Natural Elegance
by Ivory

Comment by Tuckersmom:
I'm giving you a 9 on this one. I love horses and this one is a beauty. I like the muscular detail you captured along with the pose and color, it is a stunning portrait of a magnificent animal. The border, to me, is overwhelming as are the people (?) in the upper right.

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by Gallatin:
You won, beautiful capture

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by WaysOfSeeing:
Absolutely stunning! A beautiful photograph...10

Natural Elegance
by Ivory

Comment by Tygerr:
Pretty animal, although the angle distorts the 'elegance' of the animal a bit. Makes it look more cartoonish than natural. The desaturation of the background seems unnecassary too.

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by lecter1963:
an almost painting like quality. like it. clear and crisp. It does look suspiciously processed. but it's done in a classy way.

Natural Elegance
by Ivory

Comment by Brad:
What a beautiful horse portrait!
A little more post-processing was kinda' needed to desaturate the rest along the horizon and a touch in the mane.
As a suggestion, and if you are using Photoshop, try new layer via copy, then add a warming filter (usually the default one that comes up), then while still in the layer, carefully use the eraser tool to erase back the horse. This will add a slightly warmer tone to the desaturated background.

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by ellamay:
i love the light n textures of this, is it a zoo?

Natural Elegance
by Ivory

Comment by Skip:
strong colors, nice shot. can't help but wish the bridle was off, though.

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by sherpet:
A "9" from me.....

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment by smurfguy:
Great capture - sharp and engaging portrait. Nice work!