Got this by crouching in a pasture waiting for one of 2 paint horses to go after a bug. Poor old Crockett has perhaps the worst conformation I've ever seen on a horse. But despite his downhill build, straight shoulder, jughead, long weak back and exceptionally straight hind legs, he is a very good horse under tack for his owner.
Camera on tripod. And yes if you think it's tough trying to expose properly for a paint horse on a sunny day, just try it on an overcast murky day!
pp: RAW-TIFF conversion, clone out another horse, crop, saturation, usm, sharpen, save for web
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This photo has potential, as you filled the frame nicely to show us details. But a few things could change to help improve it:
- The blown out white sky is merging with the white spots of the horse, making the horse disappear
- The green in the grass feels like it could use a bit of extra saturation
- The horizon is just slightly not level.
The horse really needs a bit more separation from the sky. Alternatively you could try to get even lower and use the white featureless sky with the horse.
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