On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:27:00 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks. > > Just getting back from 2 weeks at the Collingwood horse show. Daughter did > so so but is > still in > the running for second, so far. > > This also goes along with WW's thread a while back with Pro Courtesy. > > The "Official"Photo guy for this show is from Quebec(not that that matters) > and he and i > get along > very well. This time around he even offered tips to help with my D2H > problems.They also > have a > fellow from the US and although i get no offers of help,does not bother me if > i shoot a > few > pic's.(both still film at these big shows) > > Any way, when i went back up for the second week(i was only there for > Fri--Sundays) there > was the > newish on site company there as well. Humm i say. > > This is the firm that accosted me at the last show in Barrie,wanting to know > who i was, am > i a > pro,you must be with a camera like that.Are you here selling pictures, get > off my show > site,etc etc.. > > Anyway ;long story short, i diffused the situation. > > This brings us to my Paw. > > The Quebec photographer was hired by Kubota the sponser to shoot the $60,00 > Grand Prix. I > heard > there was a furrer over who was the official person as the newish company > kept getting in > my buddies > face. However i was asked by Horse Sport magazine, as they had no > representation at the > show, to get > pictures of the winner,deadline tonight. > > > http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=view¤t=frankie_Chesler.jpg > > Not to evoke extra hard feelings, i kind of hide in the crowd, shot my istD > with SMC A > 70-210 F4 > instead of the Big Bertha and now present you with a shot of what 'real horse > jumping' is > like. > > Not a great shot, but ok for a stealth. Still prefer the Nikons for this > work, but ya > gotta do what > ya gotta do eh.:-) > > Any way comments appreciated. > > Dave > > BTW as a side bar. The non official guy actually wandered into the ring where > the official > guy was > shooting to take pictures, even though he had several shooters in the stands > outside. > > Official guy said a lot of French words i dont understand.LOL > > Anyway the other fellow left after a few shots > > Oh and he also had the nerve to ask me on Saturday,my big daughter day, and > after behing > in my face > the entire Saturday i was at the Barrie show, if i would work for him. One of > his shooters > was sick. > I said thanks but no thanks, i will be tied up all day helping daughter and > others from > the farm. > What goes around comes around. > > Dave Again and sorry for the ramble
Nice shot, Dave. The white tent makes a really nice background. And you captured a terrific moment! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
