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Challenge: Horse(s) (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II/III USM
Location: Arlington Park Racetrack
Date: Aug 24, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Aug 24, 2008

 Didn't think I'd enter the Horse(s) challenge since I'm hardly around them and don't know much about them not to mention how to photograph them. Then it occurred to me on Friday that I live less than 2 miles from one of the premier horse racetracks in the U.S. -- Arlington Park. I stayed around for 3 races with this being the last. I was pretty disappointed with most of the shots except for this one.

I'm sure there'll be more than a few racing shots, most better than this one, but the one thing I really liked about this was how the three horses were so evenly spaced and they pretty much fill the frame. This is my first member's challenge and I would be very pleased to finish in the top half.

I shot this in raw and did all of my color adjustments in Digital Photo Professional before converting it to jpeg. From there I used GIMP to rotate and crop, both ever so slightly, burned a few highlights, and cloned out a hot pixel. Resized, USM.


Post Challenge
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Oh well. Back to the drawing board. What a humbling endeavor.

Statistics
Place: 113 out of 121
Avg (all users): 4.6497
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.4394
Avg (non-participants): 4.7748
Views since voting: 756
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 177
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/29/2008 10:45:27 PM
I dont like to vote low without a comment, so I'm going to tell you, why. The colors, the clarity and the composition just dont work for me.
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 08/27/2008 11:58:06 AM
colors seem "off"
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2008 12:44:53 AM
Might be just a bit overexposed. Also needs a little faster shutter speed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2008 08:37:30 PM
good shot, I'd like to see all of the horses.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2008 08:31:46 PM
I like the contrast and colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2008 03:31:35 AM
Sharpness a little off, too much saturation also.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2008 01:38:33 AM
Harsh lighting and not enough in focus for my liking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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