A friend of mine asked me to take pictures of her sister’s 18th birthday party. They set up a haunted house in the basement and I attempted to shoot some pictures in the pitch dark. It was really hard shooting from the hip all night but I got a few good reaction shots. I would love to try to shoot another haunted house one day with some more time and play with an off camera flash and smoke.
-Lindsay
In case you missed it: Cowboy mounted shooting is an equestrian competitive sport where a rider must guide their horse through a variety of courses while shooting ten balloon targets with single-action revolvers loaded with blank cartridges. It is a timed event with penalties added to the raw time for missed targets or riding the course incorrectly. The sport is for all ages and is split into different classes depending on age group and experience of the rider.
As promised, here are some photos from the Peach State Mounted Shooters Georgia State Competition on October 5, 2014 in Gainesville, Georgia. I had way too many to choose from so I stuck to the ones I thought were the best. Enjoy.
Side note: One of these days I’m going to do a ‘Faces of Cowboy Mounted Shooting’ series and it will be glorious.
-Lindsay
Cowboy mounted shooting is an equestrian competitive sport where a rider must guide their horse through a variety of courses while shooting ten balloon targets with single-action revolvers loaded with blank cartridges. It is a timed event with penalties added to the raw time for missed targets or riding the course incorrectly. The sport is for all ages and is split into different classes depending on age group and experience of the rider.
These pictures are from a practice shoot last month. This is a preview for the photos I will post after the October competition.
Lindsay Hartmann 