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Horses and Their Lady
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Challenge: Pets and Their People II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Lens: Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
Location: Shriner's Circus, Fort Wayne, IN
Date: Jan 29, 2012
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/4
Date Uploaded: Jan 29, 2012

 OK I'm crazy for shooting at the circus, but I liked this shot for the Pets and Their People II challenge. Ms. Zambini, the circus owner's daughter loves her white horses, and think they are the most important act in the show. But, though she's trained them to do all the standard circus tricks, there is still obviously an affection between them and her. For all the reasons this shot will probably be voted down - that's why I like it - mostly out of focus, some significant movement in the other horses, uneven lighting. Still, the horses stand and stare at her as if she is a goddess instructing them.

PP: Crop, Topaz Adjust V (some vignette, Grunge Me - BW, and some others), a bit of dodge to tone down / remove bright spots in lower left and bottom edge, levels, sharpen, resize, unsharp mask, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 68
Avg (all users): 5.0680
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.2045
Avg (non-participants): 5.0097
Views since voting: 828
Views during voting: 324
Votes: 147
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 02/07/2012 08:59:44 AM
Wonderfully creative.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/06/2012 11:09:31 AM
David!!!! What a most excellent, artistic entry. This is probably my favorite of ALL your images. Congrats on the bling. That is just wonderful.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/06/2012 05:44:44 AM
Loved this in voting and it was one of my 10's. congrats on the posthumous blue.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 02/06/2012 02:29:40 AM
I think I have been in love with these horses all my life. How wonderful to see a spirit photo of them.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/05/2012 11:06:28 PM
The Carnival of Lost Souls

this gets my Posthumous Blue Ribbon

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 02/05/2012 10:58:25 AM
The three on the right are ready to float away.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/02/2012 09:08:10 PM
interesting image, ghostly feel.
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Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/30/2012 05:24:48 PM
Nice subjects, wish they were in focus.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/30/2012 01:32:44 PM
Ohhhh...I have no idea how that happened. Hope this one does well for you! ;-)
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Canon EOS-1100D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 01/30/2012 11:42:15 AM
I don't personally approve of the use of animals in a circus (that's what this looks like, my apologies if I'm mistaken) but that aside, the shot isn't very good quality in general; nothing is in clear focus, it's quite noisy, most of the details have been lost through movement and the blown highlights. The motion is a little bit interesting but this is a low-scorer for me, I'm afraid.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 01/30/2012 02:08:57 AM
Personally not really fond of the processing of this image. Overdone for my liking.
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