weasley
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Reged: 11/01/2006
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This was a grab shot at a three day event in France. It is my mother's horse waiting to be presented for veterinary approval to continue in the competition (this is a standard part of the competition for all horses). I know pictures of animals and chldren usually mean more to those who know them than to the general populus, but I have to admit to being quite taken with this one as a study in itself as well as a nice portrait of a horse I have known since he was born.
The image is virtually as taken - a very minor crop and subtle unsharp mask.
Nikon D200 + Sigma 100-300 f/4
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sjaszczak
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Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 1080
Loc: York
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Too soft...far too little detail in the horse.
I'd also have a little play with the levels to see if I could make the horse stand out a little bit more from the background.
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weasley
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The full-sized image is tack-sharp; I don't understand why the image is re-sized and compressed compared to the image I uploaded to the hosting website (which was 600px high and just under 100 kB). You're right though, it looks soft as presented here.
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Gordon_McGeachie
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Reged: 19/01/2007
Posts: 3979
Loc: East Yorkshire,
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I am not an expert on horses, but to me it looks like a model/ornament as the hair looks really smooth.
Its not the sort of thing I normally photograph so here are a couple of pictures taken by me.
Sony A700 Sigma 10-20 EX
Sony A700 Sigma 28-300
Link http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2616816762_fb183626e7.jpg
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She (Avro Vulcan XH558)Took To The Sky Like A Lovesick Angel.
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APchris
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Reged: 06/05/2006
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Loc: Lincolnshire
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It looks a bit flat but that may just be the uncalibrated laptop screen I'm viewing on. I'd prefer a tighter crop on the head as I'm not keen on the horse's legless body.
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