Found an opening in the fence near the finish line and got a good vantage spot as I followed the horses coming towards me in the straight...
basic editing with some dodge and burn and desat to add some age...healed out some seagulls that looked like sensor dust...cropping, border etc...
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I had higher expectations about this image. I was hoping for a 7.XXXX. I guess 14th out of over 600 images is a great result. It's my second best score to date.
Thanks everyone for the great comments.
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Great action shot. I'm torn over the partial desaturation, personally I like it, but some viewers seem to see it as overall haze. Maybe you could bump red back up to counter that and emphasize the winner. Wonderful image.
This picture has inspired me to ask my wife for a day off from the kids and home on the next beautiful day to go to the races and give this a go. I love this image Enzo - the colors, the clarity, the captured action - all top notch.
I've been shooting jockeys for about 4 years in hte NYC area, and this is one of the best racing shots I've ever seen. I particularly like that it's a turf race... but the action is flawless, the lighting is beautiful, and the composition is exquisite as well. truly outstanding.
I never mentioned how much I love this shot. I'm a huge, huge fan of slight desaturation, and the action in this shot just puts it over the top for me. I too was hoping you'd get a 7+, top-5 (at least) for this, but as you said 14 out of 618 is a lot to be proud of.
great action shot, really captures the feel of a race. The reds feel a little muted though. The border i think would have been better off as equal all the way round rather than wider at the top and bottom.
The more I look at the slight desaturation, the more I like it. It's something a little different and it seems to make the colors of the jockey uniforms more appealing to me.
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