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Challenge: Horse(s) (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Southern California
Date: Aug 18, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 12 out of 121
Avg (all users): 6.5707
Avg (commenters): 7.6087
Avg (participants): 6.3438
Avg (non-participants): 6.6917
Views since voting: 2761
Views during voting: 472
Votes: 184
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)


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12/14/2009 08:33:40 AM
What a truly magnificent steed! Amazing shot!
09/01/2008 01:02:26 AM
This was my favourite. That is some horse, spit flying, chest muscles, crimped or unbraided mane flying and that look out from underneath it, well it just isn't something you forget. Many beautiful horses and beautiful pictures of horses in this challenge, but this one says "horse" in the most powerful way, and part of that is because he/she is being ridden.... (Just a little annoyed at all the rider comments).
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2008 10:02:59 PM
Beautiful and powerful animal! In my opinion may have worked better without the rider.
08/31/2008 12:25:48 PM
It would have enhanced this fabulous photo if the rider would have been dressed to match the regalness of this very regal horse IMO
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08/30/2008 11:28:03 PM
The horse is fantastic - the motion - the mane - it's only a pity that the rider doesn't look more engaged. Your bw tones are excellent.
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08/29/2008 04:45:45 PM
Fantastic drama, beautifully captured
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08/28/2008 01:34:31 PM
Great display of strength, gorgeous animal (the horse is nice too (j/k ;-))
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08/27/2008 08:01:43 PM
Wow! Hope to see you on the front page. So much details on the horse. The guy would have greatly added to the compo if he had another look (medieval, cowboy, etc.) 8
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08/27/2008 12:29:05 PM
very cool mein - in contrast with crisplook of rider
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08/27/2008 08:12:49 AM
just like the shot!
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08/26/2008 03:27:35 PM
Love the mane!!
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08/26/2008 02:04:53 PM
Man, this could have been great! except for the dude in the t-shirt. awesome horse, awesome action, awesome mane, awesome crop. but the t-shirt kills it for me. if the rider had been in traditional dress with a hat, OMG!!!!!! (even any shirt with a collar would have rocked)
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08/25/2008 11:19:01 PM
stunning image lots of character
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08/25/2008 10:15:25 PM
I like this because it is so very different and composed very well.
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08/25/2008 08:50:50 PM
if this photo was the whole horse, or at least included the front hooves, it would get huge points from me. the horses mane is lovely, as is its coat. its just cropped too tight is all-6
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08/25/2008 08:42:21 PM
very cool mane - the b/w choice works well to focus on the textures

i can see a bit of sharpening halo that you should watch out for
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08/25/2008 08:37:26 PM
This is one of my two favorites in this challenge, I just love that mane!! Nice action. 10
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08/25/2008 08:33:37 PM
lovely, incredible subject and capture. I'm guessing Friesian. Just wish the rider were dressed up a bit more to better offset the horse. 9
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08/25/2008 07:46:35 PM
for me personaly the man on the horse spoils the picture( i know sometimes you cant have everything ) ,if there is one thing i love about horses is there hair and wow this horse has hair so just to see the horse running would have been great.still a good picture tho well done.
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08/25/2008 05:53:40 PM
A magnificent animal...Beautiful details and it looks great in B & W!
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08/25/2008 05:14:43 PM
Gotta love that HAIR! :)
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08/25/2008 04:25:36 PM
beautiful action picture of the horse with its fantastic main. I may have gone for a higher contrast transition to black and white, to emphasise the horse a bit more, but still Great shot. : )
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08/25/2008 11:53:10 AM
bad hair day? gorgeous details and textures. good b/w conversion with dreat richness of tones.
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08/25/2008 06:54:39 AM
Fabulous hair (on the horse) is it a particular type of horse as we have a large black horse close to us who has a very similar mane ?
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08/25/2008 05:57:37 AM
Good image.
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08/25/2008 03:37:45 AM
Beautiful! Looks like a ribbon winner to me RD.
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08/25/2008 01:55:12 AM
Spectacular hair. Sorry, but I could do without the human in this image ;) 7
08/25/2008 01:29:12 AM
I think the frame is cropped a little too close to the rider. Maybe either crop down right to the horse with a barely recognizable person in the shot, or give a little more freespace surrounding the rider involved.
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