This is my first attempt at high speed photography. I was using my Canon 5DMKII with the 200mm 1.28 L II lens with a Pocket Wizard on the hot shoe, a Canon 580 EX II flash camera left and a Nikon SB-800 camera right. All shots were shot on manual including the flashes (which ranged from 1/128 to 1/16 power). Post processing mainly consisted of cropping. All colors are natural. We were using a Cognisys Stop Shot Module Deluxe Package.

I have also photoshopped the photo by blackening the back and front. Interesting note: the lettering on the side of the "UFO" has not been photoshopped, nor has the water.

The photo today is of the second of the two riders in the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation and Caribbean Equestrian Association (“CEA”) Junior Jumping Competition held on 27 June 2009. It was a great competition with the Cayman Island team winning the event.

For this photo of Ms. Jamie-Lauren McTaggart, Cayman’s 16 and under rider, I was standing on the far side of the course looking through a jump. Like her team mate, Ms. McTaggart had a great competition with the best score in the 16 and under category with only 15 faults.

For those interested in obtaining additional information about the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation, please visit their website.

Strobist information: Canon 5D Mark II with a 200mm f/2.8 L II lens and natural light.

I find snails amazing creatures. In Canada I did not see them, but here in the Cayman Islands, they are everywhere. Photographing them can be a little tricky since they only emerge at night, while during the day they are curled up in their shells. This photo was taken on my front sidewalk. The camera was on the ground a few feet from the snail which was making its way across the sidewalk to some fresh greenery.