I've found that even if I don't think the photos are excellent at the time (again, how excellent can they be at 2'...) I always enjoy having them a year or so later and looking back at them.
The photography vendor changed at Thermal this year, so instead of Flying Horse it was ESI. I don't often notice the difference between show-photography-companies, but ESI definitely sends its people out with a slightly different shot list.
They do the normal jump photos, but they seem to have more of an emphasis on candids and back gate shots. Maybe they just have enough staff that they have the bandwidth for it, but I was grateful to see some less traditional images (especially when our division doesn't exactly produce wildly gorgeous jump shots..)
Anyway, whatever their plan is, they got one of my favorite images of Prair ever. So I bought a big 8x10
I haven't had a chance to scan this properly, so its a photo of a photo, but I love it. I love her expression, I love the angle, I love that my butt is just out of frame... I just love it.
Now I just need to find the right frame and place for it in the house...
I also snagged two small 4x6 prints of our "jumps".
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| pretty square for a line on our right lead.. |
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| bad jump, but so many palm trees!!! |
Always nice to have something to remember the sunshine by. :)
That first pic is GORGEOUS. I love a good jumping shot, but everybody has good jumping shots; the vet box or hold or candid pictures are always the ones that feel really special to me.
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteI really love that top photo. Very artistic!
ReplyDeleteThat first pic is BEAUTIFUL. I'd have bought it in poster-size and hung it on my front door so everyone had to look at it when they entered the house.
ReplyDeleteThis....yes a thousand times!
DeleteI think the first pic is my favorite too.... wow!
ReplyDeleteEverything about that first pic is just lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the first pic, that's more my hubbys style and what I've always thought was missing from pro pics.
ReplyDeleteI too try to buy at least one photo from each ride I go to, and I have found that the candids often make for the best memories later on.
ReplyDeleteThat first photo is fabulous! Agree with above about displaying it where all can see, like maybe making wall paper out of it... ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove all the photos! You guys look great!
ReplyDeleteThat first pic is an awesome photo. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got some good ones! The only problem with little jumps is less than spectacular pictures... unless you're Courage and all jumps are 3'6" in your mind. Then the only problem is staying on. Whoops.
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos! How do you have such a nice facial expression while jumping? I always seem to have crazy half-smile, giant-eyes look, lol!
ReplyDeleteawesome pics - exp that first one!! love the unique angle too
ReplyDeleteTHOSE BRAIDS omg swoon
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