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01/25/2004 09:12:31 AM |
Needs just a touch more light. You can not tell where rider ends and night starts...
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01/24/2004 06:45:50 PM |
| rugly? Nice photo, did you use a flash?, perhaps it would have benefited from no flash, but I know that shooting horses is hard cause you need a short exposure. |
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01/24/2004 07:37:52 AM |
These comments may not be appropriate because of camera used. If so, please accept my apologies. It may also be that the original is better than what appears on the monitor.
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The flash seems to be straight on which in itself need not be a problem but it has burned out the front of the horses face. The coat and mane are beautifully exposed. Unfortunatly the dark coat of the rider has disembodied his head.
If an off camera flash had been used to the left and pointing up slightly and been held closer to the rider I think it may have illuminated at least the shape of the rider without leaving shadows on the horses face.
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01/23/2004 06:15:03 PM |
The extremely tight crop (or frame), unfortunately eliminates features of both horse and rider. While the flash appears a little harsh on the horse\'s face, it lacks range to distinguish the sleeve (and possibly the rider\'s wrist and hand) from the jacket.
From an equestrian point of view, a better perspective would be one including, at least, the rider\'s hand and the course of the reigns. This would reveal more of a relationship between the two beings. Ideally the reigns would flat and untwisted also, showing no tension.
The rider\'s hands, here, levy a visible effect on the horse\'s mouth. The position of the bit substantiates the evidence of a hard hand. The horse\'s eye seems to register and reflect this as much as the bright proximity of the flash.
Its head carriage is very high, too, for what appears to be a fairly green horse, but not too unusual for an Arab, certainly.
Equestrian shots, in my experience, are one of the most taxing and difficult of all. Not only does the photographer have to master his/her craft, he/she needs to have a fundamental understanding of horses and the sport to render a -telling- shot. Needless to say, to provide all this while having to battle poor light and changeable conditions which are in constant flux is no picnic.
The thrill and the thing to look for here, IMHO, is a split second of harmony between the two, a kind of suspended animation, which few recognize and even less can capture. |
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01/23/2004 02:40:33 PM |
| Georgeous horse. Is it a lipisan stallion? (Spelling?) I have a movie about the US saving them during the war. Beautiful horse and great photo. |
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01/20/2004 12:14:05 PM |
| Should have removed the glare on the tooth... also, horse looks stoned! |
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01/19/2004 10:56:51 PM |
| the eyes are too distracting. |
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01/19/2004 06:16:05 PM |
| I personally don't care for how the riders head is cropped off as well as the horses nose. |
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01/19/2004 10:48:56 AM |
| Looks like the light was pretty dim there for your shot. The riders head is cut off as is the horses nose. Nice try and a good entry for the challenge. |
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01/19/2004 09:35:31 AM |
| Take my opinion for what it's worth please ( you won't get far) . . . but I'd have like to seen the rest of the horse's muzzle--also have the picture exposed so we can see more of the rider. This would be tricky because of the close-up of the white horse and what seems to have been a low-light scene. |
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01/19/2004 09:15:20 AM |
| Better lighting would help this shot - the rider gets lost in the background. Subject meets the theme. Perhaps focusing on either the horse or the rider - they're competing for my attention |
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01/19/2004 04:25:25 AM |
| flash is a bit harsh, but it kind of adds to this image - like it was an action shot. |
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