[Sonsey]

Just finished with the bi-monthly sort through of shots I couldn't be bothered doing at the time.

The shot was taken late last year close to where the other half keeps her horse. This young mare lives in the grounds next door and came bounding over to see us while we were taking a quiet walk through the woods on a rather dull day, very friendly she was too!


I'd be interested to know what you think, especially processing wise... taken with the 40D + nifty fifty.





Regards,
Iain.

[Markulous]

Really like this one! Not just well comp'd but you've got the mane flying as well!

Processing-wise, I guess it'd make a good mono, but I like the colour framing her

[marcinklysewicz]

Sonsey really great photo. on this portrait this horse looks so human for me . i like this composition.

[Dave]

What lovely flowing locks Good capture Iain

[brian wright22]

Not much wrong with this Iain ,except a slightly busy background behind her ears.Lovely shot.

[JMitchell]

The way you've captured it makes her look wild, which I think is fantastic. Great capture, and I like the processing, if it was anything other than normal stuff

[Charlotte]

At first glance it looks a bit weird to have the main subject in neutral colours and the BG in full collour, but once I got past the unusual feel of this presentation, I kinda like it Because the BG is blurred, it doesn't detract, but rather nicely identifies the mare's surroundings. As Marcin says, the pose of the horse makes her look kinda human, especially with the flowing locks

Nice one Iain

[Summerleft]

Shes a poser! lovely pic

[Sonsey]

Thankyou for all the replies ladies and gents, much appreciated!

Originally Posted by marcinklysewicz

Sonsey really great photo. on this portrait this horse looks so human for me . i like this composition.

Originally Posted by Dave

What lovely flowing locks Good capture Iain

Originally Posted by Summerleft

Shes a poser! lovely pic

Thanks very much folks.

Originally Posted by Markulous

Processing-wise, I guess it'd make a good mono, but I like the colour framing her

Thanks mate, I tried going down the mono route but it just wasn't working for me, the lack of colour in the head and mane really turned me off the shot.

Originally Posted by brian wright22

Not much wrong with this Iain ,except a slightly busy background behind her ears.Lovely shot.

The processing actually brought alot of the background out in this shot, perhaps I overdid it?

Originally Posted by Charlotte

At first glance it looks a bit weird to have the main subject in neutral colours and the BG in full collour, but once I got past the unusual feel of this presentation, I kinda like it Because the BG is blurred, it doesn't detract, but rather nicely identifies the mare's surroundings. As Marcin says, the pose of the horse makes her look kinda human, especially with the flowing locks

Thanks Charlotte, it seems the background is the main topic of study here with you quite liking it (after a bit of thinking ) and Brian in the not so sure camp.

Originally Posted by JMitchell

Great capture, and I like the processing, if it was anything other than normal stuff

Thanks Jack, the Velvia Vision PS plug-in is my friend!

[Sonsey]

Well here's a side by side so you can see what's been done -



The original has just been cropped and resized for the web, noting else... feel free to have a play with it if you want.

[Dave]

Just fade back changes by 50% of head only (burnt out highlights & loss of detail in shadow) & it's spot on

[silkstone]

I think that's a great horsey portrait, Sonsey, and TBH I see no burnt-out highlights or loss of shadow detail - Dave cancel the car and get a new monitor instead.

The Photoshop [spit... ] filter seems to have a similar effect to the Vibrance adjustment in some converters/editors - it increases the saturation of less saturated colours whilst leaving the more saturated ones alone - or have I got it wrong again?