when the weather turns ...
30/10/09 19:48
sometimes crappy weather can really add to your images! back in august i went up to steamboat springs to cheer on a friend as he did his thing riding the bareback broncs in the local rodeo series up there. so before the rodeo i had to set about lookin for some horseys to shoot of course. well the weather turned pretty ugly and gray and then the rain started. so rather than get frustrated or put the camera away ... i said cool... i love bad weather!
sometimes bad weather can really add to an image. this shot that i took of the horses in the holding pen turned out to be one that i have really grown fond of. and while i could have used a flash to compensate for the dark skies and diminishing light ... i decided to go without the aid of a flash and instead use all of my other settings to get enough exposure from the shot. i had to push up my iso setting and that added to the grainy look of the shot which i think really works with the mood of the shot.
i also decided not to retouch any of the marks and scars on these horses. these horses are part of the rodeo circuit and they are working horses. they get pretty beaten up (cosmetically speaking .. the people that manage these horses take pretty good care of their herd). but i like that they are marked up and dirty and everything. they look tired and weary ... but i guess that is the life of a rodeo horse.
so even though the weather issues (the misting rain and dark skies) are not overtly noticeable in this image, it did force certain shooting decisions that i think really helped to create and interesting image.
sometimes bad weather can really add to an image. this shot that i took of the horses in the holding pen turned out to be one that i have really grown fond of. and while i could have used a flash to compensate for the dark skies and diminishing light ... i decided to go without the aid of a flash and instead use all of my other settings to get enough exposure from the shot. i had to push up my iso setting and that added to the grainy look of the shot which i think really works with the mood of the shot.
i also decided not to retouch any of the marks and scars on these horses. these horses are part of the rodeo circuit and they are working horses. they get pretty beaten up (cosmetically speaking .. the people that manage these horses take pretty good care of their herd). but i like that they are marked up and dirty and everything. they look tired and weary ... but i guess that is the life of a rodeo horse.
so even though the weather issues (the misting rain and dark skies) are not overtly noticeable in this image, it did force certain shooting decisions that i think really helped to create and interesting image.
shooting in the snow ....
10/10/09 10:19
if there is one season that i love to shoot in ...it’s winter! okay, its not exactly winter yet in colorado ...but it sure did look like it when we awoke this morning (and felt like it too i might add - only 15 degrees!). so i couldn’t resist grabbing the camera and taking some fun shots. of course i immediately set out to find some horses grazing in the frosty pasture. and bingo as luck would have it i had a good setup for some nice wintery scenery shots with a couple of grazing horses. you can view a few of those shots here: photo gallery
and then along came a Ty-ball! (my black lab who is officially named just ‘Ty’ but he is affectionately named Ty-ball). since he has that beautiful black velvet coat it just looks great with the little frosty bits of snow and with the white snowy background which i shot a bit out of focus.
and then along came a Ty-ball! (my black lab who is officially named just ‘Ty’ but he is affectionately named Ty-ball). since he has that beautiful black velvet coat it just looks great with the little frosty bits of snow and with the white snowy background which i shot a bit out of focus.