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Featured Work

Astana warm up by Elena Martinello

Just before the race Astana Team is warming up. Giro d’Italia 2009. Venice. Italy. / Canon Eos 40D
Concentration by Elena Martinello

Sastre just before the race – Giro d’Italia 2009 – 9th May – Lido di Venezia – Italy / Canon Eos 40D
Montevideo by PennyEdwardes

Medium used: coloured pencil/pastel Here is the commissioned work of Sharon Potter’s FEI horse “Montevideo”
Swim by Harvey Schiller

Created in Photoshop.
Shadow Dancing by TeeArt

Shadow dancing / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Recent Work

Jessica Shaw - barrel race Great Western 09 by RodeoImagesAus

Jessica competing in the junior barrel horse race on Good Friday 09.
Tension by Dennis Gay

THE SUBJECT: / A young bodyboarder shows the tension of the moment just before making a roll-over. THE LOCATION: / This sports shot was made from my favourite rocky perch at the end of the breakwater at Town Beach, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia on a great spring day. THE MAKING OF ‘Tension’: / The time of day was perfect for the light and the break was in nice and close to the breakwater this day and most of the action was heading toward me which suited Milady Fuji just fine. / Fuji S9600: RAW, 1/1200sec @ f/4.9, Continuous focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Surfing collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more salty heroes. Enjoy! BODYBOARDING / (Click the links!) Tension / Saltwater Gymnast / Sliding Over Glass / Drop Knee Bodyboard Action / Intensity / Closing Over / Swallowed Up / Grimace / Breeching / Happiness is a Good Tube / Surfing the Suds / Wet Curtain / Follow the Curve / On the Lip / Surf the Dark Tunnel / Sunset Surfer / SWOOSH! / It’s Out to Get Me! / Out of the Break / Riding the Wall / Duck Prints /
the windup by Michael Scholl

I got the baseball bug watching the world series game tonight, so I just started sketching. colored pencil
The Best Spot by Dennis Gay

THE SUBJECT: / Two old mates doing a spot of fishing in the light of a late winter’s afternoon. THE LOCATION: / Beside the North Haven River at Laurieton, NSW, Australia. THE MAKING OF ‘The Best Spot’: / I was cruising, (in my car), around the Camden Haven scouting out possible subjects and turned into a little reserve with a jetty that I had not been to before. / With my camera slung about my neck I walked around and was gob-smacked by the glorious light I saw painting over this lovely scene. / Fuji S9600: RAW, f/4.9 @ 1/450sec, Auto focus, ISO80, Hand held. / Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Just Fishin’ collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more piscatorial scenes. Enjoy! JUST FISHIN / (Click the links!) The Best Spot / Sunset Fishing / Flat out Fishin’ / The Flathead Expert / Preparation / Fishing is for the Birds / Stranded! / Oh What a Tangled Web / Rock Fishing Series Rock Fishermen #2 / Rock Fishermen #3 / Fishing Lessons / It Takes Two to Tangles / A Man and His Dog in a Tinny / Just Fishin’ / Pontoon Silhouette Series Back to Back 1/2 / Dusk Silhouette on the Pontoon 2/2 / Silhouette Series The Akuna Comes Home 1/3 / Fishermen All 2/3 / Waiting, Waiting 3/3 /
En Passant by Dennis Gay

THE SUBJECT: / No.1244 was one of the many female participants in the 2008 Panthers Ironman Triathlon and was just into her 2nd lap of the cycling stage. / The title is a particular move in the game of Chess. THE LOCATION: / At the top of William Street in Port Macquarie , NSW, Australia. THE MAKING of ‘En Passant’: / The day was dull, the light fluctuated from poor to poorer and while the exposure would be spot on for the contestants, the sky and very bright things were blown out. This is why I processed the RAW photograph for a B&W conversion in Photoshop CS and am very happy with the result. / I am especially taken by the action blur of the opposite cyclists made by my panning the camera. / Fuji S9600: RAW, 1/200sec @ f/4.5, ISO80, Hand held. / S7RAW and Photoshop CS. Visit the Sport & Leisure collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more two wheeled iron action. UPDATE: 6-2-09 / On the advice of a Federation of Camera Clubs NSW accredited judge I have removed a distracting blurred pedestrian from the image’s top right corner. I must admit it made an improvement. UPDATE: 10-2-09 / This mighty Ironwoman was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s January 2009 Open Competition in the Large Monochrome Print section. UPDATE: 30-8-09 / These hardy Ironman peddlers have been featured in the 60and Beyond Group. Enjoy! IRONMAN / (Click the links!) En Passant / Toughing it Out / Ironman09 – I forgot to shave this morning / Ironman09 – One Each Way / WHOOPS! / Feel the Strain / Take a Giant Breath / Chrissie Wellington in the Lead / True Grit / Pass it On / Gatorade! / Grinners Are Winners / Cheer Squad / Pale Rider / It Takes All You’ve Got /
So You Think by matt572

