It's on Buddy

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 24, 2014421 views14 comments

I captured this scene on the way home from Banff back in January. I thought the horse on the left looked like he was excitedly cheering them on while the 3 at the end appeared to be waiting at the finish line. Thoughts appreciated, thanks for looking.

f/8
1/800sec
iso 100
135mm

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 24, 2014 at 6:33 AM

Love the scene, the subject and the story. Nice tonal range in your conversion to black & white. Where are the mountains?

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 24, 2014 at 10:55 AM

I like this. There's a lot going on with the starkness of the wide open space, the fence line, and the action of the horses with the snow flying. The black and white treatment adds to the impact. Well done.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on March 25, 2014 at 1:28 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys. Patricia, having mountains in the background would have been nice unfortunately they were way off to the right and sadly, in the opposite direction I was going.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on March 25, 2014 at 11:31 PM

The high contrast combined with the simplicity makes this a great shot I think.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Rebecka on March 26, 2014 at 2:01 PM

Agree with the comments of the others, so I won't re-state. I would hang this on my wall! Lovely image all-around.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 26, 2014 at 2:19 PM

Very nice, Carey. Great contrast and action. You might consider removing, or burning down the white cloud that's just above the horizon, since it grabs my eye a bit. Other than that minor nit, this is wonderful.

--P

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on March 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM

Thank you everyone. Preston, the cloud does stand out a bit, should be an easy fix

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 1, 2014 at 10:31 AM

Fantastic , love the strong B&W and captured action !

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on April 2, 2014 at 3:44 PM

Thanks Lorna

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 3, 2014 at 11:26 AM

Congrats on the WP ,well done !!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 3, 2014 at 12:28 PM

VERY COOL!!
This looks like a pen and ink drawing..
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 3, 2014 at 3:30 PM

Congratulations on a great image and the WP. A wall hanger for sure.

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Comment posted by Carey Closs on April 3, 2014 at 9:27 PM

Thanks guys

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 5, 2014 at 8:51 PM

Excellent

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