Friday, September 28, 2007
Dancing Horse
Comments:
Nice values and image of this colt (?) and only distraction is the spider web highlight in the upper right corner.
It doesn't appear to be dancing even if it is. The only real movement visible is from the tail (and that could be flicking away flies) and the skin folds along its side (a function of turning the head). The high vantage point makes it quite difficult to make out whether it is a horse or a foal. The dark fetlocks tend to merge into the shadows, which gives a slightly odd effect.
The sheen on the skin is well preserved and the angle of the head makes it a welcome variant on most horse portraits. I'm not sure about this: I just have the feeling of the horse being boxed up in its square.
I'm not sure that 'dancing' was the right word either, but that doesn't stop me appreciating the overall effect. Normally those bleached harsh (digital?) fields of cropped sunlit grass destroy a picture, but here the framing effect is excellent.
I like this square. I like the thought that the horse would leave the frame as it straightened up - even though I know that that is a fiction of the pre or post capture cropping.
Haha :-) I didn't know "My Little Pony"
I agree with the criticism about the title, that was not the finest inspiration...
Yes, this is digital. It nearly ruined the thing, mind you, because I had to fight severe clipping. I still don't have the full hang of it.
The pony looks much too static to be dancing. But it is caught in some wonderful light. Not sure how to handle the background but the combination of rough ground and 'random' background detracts more than it adds.
Pony in a box -- an unusual view. It causes me to look at the horse in a totally different way due to the odd angle and posture. Nice details and interesting light. I'm not keen on the background.
I wonder how you got such good front lighting given that it is taken against the light? The contrast between the smooth mid tones of the skin and the bright rough ground does make the skin look special.
I didn't notice the 'web', I noticed the 'bramble' bottom left that the pony seems to be looking at.
I stand atop a grass slope that's steep enough to act as a reflector.
It is not enough to get a clear pony, so I got it blew up the highlights in the background and fought a desperate battle in Aperture and LightZone to get something out of it.
The end result is kind of viewable on the web but the more I look at this picture the less I think it will ever be printed and framed. Unless I manage a better background.
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The sheen on the skin is well preserved and the angle of the head makes it a welcome variant on most horse portraits. I'm not sure about this: I just have the feeling of the horse being boxed up in its square.
I like this square. I like the thought that the horse would leave the frame as it straightened up - even though I know that that is a fiction of the pre or post capture cropping.
I agree with the criticism about the title, that was not the finest inspiration...
Yes, this is digital. It nearly ruined the thing, mind you, because I had to fight severe clipping. I still don't have the full hang of it.
I didn't notice the 'web', I noticed the 'bramble' bottom left that the pony seems to be looking at.
It is not enough to get a clear pony, so I got it blew up the highlights in the background and fought a desperate battle in Aperture and LightZone to get something out of it.
The end result is kind of viewable on the web but the more I look at this picture the less I think it will ever be printed and framed. Unless I manage a better background.