Blog Entries: 4 From: Seattle, WA My Camera: Nikon D300	very cool! What kind of lens were you shooting with? __________________ “The camera’s only job is to get out of the way of making photographs.” -- Ken Rockwell beansbaxter.com is my blog.

05-27-2008, 12:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
jezterr Moderator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 510 From: a cesspit. My Camera: disposable	cool. wish you hadn't cut the nose of the horse in #2 so close to the edge of the frame. __________________ www.tru3studio.com www.juniormonkey.com www.photoblog.com/jezterr

05-30-2008, 08:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
MotoPhotog Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 202 From: Federal Way, WA My Camera: D300 & D200	Beans! Not a Nikon lens!! __________________ http://darrenbeattyphotography.com

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05-27-2008, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
balut Senior Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 233 From: bellingham, wa My Camera: canon eos 40d	nice. where is the horse racing? ive never seen a horse race in person

05-27-2008, 12:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
HeyTiffany Junior Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 10 From: Kingston My Camera: Nikon D200	Wow! I love these pictures you did a really great job capturing the horses in particular. They can be sometimes a sticky subject but you really caught emphasis on either the eyes or the power which are the two main things that make horse pictures so great =]