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Horseman's Hand
Horseman's Hand
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Date: Jul 24, 2010
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2010

 There are those special times you make images just for yourself. There are moments that you capture just for you. Apertures, and shutter speeds and all of that becomes very, very secondary to just recording the moment.

This was a particularly emotional day for me. My dad was knocked out of his wagon last fall and broke his hip and was expected to never race again. Well, at 71 he is a tough old fart and he's in remarkably good shape and he climbed back into the wagon box again this spring. Its hard to get out and see him run though so this might very well be the last time I get to photograph him racing. This is something he has done since before I was born so if he isn't racing I don't know what he'll do.

Normally I don't like to submit images I have personal connection to into challenges. They never do as well as you hope them to. I just wanted to share this image for the sake of sharing and not trying for a ribbon etc.

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Place: 251 out of 362
Avg (all users): 5.3359
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 5.3100
Avg (non-participants): 5.4286
Views since voting: 602
Views during voting: 208
Votes: 128
Comments: 3
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08/07/2010 11:42:17 AM
I like it but have to say that the top quarter or so of the frame -- the negative space -- doesn't really add anything. Cropped between the hand and the buckle, I fine the composition more effective, more direct.

Still, very good.
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 08/04/2010 12:40:32 PM
Nice high contrast, I like that.
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 08/04/2010 06:46:11 AM
beautiful and significative shot...
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