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its a horse of course
its a horse of course
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Horse(s) (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: country side in Woodstock Ontario.
Date: Aug 19, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200's
Galleries: Candid, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 20, 2008

after petting a horse in a field out in the country i took a pic of him.

Statistics
Place: 117 out of 121
Avg (all users): 4.4066
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 3.9375
Avg (non-participants): 4.6610
Views since voting: 832
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 182
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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09/04/2008 02:17:31 PM
Hello from the Critique Club!

I do not check the score or the other comments before writing my critique.

Well - it's easy to see which challenge this was for (part of my critiquing is to try and place the photo in the recent challenge without checking first.)

I did go back up and read your description and the photo matches your comments. It has the feel of someone who just put the camera up and snapped a shot without prior planning to create much more than a snapshot.

The composition needs major improvement. The ears are cut off, the nostrils have become the prominent feature of the horse (although out of focus) and the bottom of the nose is cut off. Pulled back just a bit and even just a little to the side would have made a big difference here...as opposed to the straight on out of focus shot.

The focus and the composition are the two main elements I would work on here. It appears that you need to step back and/or close up the aperture to give you better depth of field and more of your subject in focus. Also, not sure what size file you have but it appears a bit pixelated. The lighting isn't too bad, although a bit bright and washed out. The horse also has blue hair :) Not sure what camera you have used, but be aware of that blue fringing in high contrast areas.

I would have scored this a 4 in the challenge.

I hope this helps!

Judy
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/27/2008 12:24:36 PM
traditional shot but need sharper focus on eye and flies
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/26/2008 12:30:14 AM
Focus seems off up and down across the image. There are also major jpg artifacts present throughout the photo. The image size is only 20kB - you are allowed up to 200kB. That alone would have eliminated most if not all of the jpg compression artifacts.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/25/2008 08:51:47 PM
the crop seems a bit awkward and the image seems a tad noisy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/25/2008 08:34:30 PM
yes, but a horse cropped too tightly!!! Please leave in the ears and muzzle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/25/2008 06:13:05 PM
Interesting choice of angle and crop. Doesn't feel like anything is in focus, yet it's not overly blurred or unpleasant. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/25/2008 04:46:30 PM
Cute guy. He needs his fly mask.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/25/2008 11:38:44 AM
focus seems a bit off
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08/25/2008 05:46:11 AM
Too pixxellated and badly composed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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