a competitor at the High Prairie Horse Trials in October
2 duplicate layers,
top dupe: guassian blur with overlay option
middle dupe: layers to very light and the erased hole to see through to background layer. Then, background layer: spot dodging to complete feel
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I don't think that vignetting effect added to this otherwise very nice photo. I'll ignore the corners and score it high for what the out-of-camera must have looked like.
Beautiful capture! I hope you aren't getting too much flack about the border. I've learned the hard way that creative borders usually feel the wrath of this "border-hating" bunch! I think it adds to the mood and the look of the photo wonderfully! I really love this.
my first thought is that I'm not big on this type of post-editing around the edges. I know that it has a purpose and that perhaps you wanted that dreamy look. your timing is good and you captured the action at just the right moment.
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