Going to be controversial on this one!
Not a literal interpretation, but one which I believe fits the challenge in a strange sort of way.
PS Work:
Two copies of a single image, the first exposed for the horse, the second exposed for the burned out sky. Two resulting layers combined in PS.
Gradual grey mask to merge the two layers.
Sharpenned
Cropped
Added third layer with vignette effect at 25% tranparency
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Simply outstanding work! While this may have been hurt in voting by those who chose to feel it was not close enough to the challenge, the outstanding quality of this image is undeniable.
I will say I find your work to be one of the most definitive "English" collections of photographs on this site or elsewhere. You continually bring it.....
These two images continue with me (English or not)...
I agree with Daniel(graphicfunk)underrated.....I love it and the effect you have created. I'd like to give it a go myself. It meets the challenge well IMO
-Lisa
This image is complete in so many ways. It is a pleasant eye full of the moments of the hunt which remains a universal concept of the human race. detail and colors are simply rich. bumping.
Beautiful saturation. The sky also is smooth and without noise. The horse is perfectly placed to contrast against the sky. All in all a very good photo.
Well, to be truthful, I have to side with the fox (I'm not PETA but I am a P.I.T.A); on the other hand this is such an excellent photo I have to give it a 10!
A very imaginative and unique approach to this challenge... meeting it very well. Excellent job with color, crop and comp. No negatives here and a 10 in my book... :)
This looks like an old English manor house painting. Just needs a little dirt added. Now we know why they wear red jackets ... the stand out against the grey English sky. Great picture with good colours and excellent composition.
Didn't they ban this in the UK? I though I remember hearing something about it a while back. Good photo, although it appears to have a kind of vignetting feel to it around the sides.
Even tho the thought of all those dogs chasing a single fox to it's death makes me sick to my stomach, this is a very pretty picture. I just won't think about what it represents.
Such elegance...that horse is gorgeous...I must admit I don't like the idea of the fox hunt but I never seem to tire of looking at pictures of the scenes, I think it's the whole "blue blood" thing and the ritual of it all...very well done.
The border between the sky and the rest of the image is too sharp - try feathering your edges when you mask the sky. Since this was an advanced editing challenge, burning the sky to give it more depth would have been allowed. The DoF seems to be centered on the dogs; I think that the image would have been stronger if the focal point was the figure on the horse.
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