Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by 777STAN:
A regal mount for her majesty, The Little Princess! Great job! :) The background is a little busy...Pity it was only Basic Edit. Maybe a tighter crop of the "head room" would have helped...Who knows? :)

Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by JLC:
Nice shot.

Emotional Outlet redux
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Comment by CNovack:
A nicely done attempt in emulation of the original. While a good attempt there are several things that you can do to increase the visual impact of this photo. I don't know the capabilities of your camera but if you can adjust the White Balance in the camera I would suggest doing so. It might help to decrease or eliminate the dull yellowish cast that is in this photo. If that does not help you might want to consider a light source that uses a bulb that casts natural sunlight (cooler blue) tones to get rid of the yellowish cast. Another possible suggestion is to utilize the Automatic Color Balance tool in Paintshop/Photoshop to adjust the color "temperature" away from the Orange incandescent bulbs to a cooler blue sunlight tones. Plus there is a remove color cast checkbox in that selection. Lastly the focus is nice and sharp on the outlet showing us many wonderful details but it utterly lacks focus on the 'tear' which is vital to visual image you want your audience to see & feel. Focusing specifically on the waterdrop before you press the shutter should increase the clarity of the tear. If you notice the stats on Scalvert's original, he used an aperture of f16 and a shutter speed of 1/100. Since this is most likely a macro you might also want to consider the use of a smaller aperture (such as 8 or higher) and a slower shutter speed to increase the level of details and the DOF such that the foreground and background of the overall image is in sharp focus.

Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by lostdutchman:
Takes wealth, no doubt

Emotional Outlet redux
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Comment by boyd2000:
Not as clearly defined drop and more 2D looking, but still good emulation.

Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by SpringHeeledSimon:
Nice family snapshot, would have been far better shot outside with a good scenic background. DMC in my opinion.

Emotional Outlet redux
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Comment by mpeters:
Outside the context of a personification challenge, this picture is hard to evaluate. I don't care for the tight crop and I wish the tear were more distinct. Sorry...that seems a bit harsh. 5

Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by kelvinyam:
The composition could be better. Like shooting from the front using wide angle.

Emotional Outlet redux
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Comment by LN13:
I think your white balance and the noise really hurt you here, as well as the lack of sharpness. your tear also isn't really well defined.

Maverick gives riders confidence!
by snaffles

Comment by slaakso:
The horse looks a bit cropped in. No where to go.