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Can't always depend on photos to tell the tale of happiness or not.   
My one rat report is that if the riders see me take their picture,  
there is a difference in expression.  The ones where they don't see  
me look more like they're concentrating, rather than looking  
unhappy.  At the recent Tejon ride, at the second location on Day 1,  
I was somewhat hidden about 150mm away in the canyon they were coming  
down, and only about half the riders noticed me, so you can see the  
differences.

The other thing I've noticed is if the riders recognize me  
personally, their expressions change to one of good humor w/  
greetings.  If they're riding in a pack (like the dusty shots from  
High Camp at Tevis this year) they were less likely to notice me  
until the last minute before passing.  Concentration was pretty  
necessary there.

My all time favorite ride photo was when I had no idea the  
photographer was there, my first time doing Sunland in 1999, and it  
was Jonni Jewell's shot.  <http://www.photo.lynnesite.com/photos/ 
4313028-L-1.jpg>

It also depends whether I'm having a good time on my horse or not-- 
which in my Rubberband's first rides was more about whether the photo  
was taken early in the ride (insert <grimace> here.)  As a  
photographer, I love it when the horse is being a twit and the rider  
is just laughing about it--I could do that on my mare and in fact one  
photo was in a catalog because it was so funny, but not on my boy.   
Hmmm.  I think it is the rubberband-aspect of life, plus she had a  
whole lot more self-preservation instinct than he does, which is why  
he'll probably never be a Tevis horse.

Lynne
Ember, Q and Twix
http://www.photo.lynnesite.com



On Oct 10, 2007, at 6:33 AM, Katrina Mosshammer wrote:

> That wasn't specifically aimed at CTR. If they had been AERC pics I  
> would
> have asked the same question. I'm just a detail oriented person and  
> the
> people expressions just happen to jump out at me. I just find it  
> odd how
> many people look like they are not having fun on a ride, and I've  
> seen it at
> AERC rides as well. All I meant was why would you have a hobby that  
> isn't
> fun? Regardless whether it is AERC or CTR. That's all that I meant.

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