captured moments

I ordered pro photos from our day at Loch Moy a few weeks ago!!! Actual physical prints, bc they were $5/each compared to $40 per web resolution digital download. And they finally arrived!

no, can't be a pic of me smiling in the dressage ring??
all photos used with purchase from Erin Gilmore Photography

Not gonna lie, I was kinda surprised about the pricing model -- presumably there's a business reason for why the actual physical products (that require shipping) cost less than the digital equivalent? Maybe somebody here knows. 

superstar mare, bein a superstar

Regardless, obvi I had to snag a few! None of the dressage pictures were super impressive, naturally... Recall Doozy was pretty tense... Plus, eh, we're just not that good at it!

lookin sharp, Ms Dooz!

We got a few nice jumping efforts tho <3 <3

wheeeee rompin around the xc!

And I'm always a sucker for generic shots of just cruising around, lookin majestic!

this mare has the best expressions <3

My favorite shots, tho, are the random candids <3 Would I buy the below picture for $40? No, probably not. But for $5? Yep I love it haha!

she knows she did good <3

There used to be another photography company that covered these events and would sell you a thumb drive with every single (un-edited) pic from your day, for the bargain price of $99. And guys, I bought that thumb drive *every time.* When I'm just buying individual photos tho... Eh, I have a hard time spending more than $50 or $60 total. Ymmv.

I do love the pictures tho, any long-time reader knows this blog most fundamentally serves as a searchable indexed photographic archive of the last 10 years of my horsey history. It's fun to look at these pictures today and appreciate how far Doozy has come in the last few months! It's also fun to imagine under what circumstances I might be looking back on these pictures months or even years from now <3