Interview:

Where was this taken? It was taken in a field of mares and foals on our stud farm, in Hampshire, UK.

What is your Nikon favorite gear? I look enviously at the D700 every time I see one in a shop or on the net and I stare rudely when I see one round someones neck. The stories I hear of low lighting excellence make me drool.

Some shooting tips? I really don’t feel qualified enough to be giving out tips, but I do like to use the shutter of 125-200 for panning the running shots. It gets good blurred legs and background for a good sense of speed whilst keeping the head relatively sharp.

Processing tips?
I’ve dabbled with a few shots that have taken a while with Capture NX2 but they lack the natural look and I strive to take pictures that have the old fashioned magic of photography: Timing and Light.

How did you start photography?
I started with my Grandad’s when I was young and have been a keen snapper for 20 years. It’s only this year that I have graduated from compacts to an SLR.

What are your goals? I’ve had a great response this year with pictures of horses that have improved hugely and photos of my son, which I wouldn’t put online for fear of them being being abused. Such a shame as these are some of my best. I have had requests from strangers to snap their horses and I would really like to make a sideline taking horse pictures for studs around the country. I’m a Stallionman on a thoroughbred stud. It’s as good a job as there is in the world, and I’ve had a few, but it ain’t going to make me rich. So if I can make a few quid with this in the future I’ll be over the moon.

Favorite photographers on Flickr? Favourite flickr members include Steve Durrant and Chris Sharratt, I don’t think you’ll find a finer set of nature pictures on the internet let alone flickr, Eduardo Amorin, whose is lucky enough to have such incredible subjects at hand and the talent to catch them and my favourite holland fotograaf. Jaap’s pictures of landscapes are just so subtle in their attention to detail and have a beautiful serenity. His macro is pretty is pretty good as well!

Website?
No website yet but I’ll be getting there soon.

Anything else you d like to say?
Thanks ever so much to you and all the people who took the time to look and comment on the photographs. It really has made me very proud and given me many big bales of enthusiasm to continue improving.

Other winning photographs of the Nikon Award:

Happiness

Notable work

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