Cox Plate For Sale / A4 size Print $25 / Plus postage. / Email me at matt572@live.com.au quoting item no#. So You Think 9131
Yağli Güreşleri - Oil Wrestlers by taiche

Gökova – Akçapinar, Muğla, Turkey 1.11.09 / Sony Cybershot Courtesy Wikimedia Yağlı güreş (English pronunciation: /ˈjɑːlə ˈɡʊrɛʃ/, Turkish: [ˈjaːlɯ ˈɟyreʃ]) is the Turkish national sport. It is commonly known as oil wrestling (sometimes as grease wrestling) because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash, Tuvan Khuresh and to Tatar Köräş. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from Persian پهلوان or pahlavan, meaning “hero” or “champion”) wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called kisbet (sometimes kispet), which were traditionally made of water buffalo hide, but now also of calfskin. Unlike Olympic wrestling, oil wrestling matches may be won by achieving an effective hold of the kisbet. Thus, the pehlivan aims to control his opponent by putting his arm through the latter’s kisbet. To win by this move is called paça kazık. Originally, matches had no set duration and could go on for one or two days, until one man was able to establish superiority, but in 1975 the duration was capped at 40 minutes for the baspehlivan and 30 minutes for the pehlivan category. If no winner is determined, another 15 minutes—10 minutes for the pehlivan category—of wrestling ensues, wherein scores are kept to determine the victor. The annual Kırkpınar tournament, held in Edirne in Turkish Thrace since 1362, is the oldest continuously running, sanctioned sporting competition in the world. In recent years this style of wrestling has also become popular in other countries, most notably the Netherlands and Japan. More about this sport at the bottom of the page …. The earliest depictions of wrestling are found in the Beni Hasan Temple in Egypt. The sport of oil wrestling dates back to 2650 BC in Egypt and Assyria. Turkish wrestlers had started covering themselves according to the Islamic law (between the navel and the knees) after the 10th century. When the ancient Turkish freestyle wrestling met the ancient Greco-Roman olympic oil wrestling, a new wrestling style was born: Traditional Turkish Oil Wrestling. Freestyle and the leather clothing came from traditional Turkish wrestling called “karakucak” (literally means black hug), olive oil came from the ancient olympic wrestling and most of the wrestling terms from Persian. In the Ottoman Empire, wrestlers learned the art in special schools called تکیه tekke, which were not merely athletic centres, but also spiritual centres, similar to those attended by the Japanese Sumo wrestlers, where it was taught that man is not just matter, but also spirit. These centers bear a striking resemblance to the Zurkhanes of Iran. This could explain the abundance of Persian terms in oil wrestling. Since competition without the harmony of matter and spirit would be detrimental to the development of good character, wrestlers oil one another prior to matches as a demonstration of balance and mutual respect. Equally, if a younger man should defeat an older man, he kisses the latter’s hand (A sign of respect for elders in Turkey, similar to a Japanese bow). Matches are held all over Turkey throughout the year, but in early summer the wrestlers gather in Kırkpınar for the annual three-day wrestling tournament to determine who will be the baspehlivan (chief hero) of Turkey. Every year, around 1000 wrestlers attend the tournament. Ottoman chroniclers and writers attest that the Kırkpınar Games have been held every year since 1362, making them the world’s oldest continually sanctioned sporting competition. Only about 70 times were the Games cancelled. The matches have been held there since 1924, where they were moved after the Balkan War. The original site had been some 35 kilometres distant. Kırkpınar, on the outskirts of Edirne (the second capital of the Ottoman Empire until the fall of Constantinople in 1453), was once the site of the summer hunting palace of the Ottoman Sultan. There are some organized competitions outside Turkey, prominent among which is the Royal Dutch Power Sport Federation (KNKF Koninklijke Nederlandse Krachtsport en Fitnessfederatie) in the Netherlands.
Harvard by kimbarose

Harvard is a 6 year Thoroughbred of the track, who is now captured during his workout as a Jumper in Texas. Taken with an Olympus E-510 as he is cantering the ring. /
Glen Boss by matt572

Cox Plate For Sale / A4 size Print $25 / Plus postage. / Email me at matt572@live.com.au quoting item no#. So You Think 9371
Danleigh by matt572

For Sale / A4 size Print $25 / Plus postage. / Email me at matt572@live.com.au quoting item no#. Danleigh 8571
These Shoes Were Meant for Walking.....For Breast Cancer Awareness by Sandy Sparks

October 24 was the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides for Breat Cancer 5k Walk here in Atlanta, Ga. I pledged to walk it in pink heels. I walked that and more. I had people coming up to me and congradulating me and asking me if my feet hurt. I just told them that walking 3or so miles in high heels is nothing compared to the pain and hardship of dealing with cancer and if I can kick cancer I can certainly walk this short distance in a pair of heels. It was fabulous. I never felt so wonderful.