Wednesday, April 29, 2009

William Woods Spring Dressage Show

Exhibitor proofs are finally, completely up on my proofing site. This was a really fun show for me despite shooting for 12 hours + each day and dealing with difficult lighting at times. The weather was gorgeous, first of all, and the show was just very laid back and fun. Everyone, from show management to the exhibitors, were super friendly and relaxed. Lots of smiles were captured on "film" (or compact flash card!) Please let me know if you have any ordering questions or special requests.

Below are a few images from the weekend. These by no means are all my favorites...I had to keep the number somewhat within reason. :)

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The next dressage event I'll be photographing is the High Point Farm Schooling Show in Paola, Kansas on May 23.

Monday, April 27, 2009

William Woods Spring Dressage in progress

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The William Woods Dressage Show proofs are in progress right now! I am working as fast as I can and your images will be going up as I complete them, in alphabetical order based on rider's last name. Keep checking back at the proofing site (www.sarahdickersonphoto.exposuremanager.com) as I'll be constantly adding riders.
I will send out an email to the exhibitor list once the show is completely uploaded, which should be by mid-week. Thanks for your patience in waiting on your proofs - right now, I'm juggling a full-time job with this part-time business and combine that with showing my own horse next weekend (!) and you've got one crazy schedule!

The show was a lot of fun and I hope to be back next year. The weather was wonderful and it's looking like everyone is going to have some great shots to choose from. I hope you enjoy them!!

Thanks!
Sarah

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

William Woods Dressage this weekend plus new show on schedule

Sarah Dickerson Photography will be covering the William Woods Spring Dressage Show at the William Woods University Campus in Fulton, Missouri this weekend (the 25th/26th of April). We will have proofs available for viewing at our table (in the show office area) beginning Saturday afternoon. This show is very full and very hectic, with a start at 7am and going until 7pm (or later) each day with no lunch break and one 10 minute break every two hours. Therefore, it is understandably going to be very hectic for us as I will be in the arena almost that entire time. Please be patient when it comes to your proofs - we will get them onto the computer and ready for you to view as quickly as possible, but especially Saturday there may be a fairly good lag time in getting them up for you. Don't forget, all proofs will be online as soon as possible after the show as well - so if your show schedule precludes you viewing proofs at the show, never fear, as proofs will be on my proofing site (www.sarahdickersonphoto.exposuremanager.com) for at least the rest of 2009. As I am showing my own horse at the KCDS show the following weekend, you can be sure I am motivated to get your proofs online as quickly as possible!! :)

Please note I've also added another dressage show to my calendar - I will be photographer for the Iowa Dressage Classic to be held at the beautiful just-opened facility, the Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center in Cumming, Iowa on October 3rd and 4th.

See you in Fulton this weekend!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Nelson, Nevada

While in Las Vegas last week Jim and I took a side trip to a "ghost town" of sorts, Nelson, Nevada. Nelson is located about an hour southeast of Las Vegas, past Boulder City and down a two lane highway that has absolutely NOTHING along it but open land and mountains for 10 miles, and leads down into a canyon...eventually dead-ending at the Colorado River. Nelson was originally a mining town in the 1800s up through around 1945. It was known as being a very rough and lawless town in the Civil War era. Not much is left of the original Nelson, other than the entrances to the mine and a few still-standing outbuildings. Part of it has been preserved as a mine tour and canoeing company, and is home to a lot of vintage architecture, derelict cars, and just plain old cool junk. In other words, an absolute photographer's haven.

We wandered around and took pictures at the old Texaco station and other buildings for about an hour (the gas station was featured in the Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell movie 3000 Miles to Graceland). Afterward, we drove on down into El Dorado Canyon, eventually ending up at a breathtaking overlook of the Colorado River.

We ended our adventure by witnessing a HUGE dust devil (see last picture!)WOW....it was spinning as fast and violently as a tornado!

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looking down the road leading into El Dorado Canyon
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Derelict T-28s sit across the road from the old Texaco station. 65 of these were purchased from the military and 32 of them are sitting here and being sold off as kits to be restored to flying condition.
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a dust devil west of Boulder City, Nevada on the way back from Nelson. The power and speed of this thing was impressive!
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