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Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

09/25/2004 11:35:54 PM · #1

This is one of my friend's horses (he has 40 of them). I took the picture today when testing my 20D and Canon 70-200 f 4.0. Is anybody here with experience of horse photography. They move fast and always in the direction you don't want them to go, and may be pretty dangerous animals, and especially when you are busy taking the pictures it is easy to forget how powerful and impulsive they are. I took about 50 pictures but only a few turned to be O.K. I was surprise how they reacted to noise of shatter of the 20D - they could hear it from quite far away!

dartompkins

Nikon D70s

09/25/2004 11:37:44 PM · #2

Thats what fences are for! Good shot. A little motion blur but it looks appropriate. Nice.

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/25/2004 11:57:30 PM · #3

Looks good! The color is very rich looking. I love sorrel horses. Nice job capturing action.
We have four horses and I wouldn't even think of going into the pasture with my camera. I don't even like to walk in the field WITHOUT my camera. They're pretty spoiled and usually come charging at me expecting treats. They each try to see who can get the closest to me and then they all start kicking and bucking at each other and I'm the one right smack in the middle...

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

09/26/2004 12:25:08 AM · #4

Watch how the horse moves in each gait, how he engages (how far he reaches forward with his active hind leg), try to become aware of his overall carriage (nose slightly ahead of the vertical - a schooled horse; further ahead, as in your shot, a younger, less trained horse), the form of his neck (round vs. ewed), position of ears and tail (mood/disposition). For an exceptional shot, look for rythm and suspended motion, especially in the trot and without a rider.

Horses are flight animals. It is best to exude calm confidence. Do not feed them treats unless you want to take macros of their nostrils or get the camera knocked past your teeth. If one charges you, calmly open your arms wide. The horse will stop short of you.

The horse in your capture is trotting, by the way, with a reasonable extension (note the near parallel of his right hind leg and the left front one). His colour is chestnut.

Message edited by author 2004-09-26 00:26:41.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/26/2004 12:27:14 AM · #5

Forgot to add the exposure parameters.
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/125
Av( Aperture Value )
4.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
70.0 - 200.0mm
Focal Length
109.0mm

When I was driving to my friend's farm it was a beautiful sunny evening,

but by the time I reached the place, clouds came and the sun was gone for good. If you look at the picture of the horse you can't see any shadows, it was pretty dark.

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

09/26/2004 12:46:21 AM · #6

What color is sorrel, then? I thought it was a reddish/brown color. (I'm not the horse person in my family...I'm the transplanted city girl.) and yes, I have a lot of nostril photos! :D

Message edited by author 2004-09-26 00:47:00.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/26/2004 01:40:49 AM · #7

"Chestnut and sorrel are essentially the same color, genetically speaking. These horses are red, yellowish red, or reddish brown, and they do not have black points (the points being the mane, tail, and lower legs). Chestnut and sorrel are determined by genes at the E locus. Horses that are ee at that locus are chestnut/sorrel; horses with an E gene at the locus are black (absent other modifiers). Chestnut is recessive to black, meaning that a chestnut bred to a chestnut will always produce a chestnut foal. Two blacks bred together can produce a chestnut foal if both blacks are heterozygous (Ee). In that mating, there's a 25% chance of a chestnut foal, and 75% chance of a black foal. A black horse who is heterozygous (EE) will only produce black foals.

The difference between chestnut and sorrel is somewhat controversial. Some people call the redder versions sorrel; some call the redder versions chestnut. Some people (such as me) call the horses with flaxen manes and tails sorrel; some do not. Some people use one term or the other for all red horses. Some consider sorrel a term for horses who are ridden western, reserving chestnut for horses ridden English. Some breed registries use only chestnut or only sorrel; some use both"

this is from:
Horse Colors

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

09/26/2004 01:53:46 AM · #8

Now THAT's a good answer. Thanks!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/26/2004 11:24:07 AM · #9

Originally posted by artvet:

.... A black horse who is heterozygous (EE) will only produce black foals.

Excellent except I think you meant homozygous here ...

I always thought sorrel was a funny word to use for a reddish horse, since it's also a green herb/vegetable.