Sorry folks..this is a texture! I've been submitting at 1x for a while and this is legal and I honestly forgot.
It had been scoring at 8.4 all week which was a first for me...back to reality!
ps. The detail is the result of the Nikon mirrorless. I am using the Z7ii and I cannot believe how great it is.
The about to be new Blue is also a Z7ii. I know Sony is the preferred mirrorless and the tracking on Nikon is
lacking but this was shot in very poor light and all around awful conditions and look at the bandaid on the finger.
This is so amazing. From your comment I'm hoping you didn't replace the background with a "texture" . . . It's gorgeous I love the moment I love the clarity of horse and rider I love the expressions. Congratulations.
It couldn't be any better, could it? I'm looking for a nit to pick. Yay, I found one! Two actually :-) I wish I could see the horse's eye rolling, and I think I see a bit of awkward masking at the butt end of things. But I had to work hard for those nits! Well done! 9 for now.