Ladies of Polo - Some Ride, Some Show Off Fashions: Photographed in Bethpage State Park, Old Bethpage, New York. It is home to the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009...

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Photographed in Bethpage State Park, Old Bethpage, New York. It is home to the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships. Polo matches are played here during the summer months.

Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

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angler Loc: StHelens England

Superb shots Bmac.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

angler wrote:

Superb shots Bmac.

Thanks Jim, glad you liked them. The biggest problem trying to photograph the match was the horrendous mid-day lighting of bright unshaded sunlight. Too many hotspots on those white uniforms. Helped a bit when I began to underexpose, not sure what took me so long before I did (duh!) :mrgreen:

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Nice series, Bmac. I liked the fashionable fillies in particular, lol.

A tip for the horses--if possible, get the front leg closest to you at its peak as he/she lifts it (not easy to do). It gives the best appearance to the action. Still, what you did with these conveys the action just fine.

Good work!

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Treepusher wrote:

Nice series, Bmac. I liked the fashionable fillies in particular, lol.

A tip for the horses--if possible, get the front leg closest to you at its peak as he/she lifts it (not easy to do). It gives the best appearance to the action. Still, what you did with these conveys the action just fine.

Good work!

Thanks for commenting Randy and for the suggestion. I will keep that on mind. I enjoyed the fashionable fillies trotting across the field myself. :D

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Bmac wrote:

Photographed in Bethpage State Park, Old Bethpage, New York. It is home to the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships. Polo matches are played here during the summer months.

Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

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Played a lot of golf (not the black) at bethpage. Motion blur of the fillies (horses) might be interesting as well

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

boberic wrote:

Played a lot of golf (not the black) at bethpage. Motion blur of the fillies (horses) might be interesting as well

My father used to play the black course and enjoyed doing it even though he said it was a "bear" in his words.

I did try to get blur on the legs and hooves but more so in some images I haven't posted.

Thanks for the input Boberic. 8-)

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Came here through your signature...

On picture two and three, what is the black 'Halo' around the lady? Mainly visible over the grass but also in discoloration in the car seat (arm level)

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Bmac wrote:

Photographed in Bethpage State Park, Old Bethpage, New York. It is home to the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships. Polo matches are played here during the summer months.

Critique, comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks 8-)

Select download for additional resolution.

Great shots Bmac, looks like a great day to hang out for a few chukkers

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Good photos. I especially like the action shots.

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Great action in ALL the shots!!

grandmadeb Loc: illinois, usa

wonderful shots. I have never seen a polo match. would love to see a match. deb

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Rongnongno wrote:

Came here through your signature...

On picture two and three, what is the black 'Halo' around the lady? Mainly visible over the grass but also in discoloration in the car seat (arm level)

I don't know. Thanks for commenting Rongnongno. 8-)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

gregoryd45 wrote:

Great shots Bmac, looks like a great day to hang out for a few chukkers

Thanks Gregory, it was a great day. 8-)

Polo Trivia
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. on 6 May 1876 organized what was billed as the first polo match in the United States at Dickel's Riding Academy at 39th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. The historical record states that James Gordon Bennett established the Westchester Polo Club on 6 May 1876 and on 13 May 1876 the Jerome Park Racetrack in Westchester County was the site of the "first" American outdoor polo match.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

ebrunner wrote:

Good photos. I especially like the action shots.

Thanks for commenting Erich.

Polo Trivia
Did you know polo is perhaps the only game in world in which use of the left hand (active in play, holding the mallet) is forbidden!? The reason is simple to ensure fair play. If a player was using the left hand to play, it would be extremely difficult for an opponent, riding to the right of this horse, be able to reach the ball at all.