This was a day that took me back to last March when we photographed our very first Double T Farms show - lousy weather with fast action in a low light situation. While March was colder with sleet off and on, October was considerably wetter. The conditions on the field grew worse as the day grew longer, with the east end looking like some sort of mushroom soup - grey and yucky. I was thankful that despite the slippery conditions, everyone stayed in the saddle with no bad falls occurring during the day. With these conditions, the number of throw-aways goes up as the shutter speeds come down and the depth of field narrows, but we still managed to come away from the day with a respectable number of nice images of our mud-flinging riders.
The overall number of images taken on a wet, misty, rainy day like this was lower as the standard mode of operation was to 1) keep camera tucked inside jacket, 2) bring the camera out at the last possible second to catch the shot, 3) wipe the raindrops off of the lens filter, and 4) return camera to jacket. There were other interesting operating modes in play as the show progressed.
We caught Beth measuring the level of impurities in the rainwater with her tongue on multiple occasions.
Stevie Ray was assisting Beth in the water analysis, but waited until the rain hit the ground.
The "Smile To Chase Raindrops Away" award goes to this young fella!
Once again, Conley shows us how to ride with emotion.
And Jaimie rounds the poles as daylight begins to fade.
We are really looking forward to the final show of the year, the Fall Fun Show, on November 1st, and hope to catch your life beams while we're there! Our understanding is there will be horse and rider costumes and other special events that should be a lot of fun for everyone. We'll be back with more photos shortly after the show!
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