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Ride the rocking horse?
Ride the rocking horse?
dragonlady


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wooden (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A340 Zoom
Location: porch
Date: Jul 21, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/140 sec
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2005

 I bet there are a lot of complaints about this shot and the harsh lighting! An antique wooden rocking horse I purchased a few years ago...wanted to do something dramatic with a picture of it: laid on the floor on my back and shot up at it; then I used levels to bring down the shadows to black, used direct sun for lots of contrast, there are some highlights on the head people may complain about, but I liked them and it added to the drama..it is definitely kind of bizarre, but it's what appealed to me and not a cliched shot...used a slight crop, curves and unsharp mask...cloned out a small shadow on cheek...left the other shadows because they looked cool...I'll be lucky if this breaks a 4 in the voting.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 251
Avg (all users): 6.2462
Avg (commenters): 7.8889
Avg (participants): 6.0991
Avg (non-participants): 6.4405
Views since voting: 1394
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 195
Comments: 26
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/13/2005 02:36:09 PM
I really like it. Good job!
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 08/02/2005 10:36:34 PM
It actually broke hundreds...lol :-)
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 08/02/2005 08:55:29 AM
I adore your shot, the angle is very realistic in terms of exaggerating the horse's scale without distortion, the supernatural lighting completes the package.
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 08/01/2005 03:25:24 AM
Wow! I cannot believe I finally made the top 20! Thank you for all your comments; this bizarre horse gave me a wonderful ride...
 07/31/2005 11:18:19 PM
Well, you keep doing this ... producing images that are beautiful but also a bit emotionally unsettling. Thus they burrow into the viewer's mind & it's hard to get them out! The first one I can recall was a self-portrait, but there have been several since. And this is another good one. You're the grown-up Joey Lawrence (which I mean as a compliment, to both of you).
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 07/31/2005 08:18:07 PM
HEH - surprise surprise! You made it into the top 20. See? You went with your gut and it worked. WOO HOO for you!!!
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 07/31/2005 08:17:41 PM
No. no: the harsh lighting fits this image because it gives it that eerie look. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2005 02:26:56 PM
if i was a kid that would totally be the scariest horse ever. the lighting and the textures are fabulous. 10.
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 07/29/2005 08:30:06 PM
amazing shot
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 07/29/2005 02:05:02 PM
no! not that horse!
cool way of making that horse scary.
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 07/29/2005 11:27:53 AM
Nicely lit, makes a simple rocking horse seem very menacing wich I am sure was your intent. Good job!
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 07/29/2005 06:38:44 AM
If I were a child that would scare the be-jeepers out of me:) Nice textures though. Good POV.
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 07/29/2005 12:20:14 AM
Very nice lighting to give a spooky feel
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 07/28/2005 06:14:49 PM
Good use of shadow and an interesting subject. Goodluck!
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 07/28/2005 04:00:53 PM
Cool lighting!
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 07/28/2005 12:13:50 PM
Like the lighting. Gives it a scary feel. The angle is dramatic. 9
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 07/27/2005 05:04:44 AM
i really like it, nice framing
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 07/26/2005 07:25:58 PM
Superb! 10
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 07/26/2005 04:36:55 AM
love the lighting on this, looks a bit more menacing than most rocking horses. well done
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 07/25/2005 08:49:54 AM
Probably the scariest rocking horse in the world. Nice Shot - 7
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 07/25/2005 04:19:30 AM
I'm torn between the harsh shadows being good or not. I'd have to see what it looked like with some fill light. Very nice picture though.
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 07/25/2005 03:51:46 AM
Good dramatic lighting and viewpoint that fits the subject.
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 07/25/2005 02:35:59 AM
I like this dramatic image 9
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 07/24/2005 11:28:36 PM
Scary picture but very good one.
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 07/24/2005 09:24:42 PM
Very nice! Great isolation of the subject. The detail is amazing and the colors are natural and not over done. Beautiful work. 10
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 07/24/2005 08:09:45 PM
Nice angle and light. Interesting and imaginative take on the challenge.
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