The Observers

I spied this couple almost immediately as I got out of my car at the equestrian photo shoot. The woman in particular had that sophisticated equestrian look to her. I waited until after I said hello to the other members of the group to go over to them to ask if I could take their photo.

I predicted rightly that they would assume I wanted take photos of their faces and start to turn to face me so I stopped them before they could by saying I wanted them exactly as they were and that I was going to take the photo from the back.



Not many people get that idea, it is pretty alien to most people, and to most photographers. But I got the shot and that is what is important. I would like to find this woman again and do a photo collage of her in her riding garb.

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Another Way of Watching

There were 2-3 kids playing on this bar for a quite a while. I also waited quite a while until there was just the one girl and she was in just the right pose with just the right horse walking by. I wish I had a chair while I was waiting but it is always worth it to wait for the right shot.

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The Smile

I think my dentist needs to use this in an ad campaign, don't you?

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The Young Equestrian

This week will be a number of photos from an Equestrian competition I photographed in Inola, OK.



This is a pretty straight portrait. I waited for her in the shade of the arena knowing that the very bright sunlight behind me would make for a great glow on her face and in her eyes.

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