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Posted by Sarah (Gainesville, United States) on 6 February 2007 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

the grin on her face makes the picture for me. and while I haven't quite figured out how to get my depth of focus right to capture the horse/rider and jump all in focus, the fuzziness adds to this one, I think... any suggestions on focusing?

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Comments (6)

Jerry from Tampa, United States

GREAT capture Sarah!!! Excellent tones - well done! Ain't it great - to be - a Florida Gator!

6 Feb 2007 11:31am

@Jerry: Thanks Jerry! Go Gators!!!

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Great shot !
As to getting a wider depth of field there are a couple of settings you can change to achieve this.

The thing to remember is the smaller your aperture the wider the depth of field.
If using automatic mode set your camera to AP ( aperture priority ) and use a higher setting, the higher the number the smaller the aperture 22 is the common limit on most lenses. In this mode your camera will adjust the shutter speed accordingly.

Full manual can be alot of fun too, plus higher iso settings will allow you to get wider depth of field with proper exposure.

There are many ways to do it, those are just a couple of suggestions..Have fun experimenting : )

6 Feb 2007 3:02pm

@Fred: Thanks for the suggestions, Fred! I was worried about setting the aperature smaller, thinking this would decrease my shutter speed and I'd miss the shot altogether. But I will definitely give it a try!

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Wonderful capture Sarah! A magnificent animal finely portrayed. The riders expression is the icing on the cake!

6 Feb 2007 3:51pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Wow! Superb effect of speed!

6 Feb 2007 6:35pm

PJRiley from Fenelon Falls, Canada

I am not familiar with your camera, but you have a real knack of getting the subject in perfect balance. You could select shutter priority and use an action-stopping speed such as 1/500 (or more).
I would also suggest looking at a camera that can shoot 5fps with fast autofocus if you like shooting equestrian sports, and get the best lens you can afford. My equipment is used but I can depend on it to get shots like this. Hope this helps. Your horse shots are very good!

1 Apr 2007 11:59pm

@PJRiley: Thanks for the advice, Mary. I think I just need to do a lot more playing around (and of course, that means going to more horse shows, gee darn <grin>). Your horse shots are great!

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

Hi Sarah ... I'm enjoying looking at your shots and reading comments; I have the same camera and am also in FL.
Personally, I commend you for stopping the action of the horse and rider - fuzzy other 'stuff' so what!
There are so many variables to think about with action shots, unless you're taking oodles of them, I think you did extremely well.
Keep shooting!

6 Jul 2008 9:31am

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1/125 second
F/5.6
ISO 400
240 mm (35mm equiv.)