Resized, rotated, sharpened, hue and saturation to get the sepia tone, brightness and contrast, levels, curves, dodging and burning...I think that is everything...
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This image did very well for you to get to the top 20! The sepia tones and your choice of subject was great. I also like the low angle of view looking up to the horses. I also like the diagonal formed by the reins. The only suggestion for improvement that I have is that the far left horse has the top of his head and ears cut off in your framing. I think including them and perhaps a little more of his body on the left would have brought that horse's face more into a power thirds position creating a slightly stronger composition.
This image did very well for you to get to the top 20! The sepia tones and your choice of subject was great. I also like the low angle of view looking up to the horses. I also like the diagonal formed by the reins. The only suggestion for improvement that I have is that the far left horse has the top of his head and ears cut off in your framing. I think including them and perhaps a little more of his body on the left would have brought that horse's face more into a power thirds position creating a slightly stronger composition.
Angela: very proud to find you here in the top 20. This challenge has quite a collection of fine images and I am glad that your is one of them. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
Nice scene and beautiful horses. I like the low angle because it puts you in line with the cowgirl while showing the size of the horses in a dramatic way.