# In Memory of Eadweard Muybridge **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** non-nature\ **Created:** [September 18, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-memory-of-eadweard-muybridge/52296 "2026-09-18T16:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-memory-of-eadweard-muybridge/52296/1 "2026-09-18T16:52:23Z")
![Original - -20260912-_SA18709-Aspen Farms-DxO_DeepPRIME 3-Edit-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/d/cd9d605fc5f9a0026285dd886ab5cf02c5a9edb8.jpeg) **Critique Style:** Standard The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below. **Feedback Focus:** Artistic + Technical ### About This Image I thought I’d post this one because I love the coloration of the horse, and it confirms in one image what Muybridge did with 12 cameras triggered by threads as a horse ran in front of a white sheet in 1878. Here’s a nice [article](https://smarthistory.org/eadweard-muybridge-the-horse-in-motion/). ### Feedback Requested This is not a pose I would normally choose to process and post as it’s kind of a midpoint in the stride with no good sense of motion. However, I decided to do so because of the background to it. ### Technical Details Camera: SONY ILCE-1 Lens: FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS Focal length: 200mm Shutter speed: 1/2500s Aperture: f/9 ISO: 4000 ---
**Author:** ![Marylynne\_Diggs](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/marylynne_diggs/32/87403_2.png) [@Marylynne\_Diggs](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Marylynne_Diggs)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-memory-of-eadweard-muybridge/52296/2 "2026-09-18T20:59:14Z")
I immediately thought of Muybridge! Yeah, it’s more of a formal canter maybe? I’m not an equestrian, but the posture of both horse and rider feels very upright. That tail is special though! ML ---
**Author:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-memory-of-eadweard-muybridge/52296/3 "2026-09-19T04:52:26Z")
Great shot of a very forward canter showing that moment of suspension. The horse is eager…and by the amount of tack could be a little too eager. It looks to me they are about to go into an extended canter or gathering up for the next jump. I think there is plenty of motion, Dennis. A clear view of all the legs and the tail swish add to the movement. I think we worry too much and we get to be harsh critics of our own photography. The course looks great. Just a little unsure of the jump above the horse’s head. The article is a good one too! ---
**Author:** ![Huw\_Thomas](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/huw_thomas/32/87850_2.png) [@Huw\_Thomas](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Huw_Thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/in-memory-of-eadweard-muybridge/52296/4 "2026-09-19T09:10:40Z")
Hi @Dennis_Plank Anything with a photographic history reference always catches my eye and full marks for spelling his name correctly! I too am no equestrian but I like the pose you have captured and frozen. Your choice of 1/2500 obviously eliminates any motion blur - we can theorise as to whether Muybridge would have liked the motion blur he inevitably had in his shots - I like your crisper focus but am left wondering what a 10x slower SS might have delivered Step one for me was to remove the tree behind the horse’s ear as it was catching my eye ![processing example](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/0/1053d55263ba76d78f016e81699c408ec922ddcf.jpeg) I then played a bit with path blur on a cut out of the horse and rider, displaced it a bit backwards, and stuck the unadulterated horse and rider back on top. ![v2 -20260912-_SA18709-Aspen Farms-DxO_DeepPRIME 3-Edit-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/8/287355628b95a05a6354101965a3f2a6abc84627.jpeg) I’ve seen this double exposure type effect in cycling action shots - and I only thought about it following the Muybridge reference. Only intended as an interesting aside Regards Huw Processing example based on the original image: