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I went to the rodeo this past weekend with my daughter and gal pals (yeehaw!) and had a great time! I only went one day instead of two like last year, so I didn't take as many pics...but it was still fun:) Got to see Ty Elliot in TWO events (team penning and bull riding), so I was pretty excited about that! He did really well in the bull riding...but what's up with him moving to AB!?!?! Why would he do that to me?!? LOL! Ok I digress...
I'm not too happy with my shots this year. It was cloudy and dreary and I had a hard time keeping my shutter speeds fast enough. I might not even post many pics...I'm in a "Blah" photography mood at the moment in case you can't tell.
Here's one so-so shot for now, I've got lots of editing to do!
Boy was I stoked when I turned James out into the ring last week and he started blasting around AND I had my camera with me! Would have preferred to have shot him running around in the field, but that's ok I'll work with what I've got:) He was so full of himself, running around, snorting, bucking and rearing! (I'm sure the fact that I was running back and forth behind the fence egging him on had nothing to do with it *cough cough* LOL!) I hadn't seen him that amped up in a while, it was hilarious! I think he really wanted back out in the field, but sadly for him I wanted to ride...and, he did end up warming himself up which was a bonus.
Enough chat, here are the pics of Mr. Personality:
(BTW, this is why he wasn't clean for our impromptu shoot haha!)
Think this is my new fav pic:)
And, yes I did let him back out!
Had to throw in this pic of his pasture buddy, Minette.
Finally got the chance to shoot James blasting around the ring last week. Here's a teaser until I get all the editing done:)
Wanted to take some random pics so that I could test out how CS6 handles RAW files (I'm trying the beta), so of course the barn is where I headed! This purdy horse is one of three stabled at the property behind the barn where I lease James...the cool old tree is on their land too I believe :)
My aunt and uncle rescued a little Chi last week from the SPCA. She's so tiny, I think about 3.5 lbs, and very cuddly! I'll have to go back another time for better pics (when my daughter isn't there being a distraction LOL!). For now, here's one:
I can hardly wait until the weather starts improving! I have lots of ideas for shoots! In the mean time it's more barn pics...but, this time it's of my new lease horse, James. (And, yes I know I go through horses like socks, but it's not on purpose I swear! I want a long term lease, unfortunately it hasn't worked out that way yet.) James is full of personality and I'm looking forward to getting some action shots of him. He loves to run around, bucking and rearing, it's very amusing :) For these shots he was kinda tired though...and so was I...plus my camera battery was about to die...so I only took a few detail shots.
Sorry for the lack of new posts lately, I've been rather uninspired to take pictures with the damp, dreary weather we've had. I've also been busy making horse hair jewelry. It's tonnes of fun and I've gone a little over board making bracelets, ear-rings and necklaces. My house is full of horse hair now LOL! Link to my site is HERE.
I did take some random pics at the barn a few weeks ago, but I'm not terribly impressed by them...I'll share some non the less (most of them are of Zack cause he's so photogenic:)
And, this isn't the best shot but I have to include one of "my" boy Tango!
P.S. There's a PBR event in Vancouver near the end of Feb and I sooooo want to go take pics!!!
Merry Christmas to all of my blog followers! I hope you enjoy the holidays and have a fantastic, photography-filled 2012!
I goofed around with some X-Mas tree shots last night, but I had been drinking Kahlua and eggnog, so they turned a little psychedelic fairly quickly LOL! Enjoy...if you can!
I am now offering calendars filled with my images woop! (Just in time for Christmas too!) There are two options, a 12"x18" coil-top bound for $50 or an 11"x17" centre bound for $40. They are really nice, I just made up one of Isabelle and it turned out great! You can pick out your own twelve images from my site or I can chose for you if you'd prefer. Send me an email if you're interested (sooner the better if you want it before Christmas:)
Here's an example of a centre bound one, the pic doesn't do it justice sorry.
Finally got my butt in gear and drove out to the "Golden Pond" for a mini shoot this morning. I'm looking at it as a practise shoot since I didn't get the shots I was hoping for. Having a three year old with you isn't the best way to get birds to approach you LOL! Next time I'll go solo, pick a spot and sit and wait. I'd like to get some good wood duck shots...maybe some wigeons too. Today all I got were mallards, not terribly exciting. The water looked good though, from the right angle it looks like liquid gold!
