Changes? Try cropping ~ an inch or so off the top and 1/4 - 1/2 from the bottom for more of a pano to suggest motion. The blurred area at right is bothersome to me - I think because of distortion accentuated by the legs of the two folding seats/chairs. Guess there are three solutions: darken the reflections, correct the distortion, maybe crop a little from that side as a last resort, and of course #4 - let it alone
Thanks for feedback and thoughts, I like your ideas. I'm at work so can only give a link to a muted colour version I have on my site, it's looks too messy now.
What shutter speed did you use? The blur is so strong-it almost looks photoshopped or enhanced anyway. It does have a very nice dimensionality to it though with the horse/rider so sharp. Panning shots have less keepers, but when you get a good one you really get a stand out image.
Is this an image for selective color? Either trying to fully color the horse and rider and reduce the saturation of the background, or, more radically, try just the horse and rider in color?
I'm not generally a fan of selective color, but you have a very interesting image with successful pan and I'm thinking it might also reduce the draw to the busy background.
I love this shot. The muted color version best. Only improvement I could possibly see is to crop about an inch off the top. The colorful background adds to it. They are too blurred to distract the eye for too long but with a crowd like that it adds to the excitement of the shot. Very nice panning shot to get. Interesting stirrups too, I assume they don't catch the feet in a fall.
