Tag Archives: horse

View 167: Another Lincoln

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Last year I showed you a statue of Abraham Lincoln on the Syracuse University campus.  That statue depicted a deep thinking Lincoln. Next door to SU, another statue of Lincoln resides on the State University of New York College of … Continue reading →

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Barrel Racing at the Fair

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

This is my fourth year of photographing the New York State Fair Barrel Racing Championship event.  Barrel racing is an exciting horse riding event where rider and horse circumvent around three empty 55 gallon barrels arranged in a triangle.  The … Continue reading →

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View 121: Prime Real Estate

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

Before I get to this week’s View, I want to explain how it came about.  All week long the weather forecasts were calling for cold and rain with some wet snow mixed in over the entire weekend.  I had been … Continue reading →

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Thundering Hooves

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

The six and eight draft horse competitions at this year’s New York State Fair had standing room only crowds in the Coliseum arena. There were many teams of Percheron and Belgium draft horses but only one team of Clydesdales. The … Continue reading →

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Reining Horses

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

I have been photographing horse shows at the New York State Fairgrounds indoor horse arena called the Coliseum for the last 15 years.  I’ve never been happy with my results.  Having to resort to slow shutters and panning or use … Continue reading →

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