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Silver Stallion
Sammie


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Challenge: Metal (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Salida, Colorado
Date: Jun 18, 2005
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1500
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 21, 2005

 Editing: Auto Levels, reduce shadows, more levels, crop, noise reduction, resize, unsharp mask, save for web.

This statue of a horse is in a parking lot in Salida, Colorado. It is pretty but the location of the statue is so ugly it was very hard to take a photograph of it rather than a snap shot. It is located in the dirt parking lot of a Mexican Restaurant/souvenir shop on the highway.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 508
Avg (all users): 6.3311
Avg (commenters): 7.4500
Avg (participants): 6.1202
Avg (non-participants): 6.6555
Views since voting: 1856
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 302
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
07/02/2005 01:19:10 PM
Congrats, Sammie, I like the reflections of the sky particularly--would have liked to see a bit more "neck", but understand the constraints of the site.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko ED Digitial Zoom
 06/29/2005 05:30:24 PM
Congrats on your 11th place finish, Sammie. Great work! :)
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/29/2005 10:20:26 AM
An A++ effort. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
 06/27/2005 06:52:39 PM
this is the best photo of a statue in the challenge
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 06/26/2005 03:11:19 AM
nice pic!
but the sky is not good!
should have been cool blue or the clouds must been in focus!
anywayz a good pic!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/24/2005 11:56:51 AM
Good capture. I'd darken the hot spot on the nose of the horse, but I know you can't do that in basic editing. good luck.
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Nikon D40
 06/24/2005 11:23:08 AM
Great contrast between the object and the background.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/23/2005 10:24:26 PM
nicely done. My biggest curiousity is what this would look like with more negative space. He looks like a wild horse that needs room to run free.
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Canon PowerShot A510
 06/23/2005 05:14:45 PM
e-thing's great :)
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 06/23/2005 04:13:15 PM
Exquisite lighting! The metal is showcased beautifully. Nice background. 10
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Sony Mavica CD300
 06/23/2005 11:51:50 AM
I like this image. The angle on the horse's head is very effective.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 06/23/2005 08:48:23 AM
While I might have liked to see the face just a tad bit lighter, the color, clarity and composition are spot-on! Nice interpretation of this artwork. Rate: 6
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/23/2005 04:31:48 AM
Good lighting. Lucky to get a good sky behind.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/22/2005 11:39:47 PM
my goal is to comment on every photo in this challenge..heres urs..good luck. what a majestic viewpoint and a wonderful statue
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Sony DSC-F717
 06/22/2005 11:33:40 PM
Nice sculpture photo. Picked a good sky day for taking it...the sky looks great against that metal.
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 06/22/2005 07:31:30 PM
Love it. Great picture.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 06/22/2005 07:15:48 PM
Three words - Way Cool Horse! I love the clouds in the background as well - this shot makes me want to know more.
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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH
 06/22/2005 04:23:28 PM
I like...7... bump higher...
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Sony DSC-P92
 06/22/2005 04:13:58 PM
Too centered and close.
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Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
 06/22/2005 03:38:31 PM
Love the picture. I'm a sucker for horses mind. The lighting is just right and gives the statue a bit of life.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 06/22/2005 12:52:48 PM
Would love to see this cropped closer. Love the colors that the metal horse head picks up -- Nice work!!!
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Nikon D70
 06/22/2005 12:19:33 PM
nice picture of a gorgeous sculpture 10
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/22/2005 04:24:49 AM
well done and good luck
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/22/2005 03:53:29 AM
Great color and sharpness. I like the simple background.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 06/22/2005 12:22:08 AM
Unique. Great angle, coloring, clarity etc. 8
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