Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:04:08 -0400, RPS wrote:


Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

I really like all three of them, but the first one is a little darker
than I would like to see. It seems very contrasty, but the effect is
ethereal in a sense. I think if you grayed up the black a touch it
might be better.

Over all, I like the third image as the best of the three - nice
balance and a fairly neutral gray scale - the detail is perfect and
you capture a sense of strength and grace of the animal. It also
shows off the fine detail of the neck hair which is impressive - a
little more than the other two in particular with that figured
background.

I'd say one and three - the middle image is just so-so - seems like a
compromise.

Just for yucks, revist the original image and tinker with the
histogram a little - maybe reduce the background a touch with the
first two images.

You know what would be really cool would be to do a graduated montage
from one to the third - I think a panoramic view with a little
tinkering would be impressive.

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study





It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.


Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

On Jul 23, 9:44*am, HK wrote:
RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.

Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.

Wow, that is SO cultured and refined! Your photographic and artistic
editorial above proves that without a doubt.

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

On Jul 23, 9:44*am, HK wrote:
RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.

Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.

It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be
out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Thats a no ****ter.......

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

HK wrote:
RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study





It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.


Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.

Harry,
Can I take this to mean that you didn't like the photo?

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:04:08 -0400, RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

I really like all three of them, but the first one is a little darker
than I would like to see. It seems very contrasty, but the effect is
ethereal in a sense. I think if you grayed up the black a touch it
might be better.

Over all, I like the third image as the best of the three - nice
balance and a fairly neutral gray scale - the detail is perfect and
you capture a sense of strength and grace of the animal. It also
shows off the fine detail of the neck hair which is impressive - a
little more than the other two in particular with that figured
background.

I'd say one and three - the middle image is just so-so - seems like a
compromise.

Just for yucks, revist the original image and tinker with the
histogram a little - maybe reduce the background a touch with the
first two images.

You know what would be really cool would be to do a graduated montage
from one to the third - I think a panoramic view with a little
tinkering would be impressive.


I agree with you. The 3rd image is the one i sent in to get developed.
I sent it to a professional developer and I had them do a test run on a
8x10 to see how it would look. The photo had so many layers in
Photoshop The histogram was played with multiple times, to darken and
highlight different parts of the photo. (I think it was about 12-15
different layers, playing with the histogram, curves, exposure and
contrast, all with masking effects). The developers tell me it can
cause havoc with their ROS system. They recommended using a test print
anytime you use layers and masks.

The real pros will pay $25 to go in and help set up the image before
they print it. I think my $5 test run is a better option for me.

As far as your suggestion, it is a good one, and I might just tackle that.

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:13:10 -0400, RPS wrote:

HK wrote:
RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study





It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.


Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.

Harry,
Can I take this to mean that you didn't like the photo?

No. From Harry, that's a compliment.

(Now, pay attention to how many people say something to him for
name-calling.)

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

On Jul 23, 2:27*pm, RPS wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:04:08 -0400, RPS wrote:

Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study

I really like all three of them, but the first one is a little darker
than I would like to see. *It seems very contrasty, but the effect is
ethereal in a sense. I think if you grayed up the black a touch it
might be better.

Over all, I like the third image as the best of the three - nice
balance and a fairly neutral gray scale - the detail is perfect and
you capture a sense of strength and grace of the animal. *It also
shows off the fine detail of the neck hair which is impressive - a
little more than the other two in particular with that figured
background.

I'd say one and three - the middle image is just so-so - seems like a
compromise.

Just for yucks, revist the original image and tinker with the
histogram a little - maybe reduce the background a touch with the
first two images. *

You know what would be really cool would be to do a graduated montage
from one to the third - I think a panoramic view with a little
tinkering would be impressive.

I agree with you. *The 3rd image is the one i sent in to get developed.
I sent it to a professional developer and I had them do a test run on a
8x10 to see how it would look. *The photo had so many layers in
Photoshop *The histogram was played with multiple times, to darken and
highlight different parts of the photo. * (I think it was about 12-15
different layers, playing with the histogram, curves, exposure and
contrast, all with masking effects). *The developers tell me it can
cause havoc with their ROS system. * They recommended using a test print
anytime you use layers and masks.

The real pros will pay $25 to go in and help set up the image before
they print it. *I think my $5 test run is a better option for me.

As far as your suggestion, it is a good one, and I might just tackle that..- Hide quoted text -

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Harry could have done all of that in a matter of minutes, just ask him.

Ping Tom - A boating horse
 

John H. wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:13:10 -0400, RPS wrote:

HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
Here is a photo I took of a horse who loved boating.

I would love to hear your comments.

http://tinyurl.com/B-W-Study




It seems appropriate the newsgroup's leading horse's ass would be out
taking barely distinguishable photos of a horse's front.

Yousuf Karsh's reputation is secure.


Keep your day job at the Snark Farm.
Harry,
Can I take this to mean that you didn't like the photo?

No. From Harry, that's a compliment.

(Now, pay attention to how many people say something to him for
name-calling.)

JohnH,

Well maybe they all agree with him. Either way, I liked it and it was
the effect I was going after. The subject matter for this month's
meeting is "Animals" and I wanted to do a different photo from any other
animal photos I had seen. i wanted to use negative space similar to
what you see in "artistic nudes". Where it isn't what you see, but what
you don't see that grabs your attention. While it would be nice if
everyone LOVED it, no one else really has to like it, because I liked it.

The Society always bring in a different professional photographer who
makes a presentation and then critiques all photo submission. As I
said, I do learn a lot from constructive criticisms, and for some, "You
Suck" is about all one can expect.