The Lonestar State
by crabappl3

Comment by dsidwell:
YOu make Texas look so peaceful and nostalgic here with your soft lighting and wonderful use of focus and color.

The Lonestar State
by crabappl3

Comment by tomzinho:
very nice shot. i think you could have cropped off a little of the bottom as i don't think the picture benefits from having the very close grass/flowers in it (i assume you were trying to make sure the perspective/dof aspects of the photo were included, but in this case i don't think it works).

The Lonestar State
by crabappl3

Comment by jmsetzler:
excellent image... the only room for improvement I see woudl be to possibly cut off the dark bit at the bottom of the frame...

'31 Vicky
by crabappl3

Comment by finnur:
Nice colors and a sharp photo

The Lonestar State
by crabappl3

Comment by Gordon:
This has a lot of potential. A couple of things bother me though - I wish the horse had been lower in the frame, rather than right in the center of the shot and merging with the background. Second is the branch that is dominating the lower third of the shot.

A Good entry though.

Free Range
by crabappl3

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Most unusual field to find this horse. It gives it that WOW factor with the intense yellow in this photo. It makes for the horse in a pretty uniform background. I'm not so sure that it's the best contrast for the horse, but in terms of being original and different, it works very very well. The placement of the horse in the frame is very good. I'm not sure it wouldn't work anywhere in the frame though really. As far as horses as subjects, they are one of the most majestic creatures on earth and you don't see many bad pics of them. Great choice of subject in a very non-traditional setting.

Technique - Very well done, like always. The exposure, framing, and focus are all in very good order. DOF is great for this pic. I can't see the point of selective focus on this photo taken from this perspective. Nice work taking and editing this pic.

Overall - Just a great shot. Very well chosen and very well taken. The only thing that's been on my mind since I've been writing this is taking this pic so the horse is on the right side of the frame looking exactly as he does here and then flipping the image about the vertical axis. The reason I thought that is that if you put the horse with his rear at the outside of the pic and then have his head toward the middle, it might leave a little leading line from the outside into the center of the photo. It also might screw up a perfectly good pic. Maybe there's no good grounds for me saying what was on my mind, but I thought since it was there I'd share it. Congrats on a very nice pic Crab. - Bob

'31 Vicky
by crabappl3

Comment by kiwiness:
Love the contrast between the red and greens and light and shadow. Good thing you washed and polished it before you shot it :-)

The Lonestar State
by crabappl3

Comment by Wes:
The horse looks a little too red here to me. Also the branch lying in the grass looks like it oculd be a picture flaw more than just a branch. It might have been better ot move that branch. The text and the border are both very fitting, very postcard like. Overall this image is really good, with very minor nit picky details I'd change. Well done.

'31 Vicky
by crabappl3

Comment by Olyuzi:
Very classy looking shot. I love the complementary colors of red and green here. Also like the angle that you've captured the car.

Basidiomycota
by crabappl3

Comment by KarenB:
This is amazing Crabby. Just wanted to tell you one more time before I see it leave the front page. ;0)