horse racing - jumps Hang on

Adrian Garraway survives an awkward moment when his mount "Causal"

stumbles at the last hurdle. Causal recovered to finish the race.

Well done. Its realy good.

Thanks very much for looking and commenting Ali. Much appreciated. Regards, Neil

Nice shot Neil, I like it the only thing I wish was different was the background. I think if you had my 70-200mm F2.8L IS lens this shot taken at f2.8 would have taken care of the background for you.

Still its a nice one. :o)

 

DK.

 

Thanks very much for the comment David. I agree, the background detracts very much on this one. Unfortunately I couldn't crop it out without ruining the composition. I should have moved further back along the track so that the angle didn't include the pole and car. I shot this at 235 mm so I still had plenty to play with on my 100-400mm. Oh well, I'll know better next time. Kind regards, Neil

You really caught the right moment. The guy will hate you for having taken him in such and odd position. Pity for the car behind

My heart went into my throat when I first saw this - glad to see they finished intact! What a capture

Superb capture! Among my favorite in this excellent folder, Neil. Best regards

Thanks for this comment and the others you have left on several of my photos. Most appreciated. Regards, Neil

Can you imagine the strain and pressure in the leg she is landng on. How much does a horse weight ... 500 kg or something and it's definitely a multiple g shock making it tons. I wouldn't want to be her doing all the running for the jockey :))) Great action shot.

Thanks for your comments Juha. Hurdling and steeplechasing are tough on the horses. That's why they brought in the plastic hurdles here in Australia - added safety for jockey and horse. Neil