Day 6
Ok well I had great hopes for todays shoot. Went out, talked the carousel girl into letting me take some pictures. And then I didn't get much.
But here they are. I was trying to go for that mean horse look. I always thought those horses looked mean and figured some kids might be really afraid of them and tried to represent what they must look like to kids.
My nice little overlay is really screwing up image quality when viewed full. I am working on a way to fix that. So if the full looks really pixelated and generally nasty thats why. The full res copies are just as smooth as those thumbnails.
I took the overlay full view thing off. Let me know if you all like it better without it. I know the images are bigger but it isn't distorting them now.
My pick
And the outtakes
I liked this shot but didn't think it fit the mean horse look.
6 comments:
Wow, I like them all. I like your first outtake a lot. (more than your pick). It's not the 'mean horse' look but very effective. Great images.
I totally agree... the first outtake is the one that I like the best.
I like the third shot (second outtake)...awesome!
... the barn door slammed shut. Already, little tufts of yellow hay were floating down to the grit of the stable floor; it was getting warmer despite the draft and the horses were getting restless. Suddenly, the far end creaked and collapsed in a fluttering hurry of black smoke and glowing timbre, the whisper of kindling straw screaming into the air.
"Fire!" they neighed, and struggled at their harnesses, "Fire!!". The stable awoke.
These photographs tell me a story; I'm in love with all three images of insanity. On a technical note, I think liberal burning around the corners would help these pop even more. Still a wonderful series and very emotive.
Like always you are taking great photos and I love your whole series of black and white so far, every single shot has a great moody feel. Keep it up, I'm always looking forward to the next picture by you.
Personally I like the second image (1st outtake) the best. The way this horse is straining adds a lot of power to the image and makes the horse look as though it is racing to get away from some danger. I'm really enjoying your images Nick and have a great anticipation for your other images for the rest of the challenge.
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