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Contently Dining Equine
Contently Dining Equine
Iraklis


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Challenge: ABC...LMN...XYZ (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Date: May 11, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2008

 Thank you for your comments all. Heh, yes the horse does look a bit anorexic. I think by boosting the contrasts the bits of him in shadow disappeared... exaggerating his "Slimness". This was actually at a fund raiser for horses. Unfortunately when some aren't useful anymore they are shipped to Italy from Patra Greece in squalid conditions and made into sausages. I was invited to the event and what I found ironic, macabre and made me laugh a sort of nervous laughter, I'm afraid to admit, was that the fund raiser was a barbecue...

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 194
Avg (all users): 6.5986
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.3562
Avg (non-participants): 6.8378
Views since voting: 1855
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 147
Comments: 29
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 03/21/2009 06:27:09 PM
This has a simplicity that suggests the tones of a charcoal drawing. It's a very artistic approach to get the finished image to look so very nice.
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 12/12/2008 10:41:19 AM
The velvety tones and dark colors make me want to reach out and touch that soft nose. :D
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 12/05/2008 12:54:40 PM
angle for composition and tones are perfect...
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 06/10/2008 12:21:06 AM
ah, is this the "soft focus" horse ? EDIT: i think it's not after seeing both photos again

this is great photo, nice processing and i love the compo

Message edited by author 2008-06-10 04:41:41.
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 05/19/2008 12:10:49 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
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 05/19/2008 06:26:03 AM
Ooooooh. ..I LOVE THIS!!!
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 05/18/2008 11:46:36 PM
Oh...I don't know Melethia my previous example is a last pager and from the looks of it my next one will be too....hehe... Thank you...
: )

Message edited by author 2008-05-19 09:03:14.
 05/18/2008 08:49:10 PM
You do very good work - this is just but one example. Congrats on the top 20.
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 05/18/2008 08:28:44 PM
Love the POV and tonal quality. Great lines of composition too. Beautiful image.
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 05/18/2008 08:12:48 PM
Bravo...great photo and nice top 20 finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2008 05:15:55 PM
Love this! Beautiful tones, cool horse.
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 05/18/2008 12:50:28 PM
hehe.... love your title!
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 05/16/2008 04:58:16 PM
Beautiful animal, very nice tones.
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 05/16/2008 01:05:53 AM
The tones work well with this, picking up the contrast well. Really like the perspective.
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 05/15/2008 11:58:51 AM
Love the B&W and the way the horse stands out almost in a 3D fashion.
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 05/15/2008 10:54:01 AM
Nice use of light, good composition
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 05/14/2008 12:14:42 PM
I like the browns in this photo
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 05/14/2008 06:44:16 AM
This horse reminds me of a heroin chic model. 10
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 05/13/2008 04:38:50 PM
Beautiful - Tones are wonderful!
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 05/13/2008 09:27:05 AM
I like it. Seems kinds of shy. Good tonal values and composition.
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 05/13/2008 07:22:31 AM
Very good! Among the tops of this challenge.
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 05/12/2008 09:18:24 PM
An attrqctive horse with sad eyes and photographed to near perfection!
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 05/12/2008 06:28:48 PM
Clever title -- worth bonus points. Nice lines and textures.
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 05/12/2008 05:33:35 PM
Simple and direct - very nice tones.
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 05/12/2008 08:53:42 AM
beautiful b/w picture. I like the contrast between the white hose, the blach background and the dark door.
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 05/12/2008 06:47:13 AM
That would be "contentedly", but I get the idea :-) Nice image. good processing!
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 05/12/2008 05:23:37 AM
nice portrait :) very gracefully done :)
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 05/12/2008 03:21:43 AM
Beautiful tones, and I just like this one a lot.......
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 05/11/2008 11:30:12 PM
The post-processing and choice of colour really make this work.

He / she really looks a bit thin though.
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