2 horse power

Osmer_Toby · Jul 29, 2004

from the goshen, connecticut agricultural fair last sunday:

beat the hell out of it for me, if you would :wink:

Chase · Jul 29, 2004

I think its a great subject, interesting to look at and has a story to it. Exposure looks great (love the slight blur on the guy, creates a great sense of motion) and I like the color tone.

I would suggest cropping out the guy on the far right, and maybe cropping it tight enough to lose the pole towards the right as well.

Lastly, I'd like to see a little more space in front of the horses.

Great shot though, I really like it.

hobbes28 · Jul 29, 2004

I'll second that. The far right guy doesn't seem to have a purpose for the shot so it kinda brings the picture down.

It's still a good shot.

danalec99 · Jul 29, 2004

I love the color tone!

As Chase mentioned, it would have been cool if you didn't have the guy (on the right side) in the frame and had a lil more space in front of the horsies.

Very cool shot!

Osmer_Toby · Aug 3, 2004

just wanted to say thanks for the input and share the final version with you. after working your suggestions, i like this much better:

Chase · Aug 3, 2004

Excellent! I could easily see that enlarged and framed! :thumbsup:

hobbes28 · Aug 3, 2004

Awesome.

Karalee · Aug 3, 2004

Oh that second one is fantastic Toby :!:

Im a fan of that tone btw

Alison · Aug 3, 2004

Wow, great work on the 2nd one. I really love the tone and feel of this picture!

mentos_007 · Aug 4, 2004

wow! What have you done with the pole and the space on the left? How you did it?

Osmer_Toby · Aug 4, 2004

thanks all.

mentos- i used the clone stamp tool in photoshop. to get the extra area to the left, i had to expand the crop on that side, clone in the appropriate areas, then recrop.

terri · Aug 4, 2004

Nice job, Tobes! Good action shot, and the toning decision really adds to the rustic feel of the image.

You have done well, grasshopper.... :wink:

Osmer_Toby · Aug 4, 2004

terri said:
Nice job, Tobes! Good action shot, and the toning decision really adds to the rustic feel of the image.

You have done well, grasshopper....

why thank you, honorable one :wink:

danalec99 · Aug 4, 2004

Osmer_Toby said:
to get the extra area to the left, i had to expand the crop on that side, clone in the appropriate areas, then recrop.

That was a shocker :shock: . I thought the original picture had the "extention" and that you purposely sliced it off for the first post.

The clone job is remarkable!