jenatphoto

Wow, thank you to everyone who took the time to respond and explain the things I should be doing in so much detail. This is very helpful. William, you are correct, I should have included a blurry shot as an example. I have attached one now. I have tried following the horse to the jump, as well as focusing on the jump before the horse gets to it. I think the problem then is that the jump itself is in focus and the horse is not. Also I have the same problem in this as many of you have pointed out, the distracting flowers and the same angle unfortunately.

Hello! As a long time equestrian, I recently discovered my love for photographing show jumping horses. It all started when my father gave me his old camera, an Olympus E-P2. I have been using a 40-150mm lens with it. After reading what I could find online as well as the users manual I have adjusted my camera settings to the best of my ability. Shutter speed is 1000, aperture f/9, ISO 640 Forgive me if I make an error in describing my camera or setting as this is all new to me. While I am enjoying this new hobby of mine, and I am actually really good at getting the timing down, I do see that I get a lot of photos that are just not clear. I just want to improve the quality of my pictures. I know this will come with time, but Id love to know if possibly I should adjust my settings, and I am guessing upgrading my camera would help. I would love suggestions for a camera that I could move up to. I attached a picture from this summer that I took. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.