Sharing a laugh
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Comment by jomari:
Lol. Great shot - I just have to join in and laugh too.

Absorbed
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Comment by Magnumphotography:
Bent over from the waist? lol I remember that shot. I discovered my trusty manfrotto reverberates in current!
Yeah, great finish Snaffles! Keep up the great work!

Absorbed
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Comment by Lydia:
SUCH a perfect title for how I shoot. And the image reinforces it. Well done. (not voting)

Deep DOF, Rule of Thirds and Stop Action
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Comment by macrothing:


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
Surprised there is no 'Leading Lines' in your title, that was the first thing I noticed.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Whilst I can see stop action in the image, it is not strongly evident and I wonder whether allowing a much faster shutter speed/higher ISO may have created more impact regarding this technique - if the breeze was strong enough of course. The deep DOF is visible, however because of the composition, the eye cannot see too far further than the crop (of corn), which coupled with your extremely fore focal point, minimizes your deep DOF. The Rule of Thirds technique I'm struggling with here, as it seems fairly centered to me all up.

Challenge/titles aside - this image cropped much bolder on the right hand side produces a stronger image in my opinion. A tweaking of colors/lighting would also enhance the image.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
118/140 is fairly low down the pack and I suspect it is a combination of your subject and the way you have presented it, along with your title/choice of techniques - which are not overly apparent in the photograph.

An average score of 5.18 is fairly good, considering the placing. The average of 4.71 from your commenters, seems to mirror the honesty from most in regard to meeting the Challenge and using techniques. You received a couple of exceptionally helpful comments, one sugar coated, the other not, both of which are stating very similar observations.

Summary
Not the strongest contender in this difficult Challenge - which was virtually 3 Challenges in one. A different angle/perspective/crop on this particular subject matter (which is not that interesting in itself), coupled with use of additional photographic techniques, to work with your chosen three, would likely have produced a stronger image.

Absorbed
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Comment by cutout:
bit boring 6

Deep DOF, Rule of Thirds and Stop Action
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Comment by SandyP:
I like it. I'm always impressed when someone can take a scene that I would have missed, and turn it into art. Well done!

Storm coming
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Comment by ErikV:
(No vote, just a comment) The strength of this one is the horses (very cute young one), so I would have picked a title that draws the attention to the horses rather than the not-all-that-interesting clouds.

Storm coming
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Comment by MaryO:
Momma's there to protect the wee one :-)

On a Canadian afternoon
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Comment by macrothing:


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
A bit of a snapshot, but one of a moment in time and in your corner of the world. Nice relaxed feel to the image.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Difficult because of the Challenge, but this scene would likely be enhanced by a nice shallow DOF, but again - because of the Challenge, you need the context of 'your part of the world'. In saying that, I think the image/scene is more about a moment and also a slight candid and not really about showcasing your part of the world.

Composition wise: shame the dog's tail is chopped, but the cropping at the bottom, where your knee is visible, could have been improved. Also, depending how much more you had to work with, including more of the background in would have been better for this Challenge, in my opinion.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
132/159 probably reflects that most didn't get a sense of 'your part of the world' strongly from this image, which your score of 4.86 also indicates. However, the somewhat 'snapshootishness' of the image probably pulled it down as well.

Average of 5.0 from your mirrors a few of your comments, but certainly not all of them.

Summary
Not a strong meet of the Challenge and from reading your Photographer's Comments, this image probably has a different meaning to you.

Absorbed
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Comment by bennettjamie:
Love the lighting, the composition, angles, scenery.