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 06/09/2005 02:13:31 AM · #26
For a horse fix, check my portfolio. Here's one from last night and one from Saturday.

06/09/2005 06:51:25 AM · #27
lynnesite, you are very good at horses pictures. Dare I say a master of the genre?

I like the first one, it reminds me of your Wild Hair Sunset which I voted very high and have now made a favorite. The second is an attractive concept but appears to have sharpening halos, especially evident around the head and tail, and around the rider.
06/09/2005 03:01:02 PM · #28
Originally posted by coolhar:
lynnesite, you are very good at horses pictures. Dare I say a master of the genre?

I like the first one, it reminds me of your Wild Hair Sunset which I voted very high and have now made a favorite. The second is an attractive concept but appears to have sharpening halos, especially evident around the head and tail, and around the rider.


Thanks for the kind words, I am pursuing that level of accomplishment, and what a fun journey it is. My own models are very cooperative considering you can't really ask a horse to strike a particular pose, though mine do respond to my wishes part of the time.

I think maybe what you perceive as halos is actually the harsh light going through the hair which is visible in the originals, but it's entirely possible that I didn't do a good job on the post work. I am not very big on sharpening in general, and really balk at overprocessing. I *am* however a big fan of deliberately grainy, soft focus work, but dislike chromatic noise. I like breaking the rules/taking chances and setting self-assignments, the latter is responsible for the progress I've made. The last two Back In The Saddle catalog covers were mine, one was a very non-traditional shot.

Let's see more horse images! I love how 2 of the last challenges' ribbon winners featured horses.
 06/09/2005 03:03:47 PM · #29
I'm not a "horse person", but I like they way they look and they are fun to photograph...I need to do it more, I've only stopped to take photos a few times. Here's what I got:


06/09/2005 05:37:31 PM · #30
Horses are a lot smarter than birds.
 06/09/2005 06:45:43 PM · #31
I took these a couple of weeks ago. I drive by this pasture almost every day and always think about stopping, but never seem to have the time. So I made a special trip so I could take some pictures:





06/09/2005 06:46:33 PM · #32
Yeah, but birds are everywhere and horses aren't. Not even in zoos. LOL. Even the studio types can look out the window and spot a bird. I hope we get fewer "snapshots" but think we're doomed to them, lack of expertise (me included), might not enter.

I like shooting all animals. Sepia-toned is my favorite monochrome look for horses. 100mm or better "real" focal length avoids distorting them, unless long noses and spindly legs is your metier.

coolhar, it looks like your subject might have been moving as you clicked the shutter, the eye is sharp but the rest suggests motion.
 06/09/2005 06:46:46 PM · #33
Originally posted by Sailingduck:
Originally posted by Dim7:
I took a few pictures of horses today,did anyone else?


Neil,
great shots; I like the 4th one the most. What lens did you use on these shots?

Thanks David
I used a canon 200mm f2.8L

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