I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by lovethelight:
Strange, strained look for the horse. I love the tones and I wish that dpc would allow more width for this to have better impact. Lovely black and white tones on this. Very unique! I like the style of this.

I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by Melethia:
This just really strikes a chord with me. Quite like it.

Swirling
by alexjack

Comment by Ronzilla84:
I like this picture but I'm not sure that it's abstract. Whether it fits this contest I don't know...what I do know is that I like it.

I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by bgdewitt:
I like the texture and sort of gutsy prize fighter feel to the image.

I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by stanm2:
great perspective but too out of focus for me

The royal color
by alexjack

Comment by undieyatch:
Nice specimens, very accurate colour & pleasing dof in this composition.

The royal color
by alexjack

Comment by HeiSch:
Glad to see you back Jack. A good moody shot with good colors. Should have done better.

The royal color
by alexjack

Comment by Purple_Girl:
Nice detail on the petals.

I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by K3Master:
Usually, a shot that has this many technical flaws would get a 4 or 5 from me, but there's something about the energy in this photo that throws technicality to the wind. It is like some of those old Life photos where your first thought isn't, "should have used f/5.6", it's "How wonderful!"

I breathe the wind
by alexjack

Comment by CNovack:
I really love the B&W tones here. In some areas the shadows and highlights are a tad harsh but for the feel & mood of this shot it works. It gives it a ol' tyme feel and calls the eyes attention the cock of the head and the windswept hair. In some aspects it takes on the feel & mood of a painting. The pose of the horse's head and the windblown mane really play up a feel for the horse's majesty and projects an image of the horse galloping at full speed. Even though we do not see the rest of the body, we really do breathe the wind with this horse because of that pose and way you captured him/her in this composition. The crop of the photo is nice and tight; keeping the attention focused on your main subject. My critique on the shot is that while tightly focused on your main subject you cropped it a bit too much. You cropped out a bit of the horse's mouth and ear; that I feel is a flaw because to show the full horse's head would further strengthen the beauty and majesty of this lovely animal.