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My Sweetie
My Sweetie
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A205
Location: outside
Date: Jan 1, 2007
Aperture: 7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 743 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.2954
Avg (commenters): 5.9302
Avg (participants): 5.2678
Avg (non-participants): 5.4430
Views since voting: 628
Views during voting: 654
Votes: 501
Comments: 44
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 12:05:47 PM
Adorable.. and very nicely captured.
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 03/17/2009 07:53:19 AM
Sweet horse,nice sharp detail.
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 03/16/2009 09:19:30 AM
Looks so behaved. Good shot.
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 03/16/2009 08:06:18 AM
the picture is a bit soft, I would like to see it a bit sharper
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 03/15/2009 07:37:33 PM
Good shot. Nice colors.
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 03/15/2009 05:01:02 PM
beautiful capture
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 03/15/2009 08:56:59 AM
good exposure contral and the crop works well
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 03/15/2009 08:54:16 AM
Good use of light and the colors look good. I like how the horizontal of the fence is broken by the lines in the face of the horse. Very classic.
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 03/15/2009 06:13:30 AM
So cute and what great colours as well.
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 03/15/2009 01:43:23 AM
did you flash the poor thing to the eye or is it sun? :D lol
bit uninteresting for others but I'm sure it's your sweetie so it's special for you ;)
brano
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 03/14/2009 07:03:46 PM
Great shot. Nice white fence adds a lot to the shot. Beautiful horse.
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 03/14/2009 06:07:28 PM
Nice capture
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 03/14/2009 04:08:30 PM
Real and simple.
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 03/14/2009 05:58:09 AM
Man, now I've got the Mr Ed song in my head and it wont go away!!!! Oh and lovely shot too :)
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 03/14/2009 03:56:25 AM
Ans sweet she looks. Nice portrait with the blue sky as background.
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 03/14/2009 01:21:23 AM
nice details on the horse, 6
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 03/13/2009 02:09:54 PM
Nice shot of the horse, and good colour. The fence in the way is unfortunate.
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 03/13/2009 12:19:55 PM
A nicely done horse portrait. The sky is outstanding.
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 03/13/2009 10:20:14 AM
Such a lovely horse. :) I love the colors here. Could be a little more in focus.
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 03/13/2009 09:17:32 AM
Excellent portrait, great colors and detail.
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 03/13/2009 06:21:51 AM
You can't see this and not smile. Love the catchlight. :~)
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 03/13/2009 05:52:20 AM
Just your average horse shot..
 03/12/2009 10:51:15 PM
Nice personality you were able to capture here. Good composotion.
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 03/12/2009 09:49:29 PM
Beautiful colors in the grass and sky, and good detail on the horse.
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 03/12/2009 06:57:33 PM
Good capture of the eyes. I also love the vibrant colors.
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 03/12/2009 01:46:59 PM
Very good composition. Well done.
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 03/12/2009 10:09:32 AM
Hello there!

I have tried to make a habit out of leaving a super-extensive comment for "milestone" votes of mine. Turns out, your shot is the 200,000th vote I have cast at DPC! So... for what it's worth, here is my super-extensive comment :)

First, the positives. I can see that you used a flash to brighten up the horse's face. That looks like it helped to bring out the detail in the fur a bit. I wonder what a bigger source of light, like a reflector, would have done here.

I like the various colors in here. The greens stand out nicely behind the horse... and the puffy gray clouds add a touch of contrast to the white clouds in the sky.

Overall I think the composition is good... I might have chopped out just a little more of the sky, though.

As for nitpicky things... I probably would have cloned out the tiny little bird above his back -- it looks like a dust speck (maybe it is a dust speck!). I would have been tempted to clone out the hot sot on his forehead, too.

I guess my biggest nitpick would be that it's a little plain, and maybe it doesn't really "tell a story." With the "my sweetie" title, maybe it would have been cool to see you on the horse. That would be a little hard to capture as a self-portrait, but I think it would have been cool to see your affection for him/her :)

Anyway... overall a nice job -- hopefully this is the most extensive comment you'll get during this challenge, or I'll feel like a goober. I gave it a 6. Good luck in the challenge!
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 03/12/2009 08:45:02 AM
I love the quinessential greens and blues and white fence framing the horse, it seems like it should be in a movie or a storybook.
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 03/12/2009 05:59:05 AM
beauitul horse portrait, you've got some nice colors in this too with the blue sky and the greens of the grass, nice catch lights in the eyes
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 03/12/2009 03:20:31 AM
I really like the white fencing...
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 03/12/2009 02:36:34 AM
Nice picture but a tighter crop would be better.
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 03/12/2009 01:01:37 AM
Looks like you have a great relationship :)
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 03/11/2009 09:33:16 PM
nice shot
 03/11/2009 06:51:05 PM
Obviously a photo with a lot of emotional attachment to it.. Good for you. I'm finding it hard to give it a high score though, because although it is technically well done, I don't have the same attachment. Horses are cool though. :)
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 03/11/2009 03:04:04 PM
This is very sharp - the horse allmost stick its head out of the frame
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 03/11/2009 02:58:08 PM
Beautiful horse. I see LUV in her eyes.
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 03/11/2009 01:28:46 PM
very colorful shot
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 03/11/2009 01:01:36 PM
Lovely :) The clouds are just the PERFECT complement to the subject, filling an otherwise boring space with enough to interest without distracting. Colours are great as well.
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 03/11/2009 08:57:41 AM
front on light seems a bit harsh
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 03/11/2009 08:04:08 AM
love horses...your sky seems to be to "vibrant", did you push the contrast just a bit to much?
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 03/11/2009 06:44:05 AM
Nice simple portrait of a horse, would have like to seen both eyes.
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 03/11/2009 05:15:48 AM
Beautiful horsey!
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 03/10/2009 11:10:04 PM
nice eye detail and the surrounding colors are great
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 03/10/2009 09:10:49 PM
This feels like a labor of love. It showcases your obvious affection for the horse.
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