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Challenge: The Cowboy (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 5's
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Date: Jun 7, 2008
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2008

 Ridin'
By Badger Clark

There is some that like the city—
Grass that's curried smooth and green,
Theaytres and stranglin' collars,
Wagons run by gasoline—
But for me it's hawse and saddle
Every day without a change,
And a desert sun a-blazin'
On a hundred miles of range.

Just a-ridin', a-ridin'—
Desert ripplin' in the sun,
Mountains blue among the skyline—
I don't envy anyone
When I'm ridin'.

When my feet is in the stirrups
And my hawse is on the bust,
With his hoofs a-flashin' lightnin'
From a cloud of golden dust,
And the bawlin' of the cattle
Is a-comin' down the wind
Then a finer life than ridin'
Would be mighty hard to find.

Just a-ridin', a-ridin'—
Splittin' long cracks through the
air,
Stirrin' up a baby cyclone,
Rippin' up the prickly pear
As I'm ridin'.

I don't need no art exhibits
When the sunset does her best,
Paintin' everlastin' glory
On the mountains to the west
And your opery looks foolish
When the night-bird starts his tune
And the desert's silver mounted
By the touches of the moon.

Just a-ridin', a-ridin'—
Who kin envy kings and czars
When the coyotes down the valley
Are a singin' to the stars,
If he's ridin'?

When my earthly trail is ended
And my final bacon curled
And the last great roundup's finished
At the Home Ranch of the world
I don't want no harps nor haloes
Robes nor other dressed up things—
Let me ride the starry ranges
On a pinto hawse with wings!

Just a-ridin', a-ridin'—
Nothin' I'd like half so well
As a-roundin' up the sinners
That have wandered out of Hell,
And a-ridin'


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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 06/24/2008 11:36:33 PM
I think this is a great shot, but I have to agree with the majority that the processing is a bit over the top. I would not have even thought to capture a shot like this, so I love the composition.
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/16/2008 08:38:34 AM
I think I might have liked this better without the extreme processing. I like the composition and the the way you have focused on the legs of the horse and rider. The detail of the stirrup and boot are nice, and I love the contour of the horse's muscles.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 06/15/2008 07:45:29 PM
This looks overly sharpened. Also maybe cropping closer in on the stirrup and leg would be better.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/14/2008 11:37:55 PM
Great processing here........
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 06/12/2008 05:40:33 PM
I'm not really digging the effects here
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 II USM
 06/11/2008 10:40:10 AM
What interesting textures!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/11/2008 07:29:18 AM
Nice processing and I love the detail in the stirrup, boot and horse.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/11/2008 06:32:35 AM
I'm a Photoshop junkie, and love all kinds of PP, but for me, this is overprocessed to the point that it does not help the photograph, but rather, hurts it.
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 06/11/2008 02:03:54 AM
I like the postprocessing in this one, looks like a watercolor
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/09/2008 06:47:50 PM
the processing appears a bit odd.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 06/09/2008 11:46:39 AM
Just a tad blurry. Seems a little over the top on HDR for my taste. Good luck in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7500
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/09/2008 01:47:02 AM
I don't know if the HDR look works with this subject (in my opinion). It makes the hair on the horse look bristly. Also there is a great deal of haloing here which detracts from what is a pretty good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/09/2008 12:12:59 AM
I do no like how this hdr or tone mapping looks
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