The Eclipse for Photography...

[ALostTexan]

Was the horse OK? Was the jockey OK? These questions have alot to do with how much I like the picture...

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Was the horse OK? Was the jockey OK? These questions have alot to do with how much I like the picture...

Yeah, according to the article they were both fine.

[Mag]

"Composition, content, I don't like this shot on so many levels (although the flagpole sticking out of the jock's butt is a nice and unprofessional touch )."

LOL! Now that you mention it!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Was the horse OK? Was the jockey OK? These questions have alot to do with how much I like the picture...

They were both entirely uninjured - bloodhorse.com Last years Eclipse winner was a picture of Julian Leparoux hanging on for dear life to the head of a horse. Afleet Alex picture? Didn't show anything, really, the impact was as we know how it turned out. I like this picture, although I understand your comments. It's hard to catch everything in the air! Opportunity knocks.

I'm going to go see if I can find the other Eclipse candidate photos somewhere.

Edit: google images: eclipse award photography shows most of them