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horses running in a field
© 2006 picturetaker1239
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Neatsfoot
DC Photographer
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 13
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I see I am not the only horse photographer to catch their stride in less than full gallop, and it comes out ok, showing some energy. I thought my shots just made the horses look lazy!
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triplej
Senior Member
Registered: January 2006
Posts: 124
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Thu February 9, 2006 6:21pm
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"And in fact, what the camera captures is never what I saw."
So true and well put...........
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[font=Comic Sans MS]jennifer[color=DarkRed]
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Photo-John
Captain of the Ship
Registered: August 2001
Posts: 10471
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Thu February 9, 2006 3:38pm
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Rating: 9.00
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This is a great, great photo. The composition and exposure are excellent. I love it.
I very much disagree about not editing photos, though. In the past, great photos were edited in the darkroom. To think otherwise is naive. Every experienced film photographer with access to a darkroom would do a lot of work on their photos in order to get them just right. I will go out on a limb and say all great photos have been edited - if not with software then in the darkroom. And the truth is, as soon as you choose a lens and a spot to shoot from, you're interjecting your own point-of-view into the "reality" of the photo.
Rather than use the word, "editing," try on the word, "optimizing." Does that feel better. That's what I call the post-processing I do on my photos. What I capture with the camera is only the raw material for the final image. That material needs to be massaged for the best color, contrast, saturation, etc. And in fact, what the camera captures is never what I saw. You can only see what I saw after I've done some post-processing.
Ansel Adams consider his negatives to be like a musical score. The print was the performance. Don't get stuck on the in-camera capture. Allow your images to live up to their full potential.
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Photo-John
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picturetaker1239
Member
Registered: December 2005
Posts: 102
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Thu February 9, 2006 3:20pm
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sw8. thanks for the imput!
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Marv
[I M A G E S photography]
Registered: December 2005
Posts: 49
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Tue February 7, 2006 1:55pm
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Rating: 9.00
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I agree with triplej about the post or whatever beneath the horses mouth. Once you remove it, I think you have got a terrific photo here.
And, while I agree with you, that we should stive to get the best possible photo out of our camera, there is no sin in editing. Remember, all of the greats did SOME editing in their darkrooms.
Keep up the good work.
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-- Marv [I M A G E S photography]
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triplej
Senior Member
Registered: January 2006
Posts: 124
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Sun February 5, 2006 12:57pm
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Something appearing to hang down from the lead horse's mouth is getting my attention..I can't tell if it is a post in the way or??? if it were mine I would try to remove it and see how it looks..good luck
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