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02-MAR-2005 alexeig

Black horse *

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/318s f/9.0 at 135.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Mar-2005 16:06:12
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length135 mm
Exposure Time1/318 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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alexeig19-Mar-2005 18:08
Jensi,

It was shot almost against the sun at about half an hour before sunset. The sun stands quite low here and I believe that I did my best in postprocessing to make the sky, clouds, shadows, snow as close as possible to what I have seen and what impressed me enough to stop and make this picture. It looks how I have seen it, at least on my monitor
ctfchallenge19-Mar-2005 17:33
Jensi

I really like the composition. But the color of the sky looks sort of ... wrong?
alexeig19-Mar-2005 08:21
Many thanks for comments. Rod, I do use a lot of shadow/highlight tool and before that I used a similar tool from Kodak. I do not like black shadows also because when I am impressed by what I see to the point of taking a picture I never see totally black shadows, I always see some detail in them. I like to have a distinct local contrast instead. I feel that black shadows are more appropriate in b/w, but I rarely indulge in it. But, I can exxagerate sometime
pfehlauer 18-Mar-2005 22:56
impressive, excellent shot, excellent composition and colors.
Rod 18-Mar-2005 20:22
Nice shot Alexeig well done. Did you use PS shadows & highlights filter? I notice some of your shots lately are losing the wonderful dark shadows that add a lot to the feel of a shot. Tempting as it is I think the Shadow & highlight filter should be used very sparingly as there's a slight false look to the results.
alexeig18-Mar-2005 19:04
Thanks for kind words!
aam1234 18-Mar-2005 14:46
Had this photo been taken within the challenge period (as in eligible), you would've scored a touchdown (American football term for scoring). Excellent photo nonetheless.
RH Photography18-Mar-2005 13:13
alexeig... Love the colours!... Outstanding example of inferred triangles in the natural world created through your viewfinder composition!