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A couple of us went into a horse fair in the city this morning. The weather was well and truly miserable, with nothing but wet people and wet horses everywhere. I spotted this young boy on a huge horse and I thought his expression was priceless. It seemed like he’d rather be anywhere but there.
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Good expression, but is it enough?
The man in the foreground spoils the shot,
as does the landscape format-
even if he hadn’t been there,
the horse’s head would have been cut.These things happen and change in an instant,
and I can’t help thinking that the instant before or after would have produced a great shot.j
I dunno…I think the expression on the boys face is priceless..and maybe a second or two earlier or later that would be gone. I’d happily accept the guy walking into shot for that look…the boy is 100% sharp..and the rain on his jacket just adds to the whole atmosphere.
Maybe not a technically perfect shot…but an emotionally perfect one imo :D
In an ideal world, I’d love the guy in front not to have been in the shot, but we have to work with what we get :) You ask “is it enough?” and for me the answer is yes. I’m not concerned the horse is cropped or indeed even that the guy walked in front (although I’d rather him not be here), because I’m immediately drawn into the kid each and every time I look at the shot. The reason for the horizontal framing was so I could include more of the crowd, which would have been lost if I had have opted to go vertical and include the horse. It’s not so much about a little boy riding a horse, but more so a little boy lost and miserable in the crowd. That’s my take on it anyway.
Thanks for commenting.
I got a different take from this shot, that is, before I read
that the guy walked in front
I thought that he was the father who was leading the horse and trying to give the little lad a treat. :) And that Ciaran had deliberately left him in the shot as he was part of the story!!
p&s wrote:
And that Ciaran had deliberately left him in the shot as he was part of the story!!
Umm, yeah I did :oops: Thats what I meant to say ;)
Great shot Ciaran, I agree with previous post that the guy in the foreground is a little
distracting but I think the overall strenght of the picture compensates for this.
The expression on the kids face is the main focal point and is strong enough to
keep your attention focused.Great shot and superbly taken as always.
p&s wrote:
I got a different take from this shot, that is, before I read
that the guy walked in front
I thought that he was the father who was leading the horse and trying to give the little lad a treat. :) And that Ciaran had deliberately left him in the shot as he was part of the story!!
That’s exactly what i was thinking when i saw it first. He looks like he’s sulking because his dad won’t let him use the reins :) Maybe he’s being forced to sell his pet?
So many possibilities! Love it.
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