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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Massachusetts
Date: Aug 1, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2008

 Converted from RAW
toning via b/w adjustment in CS3
levels, sat, some dodge and burn on layers
light gaussian blur on layer
cloned small white spot above eye
resize and USM

I dunno how well this one will go over with the DPC crowd but I really, really like it. It's very difficult to get good motion blurs on horses but this one is pretty successful as far as that goes. Maybe I won't replace it at the last minute, we'll see.

Post challenge: This wasn't a Horse(s) challenge outtake, I shot it 3 weeks before the Horse(s) Challenge came up! I almost didn't enter it, because it's not "DPCish" but I liked it so much I had to take the points hit for my FSM anyway!

Thanks for all the comments!

Statistics
Place: 145 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.9753
Avg (commenters): 7.0833
Avg (participants): 5.9113
Avg (non-participants): 6.1842
Views since voting: 997
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 162
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/08/2008 09:26:06 AM
The tonal range in this is great! A wonderful feel of energy and power.
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 09/07/2008 09:56:43 PM
B E A U T I F U L !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2008 07:41:16 PM
Love the movement!
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 09/07/2008 07:22:18 PM
Really amazing - could almost be a painting. Wonderful capture.
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 09/06/2008 07:58:39 AM
Blonde wig... looks like Percy Montgomery.
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 09/05/2008 09:16:05 AM
I love how you caught the motion. Great b/w conversion
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 09/05/2008 06:52:42 AM
Gorgeous! One of my faves. Good Luck.
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 09/03/2008 05:24:59 PM
The effect works well with the subject.
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 09/02/2008 02:54:59 PM
Love it, fantastic blur effect, I would have cloned the hair away from the eye
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2008 06:10:43 AM
Horse(s) outtake? :-)
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 09/01/2008 06:20:35 AM
I'm not a fan of this type of shot, but you have done it well. You have given the image a frenetic sort of action feel, and your B&W treatment enhances that feeling.
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 09/01/2008 02:36:03 AM
wonderful composition and tones
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 08/31/2008 11:42:41 PM
I like the blur in this one. Nice conversion.
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 08/31/2008 09:53:44 PM
im sure you took this for horses challenge, andthis is so beautiful. i love teh lbur and focus you caputred both at the same time. good luck, one of my favorites
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 08/31/2008 08:27:58 PM
Great motion shot. I like the darkness.
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