Polo and the Horsepark

These Images were taken this past sunday. It was an interesting day to try to take some photos. It was a partly cloudy day in that, every 5 minutes it was either Extremely bright or Extremely cloudy. I didn't get to stay for the actual polo match. I did however get some decent photos of the friesians at the horsepark and of the practice polo.

Sunset. I took this after the last rainstorm...

The light was just right at sunset to silhouette the trees

Yippy Skipee!

I found out this morning that one of my photos that I entered into the photo contest over on Better Photos.com is a finalist and an "editors pick"! WAAHOOO!!!!

I will also go to the Horsepark this weekend and shoot some polol! I can't wait!!

Latest Equine Photo Shoot

I was very lucky in that a Friend/Acquaintance spent the time with me to photo her horses last friday. It was a stormy, rainy day but we manged to get a few good photos anyway.

All of her horses are rescues and they are very happy and content to be in her care.

More Photos from today

I am really enjoying my red Regency Dandy Daylilies. I love their maroon color in the mornings after they Just open, before the sun gets to them.

I also shot more dragon flies today but I was not nearly as successful as last time. I didn't have time to sit and wait very long however. I'm sure If I had waited an hour or more I would've gotten better photos.

First Post!

This is a blog about my photography. I also have a miniatures blog here: http://desertnightcreations.blogger.com if you're interested. This blog is here so that I can blather on about photography and not bother my miniatures people with it





Above are photos of dragon flies that I took yesterday. I'm trying to teach myself to be observant and quick with the shutter. I learned that sometimes auto focus just doesn't pick up what you need for it to. These photos were taken on manual focus and manual settings for shutter and f stop.





I am learning a lot about my new camera that I've had for six months, the canon eos rebel xti 400D. I've had point and shoot digital cameras up until now so this is a whole new ball game. I've shot with SLR cameras in the past (canon, pentax and nikon) but this is my first DSLR.





I'm hoping to turn professional within the next year or so..





My main focus is horse photography (Equine photography) because that is my first love. I've been taking pictures of horses since I was 11 years old but that in no way has prepared me for becoming a pro. I am taking an equine photography class online and I'm learning a lot. I hope that I can keep at this until I become good enough to turn pro....