“Are We Having Fun Yet?” – I love this photo of Salvador Alvarado and CCF Hibiscus Coast hanging out before a class. It really captures the adrenalin and action of horse show competition, dontcha think?
March 14, 2020
Originally the title of this post just referred to the fact that the big hunter-jumper circuits that take place every winter in the warm southern states were winding down, and so was my focus on equine-themed photography. I attended a few shows in Thermal, California, and in my own home town of Tucson, Arizona, photographing my own horses and my own daughter who is a professional rider/trainer/coach based near San Diego, and I was prepping to share some of the fun and action captured by my camera.
But now, of course, the season really is over! Along with multiple other sporting events, horse shows are canceling competitions for at least the next 30 days. Included in those many casualties coast to coast is the FEI World Cup that was coming to Las Vegas in April.
As originally planned, I am sharing some of those show jumping images I captured last month. And then I think the focus going forward is going to be Vicarious Travel – as in, since I’m staying close to home and won’t be traveling for the foreseeable future, it’s time to dig into those photo files and see what treasures I can find and share from previous adventures. I also have closet-cleaning and file organization on my activity schedule!
So enjoy a little distraction from the gloomy state of the world. I promise my emails and slideshows are germ free, although I wouldn’t mind if they went viral;-)
PS – I’m getting ready to offer some print giveaways over on Facebook. Be sure to Like my page so you don’t miss out!
Wonderful pics, Carolyn! You seem to know just where to stand and what to shoot. As an “almost wonderful” photographer myself, I’m wondering how many “almost wonderful” shots you went through to arrive at these great ones..
Thanks Carol! I go through a lot of shots to get those – hundreds, literally. I have a high speed camera and can get 10 or so clicks just while a horse jumps a single obstacle. The downside is that I have to weed through a lot of images to zero in on the ones that shine.