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Ristyz


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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Colorado Horse Park, Parker, CO
Date: Oct 1, 2005
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Sports, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2006

a competitor at the High Prairie Horse Trials in October

2 duplicate layers,
top dupe: guassian blur with overlay option
middle dupe: layers to very light and the erased hole to see through to background layer. Then, background layer: spot dodging to complete feel

Statistics
Place: 397 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.6736
Avg (commenters): 6.9048
Avg (participants): 5.5702
Avg (non-participants): 6.1944
Views since voting: 1241
Views during voting: 611
Votes: 435
Comments: 23
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2006 02:00:41 AM
I love this - particularly the slight vignette treatment - it works very well here.
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01/29/2006 08:37:09 AM
nice image but this smacks of excessie editing to me; too much of the detail in the corners has been sacrifaced for the sake of the gimmicky effect
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01/26/2006 05:38:39 PM
This looks almost surreal .. I like this shot ... bumping up score.
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01/26/2006 02:24:50 AM
Good action shot, and a very pleasing image...
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01/25/2006 08:45:02 PM
I don't think that vignetting effect added to this otherwise very nice photo. I'll ignore the corners and score it high for what the out-of-camera must have looked like.
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01/23/2006 04:48:39 PM
beautiful
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01/23/2006 06:16:26 AM
Very nice. Love the way it's framed! 9
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01/22/2006 06:31:37 PM
very good
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01/20/2006 06:30:29 PM
I dont care for the vignetting, but other than that I love this picture 7
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01/20/2006 11:56:50 AM
cool shot but i'm not a fan of the white frame. In my opinion it makes the shot a little takky. good capture though
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01/19/2006 03:45:35 PM
What a great shot, nice rich colours, soft around the edges, I really like this.
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01/19/2006 02:33:12 PM
Really nice shot! I'm not that keen on the border effect but it is a very good horse photo, and definately good timing :)
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01/19/2006 09:43:10 AM
It is indeed. Nice shot, don't much like the vignette style you've chosen.
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01/19/2006 06:58:02 AM
Beautiful shot! I like the blur!
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01/18/2006 07:01:11 PM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/18/2006 02:27:45 PM
Great composition and action. I don't really care for the post-processing fade around the edges. Good luck.
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01/18/2006 12:21:35 PM
What a beautiful dreamy shot - I really like the effect here
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01/17/2006 03:08:58 PM
I like how you faded out the outsides of this pic to draw focus to the horse and rider. Nice crisp focus, deep rich colors...nicely captured!
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01/17/2006 05:17:26 AM
As they cleared the last jump, Jill heard it.."Riiiip"...she decided she would remain in her seat for the ride in.


The border really does accent the action. Great timing as well.
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01/17/2006 04:22:18 AM
I hate vignetting. What's the point. It detracts from the dynamic quality of this shot.
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01/16/2006 09:57:40 PM
Very cool shot. Stunning technically. Great interest factor. I like your processing. Great job!
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01/16/2006 11:36:44 AM
Beautiful capture! I hope you aren't getting too much flack about the border. I've learned the hard way that creative borders usually feel the wrath of this "border-hating" bunch! I think it adds to the mood and the look of the photo wonderfully! I really love this.
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01/16/2006 11:27:00 AM
my first thought is that I'm not big on this type of post-editing around the edges. I know that it has a purpose and that perhaps you wanted that dreamy look. your timing is good and you captured the action at just the right moment.
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