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I got a bit carried away yesterday taking horse pictures. These are 3 of many. My personal favourite is the top one. All three have seen photoshop but only the bottom one has really been played around with the first two photographs have just had a bit of the sun’s glare taken out and a touch of contrast added.
First time I’ve ever really taken photos of horses so something a bit different for me, any constructive criticism would be much appreciated I like to aim to constantly improve my work.
The first of these is the best for me too. The composition has nice balance and when viewed large it has nice detail.
But I would like to see the ears.I’m not sure why, but 2 and 3 are not as sharp.
In number 2 I think you need more neck.
In number 3 I think in the composition in terms of placement is good, but the strong white colour and bright sky are drawing the viewers eye away from the horse. In other words the eye (area) is too dark.
But I really like the idea of the this shot.All seem to have been shot into the sun so the faces are in shadow. It does look like a bright day, a big range between shadow and bright spots so getting a good exposure can be difficult .
Martin
Mad fringe in No.2! :)
I pretty much go along with what MartinOC has said already. A more overcast day with less harsh light would really help.
Thanks very much for the comments and advise, now looking at the second one i see that more neck would improve the shot and the sunlight in all off them is a bit too powerful maybe I’l try again with the horses on a slightly more overcast day, try and eliminate that glare it seemed no matter what angle I took the photos from the sun was there. I’m also seeing now that the blown out whites in the third one kinda ruin the shot making the horse mane and the sky appear as one. I had a lot of fun with the angles though so I’m definately gonna keep experimenting.
Good light can be had on bright days too, early morning and late in the day.
The hour or two before sunset is often called “the golden hour” as the light can be soft and warm at this time, great for photos.Martin
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