[LRflex] Re: Hell bent...
- From: "Linda Vermeiren" <linda.vermeiren@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:01:13 +0200
Dear Davind,
I agree with all your remarks.
I once went into such an open field , alone with a horse.
I don't know anything about horses.
I took photos.
I'll look them up.
It was a dangerous thing to do . The woman said the horse would avoid racing
into me, still it is a thing I have not repeated...
Something that bothers and annoyes me as well :
I get no answer by mail of the Darling Fondry ( tel
1/800-263-5588/613-566-4404 poste 5094 ) in which I ask what the decisions
are about the arts residences , since I have to arrange job things at the
latest beginning of next week.
I do not understand why they don't answer me .
Between us , it is very unpolite. I registered, send them work and now I cannot
even get a date , nothing.
Phoning is other hours than here.
And I think it will be very expensive (and it is also unnecessary to me)
It is in Quebec (Caroline Andrieux)
Is there anybody that can help n before I have to do this expensive call???
Yours sincerely
Linda
PS
the mail:
----- Original Message -----
Chère Mme Andrieux ,
J'aimerais savoir si les résultats des résidences d'artistes est déjà connu .
J'ai envoyé mon dossier pour le deadline de 1 mai.
Pur des raisons personnels d'organisation je dois prendre des decisions de
travail (pour être libre), si on m'offres l'opportunité de venir.
Ca doit être faites la semaine prochaine.(administrative )
Ca me rend nerveuse de ne riens savoir .
J'ai regardé sur votre site , mais je ne peut pas voir si il y une decision.
Sincerement vôtre
Linda Vermeiren www.lindavermeiren.net
From: David Young
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:50 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Hell bent...
Linda wrote:
Good shot!!
Thanks. :-)
Still I wonder about the white thing (turning point?) in the left corner.
It attracks the eye.
The "white thing" is an empty, metal, oil barrel, covered by a white, padded
vinyl protective cover, which the horses/riders must turn around. There are
three in a "T", or cloverleaf pattern. Even these junior riders can race into
the Rodeo Ring, circle all three barrels and get back to the start/finish line
in well under 17 seconds. Of course, they get 5 seconds added to their time,
for each one they knock over.
For more on this, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_Racing This
Wickipedia article states that men may barrel race, too. However, in many
years of watching Rodeos, I have never heard of a man barrel racing. It is,
effectively, entirely a women's endeavour.
What if the horse and woman were more cropped, would that be better (as
good an action photo , with only one center of attention?)
Two reasons not to do this, Linda.
(1) It is, after all, barrel racing. If you don't show the barrel, it could
be any form of horse racing ... just another horse running fast. If you wish
to show it's barrel racing, you need to show the barrel. I have a couple of
other barrel racing shots to show you.... and you'll see what I mean. (Watch
this space!)
(2) The best riders cut very close to the barrels. Poorer riders often take
the barrels very wide. There is no way tell which rider will go where. Thus,
it's best to shoot wide, and crop. Were I to crop down to just the rider, I
would not only remove the only thing which tells the viewer what form of racing
it is, but I'd have a small portion of the frame - resulting in an image which
is only good for the screen or a very small print.
Thanks for looking, and for taking the time to comment.
---
David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA
Limited Edition Prints at: www.furnfeather.net
Personal Web-site at: www.main.furnfeather.net
Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4
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