I try not to cut people's heads off in photographs. In this one though, I really wanted the focus to be all about the horse. It was impossible to take the photograph without the rider in it. So, I tried to zoom in (and then crop in) on the horse retaining as little of the rider as possible. To me, it does not look like a picture of a person with no head. I would love to know what you think and how this photograph could be better taken / framed /cropped.
Yikes! Look at that tongue! Is that a normal color for it? I think the crop is nice, you definitely focus on the horse, and the chevrons give some cool context, as does the rifle. I like it.
@pschtyckque I thought of that too, but then discarded the idea. The left background is already blurry enough, and the rider has very interesting information to add. I think the horse definitely stands out.
@pschtyckque It wouldn't be easy to select the area... maybe not the arm, but the torso? No. I think you'd lose the buttons and the collar and those are cool!
Thank you for your input. I know only the very basics of editing, but I might try what you suggested, Chris, just to see the difference it would. I don't know how I would do that yet, but it's one more thing to put on my learning list.
@kmrtn6 The very little editing I do so far is in iPhoto. I keep reading about pic monkey on this site. It's another thing I had never heard of before coming to the 365. I will definitely try it out. Thanks!
yeah there is pixlr and ipiccy too, but i think picmonkey is more friendly.
chris that looks good, i see how the use of a little blurring does draw you more to the horse - thanks for the visual tip. there are times when i could've done this but didnt :o)
@pschtyckque I certainly don't mind. Thank you for showing me your suggestion visually. That does draw greater attention to the horse and makes him stand out.
Here is what I would of done and I agree with Chris @pschtyckque
I really think the rider adds to the story so it would of been nice to get them in the picture, however you dont have to have the focus of the picture.
I would of opened up my F stop to as fast as I could get it. f2.8 or faster (the lower the number the faster the lens). This also would of helped reduce the ISO on the image and reduce the noise in the image.
Opening up your f stop and focus on the horse eyes would of blurred the rider and kept the focus on the horse but kept the story of the image.
the composition is not so hot in this photo as the horse is smack bag in the middle of the frame. When I take horse photos (which I take about 2000 per month) I keep some space in the direction the horse is travelling. This gives a feeling of motion and direction.
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Thank you for your input.
Thank you for your input. I know only the very basics of editing, but I might try what you suggested, Chris, just to see the difference it would. I don't know how I would do that yet, but it's one more thing to put on my learning list.
chris that looks good, i see how the use of a little blurring does draw you more to the horse - thanks for the visual tip. there are times when i could've done this but didnt :o)
Thank you for taking the time to edit and repost.
I really think the rider adds to the story so it would of been nice to get them in the picture, however you dont have to have the focus of the picture.
I would of opened up my F stop to as fast as I could get it. f2.8 or faster (the lower the number the faster the lens). This also would of helped reduce the ISO on the image and reduce the noise in the image.
Opening up your f stop and focus on the horse eyes would of blurred the rider and kept the focus on the horse but kept the story of the image.
the composition is not so hot in this photo as the horse is smack bag in the middle of the frame. When I take horse photos (which I take about 2000 per month) I keep some space in the direction the horse is travelling. This gives a feeling of motion and direction.
Does that help?