Once again it’s time for the
Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance (TBA) photo contest, and there are some stellar submissions this year (guaranteed to be better than the Eclipse winner which tends to be rather dry and predictable). The first round of voting runs through next Saturday (December 25), so visit the
TBA home page, and make your selections. The top 10 will undergo a second round of voting, ending on December 31.
Among my personal favorites:
Bud Morton’s
Saratoga Turf Turn
Bob Mayberger’s
Up, Up and Away
Eric Kalet’s
Super Calvin
Kate Hunter’s
Japan Cup
Wendy Uzelac’s
Blame vs. Zenyatta
Maybe not the best photo, but certainly the one most ironically appropriate for the state of horse racing today is this one by Jay Moran,
A Senior Moment:
As a professional photographer, I think the Mayberger one has some quality (his other one is a little better, however)- it always helps to get your camera somewhere different, but most of the others you selected were very generic as photographs. It's hard not confusing compelling days with compelling photography. The senior moment one was different, but the composition was decidedly lacking, with the lead horse's head cropped out of the picture. It just felt like the shooter didn't plan their shot enough.
ReplyDeleteAll of these photos are terrific. I do believe though that the TBA contest would be served well by creating two categories:
ReplyDelete1) professional
2) amateur
The skill levels and the equipment for the bloggers who take images at the racetrack is not a match for those who have doing this for many years.
And quite possibly the contestants may not even have a blog of their own. Something that should be required to entered a prestigious contest such as this one. ;-)
For some fabulous Aussie racehorse photos visit Bronwyn Healy's blog - The Image Is Everything
ReplyDeleteThere are some really spectacular High Chapparal photos of interest to all you High Chap fans.