Equestrian Rider and Her Horse -- camera test: Thought I'd make and effort to see what the absolute best image I could wring out of a Sony A6500 with a Ziess lens. My wife was out...

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

Thought I'd make and effort to see what the absolute best image I could wring out of a Sony A6500 with a Ziess lens.
My wife was out riding in our "back yard", it was a bit dusty so both horse and rider had dust masks on. Fly mask on the horse. Shot in multi-drive. 450 shots in 10 minutes.
ISO 100, Circular Polarizer.
Raw > Capture One > Photoshop CS6 > Landscape Pro (messing around with this one) > CS6.
As the rest of my gear is Canon, I found the Sony colors a bit different. Accurate but sort of antiseptic maybe. Not sure.
Resized in Photoshop for posting here.
Adobe RGB so (click on download) to view best image.

Enjoy
Aloha
jim

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kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice.

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

I really like the unique camera angle as well as the quality of the shot. Since I've spent most of my life riding and showing, I could really relate to this shot. I won't explain the issues I had with a very sticky lip gloss vs. flies. LOL

I hope you'll post more equine shots.

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

vicksart wrote:

I really like the unique camera angle as well as the quality of the shot. Since I've spent most of my life riding and showing, I could really relate to this shot. I won't explain the issues I had with a very sticky lip gloss vs. flies. LOL

I hope you'll post more equine shots.

Thanks.
Yes. Dust and flies.
Ferguss is a Hanovarian warm blood. Like a big puppy. Trained daily.
Our other horse is an Oldenburg warmblood. 21 hands. Big guy. Graceful.
Have tons of pics. Mostly dressage. Will post more.
Aloha
jim

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

kpmac wrote:

Very nice.

Thanks, Ken
Wish I had your macro skills. They look like the critter's going to fly off the page.
aloha
jim

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Very nice, Jim. Good composition and the colors are quite nice. Well done.
--Bob

AlohaJim wrote:

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vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

AlohaJim wrote:

Thanks.
Yes. Dust and flies.
Ferguss is a Hanovarian warm blood. Like a big puppy. Trained daily.
Our other horse is an Oldenburg warmblood. 21 hands. Big guy. Graceful.
Have tons of pics. Mostly dressage. Will post more.
Aloha
jim

21 hands!!? Big guy indeed! Good grief! My horse at 16.1 is almost too big for me. The nice thing about showing dressage is you know what your ride times are and can plan your life around them. What level are these horses?

alby Loc: very eastern pa.

... 21 hand horse.... holy crap ....that's huge... i have never been on one that tall. mine was around 18, and that was plenty for me... nothing fancy, but he was a beautiful strawberry roan.. we just rode the fields and trails around the local farms... would love to see pics of that big guy

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Very nicely done!

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

rmalarz wrote:

Very nice, Jim. Good composition and the colors are quite nice. Well done.
--Bob

Thanks, Bob.
Appreciate the encouragement.
Aloha
jim

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

vicksart wrote:

21 hands!!? Big guy indeed! Good grief! My horse at 16.1 is almost too big for me. The nice thing about showing dressage is you know what your ride times are and can plan your life around them. What level are these horses?

Wife no longer trains or shows. Retired and quiet time in her own arena and grounds.
We got both horses when they were young from solid lineage. Had no idea Zeuss was going to grow to that size. Both are around 12-15 years old now. Ridden and trained several times a week. They are both happy fellows and best buddies.
Aloha
jim
Will post another recent shot.

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

alby wrote:

... 21 hand horse.... holy crap ....that's huge... i have never been on one that tall. mine was around 18, and that was plenty for me... nothing fancy, but he was a beautiful strawberry roan.. we just rode the fields and trails around the local farms... would love to see pics of that big guy

Thanks.
Zeuss is indeed a big fellow. And very graceful and naturally talented. Curious and smart. He taught Ferguss to play fetch and other games with various rubber balls in the fields. Few horses play that way.
Will post a couple pics.
Aloha
jim

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

Treepusher wrote:

Very nicely done!

Thanks for the encouragement.
Aloha,
jim

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

AlohaJim wrote:

Thanks.
Zeuss is indeed a big fellow. And very graceful and naturally talented. Curious and smart. He taught Ferguss to play fetch and other games with various rubber balls in the fields. Few horses play that way.
Will post a couple pics.
Aloha
jim

Years ago had a 15,3 weight carrier who I witnessed playing tug -o-war with a branch of wood and a cocker spaniel on the other end.

donrosshill Loc: Delaware & Florida

What is this Rider wearing? Looks like a Mario Game mask.
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