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shirley — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:11:08 GMT

Have been wondering about Lure. So great to see him looking so well. Visited Claiborne many times and found the main cemetery soo inpressive with all the great sires and Swale there.

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maryann727 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:44:58 GMT

Today, Aug. 9, the link for the slide show of Claiborne Farm is not working. ??

I did get to enjoy the Stephen Foster weekend of photographs. Thank you. I enjoy your photography and this new blog.

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GJU — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:32:41 GMT

I just now found this blog! Wow, I can't to spend some time really going through all of the gorgeous pictures and reading comments. I love photography!! Those Winning Colors photos brought back some memories. I was at Santa Anita taking my own pictures that day and have them all in a Gary Stevens scrapbook. It brings back a lot of good memories.

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Anne Eberhardt Keogh — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:31:26 GMT

Thanks for the comments!

Jeanne from Texas Response: I agree that race photos of the equine athlete stretched out really show the animal's power. I usually submit two finish images, one stretched out and one with the legs undeneath. Editors then make a decision on which to use. For this blog entry it just happened that I went with the "legs underneath" finish, which can be such a pretty shot.. Variety is a good thing to keep in mind.

Riley Response: I do use Shutter Priority. For my Blame finish the camera was set at ISO 400, 640th of a second with a 7.1 fstop. My lens focal length was 200mm. I used Matrix Metering. Generally I use a -1/3rd compensation so as not to blow out the image. On this occasion I left the camera on zero compensation since the sun still was high up and it was harsh. I meter the horses in the post parade or first time by in long races.

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CBH — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Glad to hear Through The Lens will be a staple. Such a great idea for a blog. Love the photos and look forward to more to come. Keep up the great work!

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Jeanne from Texas — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:05:48 GMT

I do enjoy your photographs, but wish you would please publish photos that has the horse really stretched out running with only one leg on the ground; I think those are such great pictures. Tenacity is always evident when they are reaching out. Your pictures seem to always have all the legs underneath the horse. Just a request. Thanks and keep up the good work~!

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Lydia — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:22:52 GMT

Cool, Anne. Very nice to see you recognized for all your great work!! Go Baby Go ... or something like that!

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nmh — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:43:57 GMT

these photos are works for art..

thank you

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Riley — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:44:55 GMT

Anne,

Would you mind sharing a little technical information please? I was also at Churchill on Stephen Foster day. My photos of Blame were taken from around the 1/16th pole, but demonstrate more contrast than yours, and I had to reduce this on my computer to get reasonable photos. How do you meter your camera in conditions of sharp contrast ie very sunny days and trying to bring out detail on a a deep bay horse who is significantly back lit? Do you use center weighted metering in these conditions or go with matrix metering? I presume you shoot shutter priority? Do you trust your camera to determine your aperture setting or do you perhaps take a reading off the track and then use exposure lock when shooting the horse...if not, do you think that is a reasonable thing to do to get better detail in situations when your primary subject is dark and is very back lit? You've stopped the action cold. Do you use 1/1000 sec for your shutter speed to accomplish this? Thanks for your help. Wonderful photos.

Riley

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txhorsefan — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:52:09 GMT

Thank you!! I'm very happy to learn your blog will be a permanent feature of this site. I loved your photo journey through Claiborne, as well as the other photos you have shared. I'll be looking forward to more. Thanks!

Celeste

txhorsefan

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Robin from Maryland — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:12:23 GMT

Thanks for the article. I've been to Claiborne several years ago, and your pics brought back so many wonderful memories, Thank you so much.

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Convene — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:29:24 GMT

This is a really nice feature, especially for those of us who have essentially no chance of ever actually seeing these places and events. I plan to visit often. Hope you'll include lots of photos of the horses too as they're what it's really all about. Thanks again for sharing your eyes with us.

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Michelle — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:10:08 GMT

gorgeous photos. i aspire to some day be that good.