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09/07/2008 12:23:33 AM |
**Critique Club**
Beautiful image. As I see from your photog comments, you knew going in that this was probably not super DPC-friendly. I'm always very pleased when someone enters a shot that he/she likes knowing it may not be the bee's knees (to the masses). Enter what you love, I say. If it turns out to be popular, so be it. If not, at least there will be some that share your vision (as evidenced by the commenters average!).
Personally, I really like various aspects of this shot. The B/W looks great (I'm a sucker for high contrast), I love the tight crop, and the selective blur/sharp works like a charm. Really the only thing I don't like is the border. It's close, but not quite right. I would have made the top and bottom black bits larger (so as to emulate a wide screen movie look a bit more).
All in all, a fantastic job. Keep on keeping on. Now I'm off to browse your portfolio a bit more!
Please feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions or comments.
Nathan |
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09/01/2008 10:29:23 AM |
| I for one am very pleased you entered this. One of the most powerful entries in the challenge - you definitely captured the spirit and power of a horse. Your choices in crop and processing really add to this. One of my 10s. |
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09/01/2008 09:56:14 AM |
| I'm very disappointed to see where this one landed. I love, Love, LOVE this one! |
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08/31/2008 04:05:31 PM |
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08/30/2008 11:43:34 PM |
Gorgeous high contrast study. Calligraphic. I give you the Posthumous Red Ribbon.
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08/30/2008 11:27:05 PM |
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08/29/2008 04:48:05 PM |
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08/29/2008 11:59:48 AM |
| Your image suggests the feeling of power to me. I'm scoring it a 10 and hope it will finish in the top 10. |
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08/29/2008 12:24:07 AM |
| Strange, strained look for the horse. I love the tones and I wish that dpc would allow more width for this to have better impact. Lovely black and white tones on this. Very unique! I like the style of this. |
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08/28/2008 08:15:42 PM |
| This just really strikes a chord with me. Quite like it. |
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08/27/2008 09:18:48 PM |
| I like the texture and sort of gutsy prize fighter feel to the image. |
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08/27/2008 12:17:29 PM |
| great perspective but too out of focus for me |
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08/25/2008 11:28:20 PM |
| Usually, a shot that has this many technical flaws would get a 4 or 5 from me, but there's something about the energy in this photo that throws technicality to the wind. It is like some of those old Life photos where your first thought isn't, "should have used f/5.6", it's "How wonderful!" |
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08/25/2008 09:19:03 PM |
| I really love the B&W tones here. In some areas the shadows and highlights are a tad harsh but for the feel & mood of this shot it works. It gives it a ol' tyme feel and calls the eyes attention the cock of the head and the windswept hair. In some aspects it takes on the feel & mood of a painting. The pose of the horse's head and the windblown mane really play up a feel for the horse's majesty and projects an image of the horse galloping at full speed. Even though we do not see the rest of the body, we really do breathe the wind with this horse because of that pose and way you captured him/her in this composition. The crop of the photo is nice and tight; keeping the attention focused on your main subject. My critique on the shot is that while tightly focused on your main subject you cropped it a bit too much. You cropped out a bit of the horse's mouth and ear; that I feel is a flaw because to show the full horse's head would further strengthen the beauty and majesty of this lovely animal. |
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08/25/2008 05:36:04 PM |
| Hope you ducked, cause I wouldn't want to be around a horse with a tense mouth like that! Too tight a crop on muzzle and ears, otherwise a very unusual pov. Wonder how this would've looked in colour. |
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08/25/2008 04:00:20 PM |
| A nice feeling of strength and movement here. B&W is perfect for this. |
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08/25/2008 01:40:00 PM |
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08/25/2008 12:34:01 PM |
| I actually love this shot, there is a harsh reality , the black and white of this is stunning. |
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08/25/2008 11:41:14 AM |
| this is really pretty. kinda tight crop on the nose, but it doesn't seem to be much of a problem. i like your focus, it really fits your photo. black and white was a good idea with this photo-8 |
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08/25/2008 02:25:13 AM |
| The dof seems to come and go all over his face. I do like the highkey b&w though. |
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08/25/2008 01:20:41 AM |
| I like this angle. There's a spirit captured here. Works really well in black and white. |
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08/25/2008 12:51:10 AM |
| i like this a lot. a sense of motion, animalness. the background horses are a distraction though. |
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08/25/2008 12:39:13 AM |
| I like the B&W but the crop is way too tight. |
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