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Karol and I went to see the Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria today. This is a picture of one. They performed in Millville, which is only a 20-minute drive. They are headquartered in Myakka City, Florida. They are white horses that go through a series of maneuvers – with and without riders.
It turns out the horses are born black. Then, between three and six years of age, they turn white. One of the stallions was 17 years old and they said he would likely perform for another eight years. I guess horses can live to a pretty old age – longer than dogs.
It was a little frustrating as a picture taking exercise. They had a hurricane fence between the bleachers and the horses. I sat on the top row in an effort to shoot pictures OVER the fence. That meant I had to use the telephoto zoom. The zoom makes it harder to get a good clear sharp picture.
One of the challenges with a digital camera is I could not afford to leave it on all the time as that would quickly drain the batteries. As a result I missed a few shots that I might have been able to get, had I be able to leave the camera on all the time.
What I really need is some kind of auxiliary power unit that would attach to my belt and allow me to leave the camera on for an extended period of time.
I have a 64MB CompactFlash card in the camera. It will hold about 64 pictures. Today I filled it. It looks like I could use a larger capacity one. Perhaps one of those 512MB units. They’re down to only $65.
I plan to put up a slide show of some of the photos, but that will take a while.
Posted by Ted at September 26, 2004 7:23 PMThanks for the picture. Enjoyed your comments. They are interesting. Know that they have been in our area in the past but never got to see them. Nice that they were so close to you. Sounds like an interesting show.
Posted by: Mother & Dad at September 27, 2004 9:33 PM