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bergenor
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What do you guys think?







Mar 18, 2014 at 09:49 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Too much editing,too fake??


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Mar 18, 2014 at 09:51 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Too much editing,too fake??


Unless I'm missing it ... I'm not seeing anything that would represent "fake" or "too much editing".

If anything, I think you could bring it a bit more to life with some additional tweaks. But, even "as is" it is worthy capture that shows both the emotive elements of horse(s) and rider(s) in a way that we don't often get to see this closely.






Edited on Mar 18, 2014 at 10:34 PM · View previous versions



Mar 18, 2014 at 10:05 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Too much editing,too fake??


I agree with rusty, and adding to that, after cropping no degradation of image. Great facial expressions.
Job well done !!



Mar 18, 2014 at 10:24 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Too much editing,too fake??


And a classic mono version with a slightly tighter crop.

"And the winner is ... bergenor, by a MegaPixel."






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Mar 18, 2014 at 10:47 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Too much editing,too fake??


http://rebeccalatsonphotography.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/silky-water.jpg


This is an example of an edited image . This made the waterfall look fake. Cropping an image wont make it look fake !



Mar 18, 2014 at 10:55 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Too much editing,too fake??


Consider a less tight crop to give the horses some visual space to run into:







Mar 19, 2014 at 12:53 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Too much editing,too fake??


looks good to me
nice work, great capture!

Scott



Mar 19, 2014 at 05:33 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Too much editing,too fake??


Very good points….!!
What I've meant by "fake" was that i had to sharpen it a lot because wasn't sharp enough for me,I'm a little neurotic with that,i don't like soft images,but you if guys didn't see that,i think that might not be that bad.
All yours modification makes a lot of sense and they all improve the image,its hard to know which one is the best….decisions decisions!!!! lol
Rusty Bug,what are you doing up @4am lol
Thank you very much for your inputs
Bee

Sorry for my English…..



Mar 19, 2014 at 07:52 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Too much editing,too fake??


Great shots. I agree with Rusty and the others, that you need space on the around the horses to give a better sense of motion.


Mar 19, 2014 at 09:55 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Too much editing,too fake??


I concur on cropping to add a little more foreground. I would actually have the horses in the left 2/3 and the right 1/3 being open that they are "running into". Overall nice shot.


Mar 19, 2014 at 10:01 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Too much editing,too fake??


Looks good! I think you can honestly add more pop to it


Mar 19, 2014 at 12:14 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Too much editing,too fake??


bergenor wrote:
What I've meant by "fake" was that i had to sharpen it a lot because wasn't sharp enough for me


I sharpened it even more. If you take notice of the lighting, you see that it is VERY SOFT, LOW CONTRAST lighting.

Standard sharpening algorithms do not apply to "one size fits all" lighting conditions. If shooting with low contrast glass or in low contrast lighting, the amount of sharpening (which is really contrast) to be applied can be more aggressive than your "normal" sharpening. You do have to be a bit cautious of halos and crunchies (which is why I use masking, not @ 0), but soft light = soft contrast.

Specular lighting can really bring out the detail without much sharpening. Diffuse light needs a bit more help, imo.



Mar 19, 2014 at 08:02 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Too much editing,too fake??


I like both the cropped and uncropped. The cropped definitely has a lot of intensity where the less cropped version has the definite appeal of being able to have the space that shows where they're going, especially with the intense way they're looking where they're going.


Mar 20, 2014 at 11:09 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Too much editing,too fake??


Thanks guys……
I still working on it and all your inputs are very good.
The only problem is that now I'm even more confused…..lol



Mar 21, 2014 at 07:49 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Too much editing,too fake??


I feel that both the cropped and uncropped work... Up to you which one you prefer. And in no way does it look overedited... Seems good to me!


Mar 24, 2014 at 07:13 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Too much editing,too fake??


Looks great to me. I would agree about leaving a bit of space in the crop. The B&W is great.


Apr 16, 2014 at 06:34 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Too much editing,too fake??


I like it, definitely agree with less cropping and lightening the shadows/blacks a bit to see more detail ( and +1 for B&W).


Apr 18, 2014 at 02:55 PM





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