Tunnel Vision
by chimera

Comment:
Nice crisp head, although I'm not sure about the composition and lighting. You did well in what looks like fairly dark conditions, and interesting take on 'sports'.

Vanilla Dream
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
Fantastic contrast and color - really excellent shot.

dekota
by jmoore

Comment:
Stunning capture.

Trap Display II
by cheekymunky

Comment:
Nice crisp photo, although again you were a little unlucky with the b/g being at the horses' head height. Nicely composed though and nicely filling the frame. Nice timing on the horses' front legs too. I notice the right horse's front right hoof is slightly blurred however, I assume because of a slightly slow shutter?

Horses & Trap V
by cheekymunky

Comment:
Nice timing with the horse jumping up. I think this is a little over-exposed, which it would be nice to compensate for.

If you were selling photos to participants and you WEREN'T editing shots (remember event photography generally generates a LOT of shots), then you may want to leave images as polished as possible in camera (which may mean leaving Ev compensation as 0). If you WERE editing shots however (as I do), it's well worth under-exposing by 1/3 or 2/3 Ev. It'll keep the whites in range and will make a nice even tone when you edit them. I can normally brighten up a pic just with auto-contrast/levels, which is very quick. Of course selling to magazines you will also want to underexpose, as you'll only be editing a handful of shots anyway.

Horses & Trap IV
by cheekymunky

Comment:
Ah, good old carriage driving cones. :-) Again, a nice saleable image. You can see both participants - big plus, as well as both of the horses. You've also nicely cropped the image to keep the cones in, which is nice for the competitors viewing.

Showjumper VI
by cheekymunky

Comment:
I'm not sure why here, but the rider's head looks slightly out of focus? Strange, because the back leg seems to be. :-/ Nice cropping though and good composition. The horse is leaning into a little bit of free space, which I like. This is a classic saleable image that you could offer to competitors. Little less b/g distraction would be nice.

Showjumper V
by cheekymunky

Comment:
You were unlucky with the background, because this is very nicely focused, timed and composed. If the rider had their head a little more forward that would be a superb straight-on shot that you really don't see that often. Nice work.

Showjumper IV
by cheekymunky

Comment:
I think this looks a little over-processed. I can't work out whether you've used NeatImage or something? I think otherwise the image is pretty strong, although I'd like to see a little more space above the rider's head.

Showjumper III
by cheekymunky

Comment:
Good timing, although it's a shame you can't see the rider's face. I like the tall crop too - well chosen for this shape of image.