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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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