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Another photography video... Y'all are just gonna have to get used to it. Why? Because I'm entering another photography contest and uploading that video tomorrow... So... be prepared. New videos should be up soon. I have a ton of new footage. And if you wanna check out my other channel (ForeverSandMan) I'll have some unhorsey videos up there as well as some of Beamer.
Anyway, for this round in the contest I was supposed to show my improvement over the years in which I've been photographing.
Image 1: Taken in 2007. I tried to find my best photo from that time frame, but they all seemed to look more or less like this. Every eye you see is green with pet eye—not good looking. The photo is grainy because I had my flash on—not knowing how to take a decent photo without it. There's no real subject in this photo, either. No main focus. You see horses horses and more horses, but it that what you're supposed to see? Is there something hidden that the camera was supposed to be focusing on? No. I just didn't know what I was doing.
Image 2: This one has potential, even if it is minimal. Its much better than the previous photo because there's something to look at. Its not quite so cluttered. On the down side, this photo is out of focus and over exposed. REALLY overexposed... I could have cropped this better, maybe focusing on the horses' heads more.
Image 3: This photo is loads better than the previous two. It has an obvious main focus and uses the rule of thirds. Unfortunately the gelding's tail was not fully in the photo. I could have had the camera zoomed out more and simply cropped it to the size I'd wanted it, but I didn't and ended up with that. The lighting is, though, not terrible, definitely not good. I also didn't bother to crop the rail out and the horse blends into the background. This photo, though a good action shot, is not worth anything.
Image 4: Here is where my talent really started to show. This is an interesting shot that not many think of—from underneath the horses chin. I love how you can see all of the pinto's whiskers and that the main focus is so crisp and clear compared to the extremely out of focus background. This makes it easy for the eyes to simply fall where they're supposed to. The lighting, though a little dark, is wonderful compared to previous photos. I could moved slightly so that the camera was more on the pinto than the back of the sorrel, though, because there's no emotion, action... anything really pleasing to the eye in that area of the photo.
Image 5: I adore this photo. I love how you can see the horse's mane lightly moving with the wind. I love how the grass is out of focus, leavening the horse to be the main point, but you can still see seemingly every blade. There seems to be a perfect balance of warm and light colors in this picture. The only thing I would change about this picture is the exposure on the rider's face.
Image 6: I don't think I would change a thing about this photo. I put the photo on a 20 second timer and ran the hell to get to my horse in time. There's such an array of vibrant colors that everything pops. I think the spots and beams of light crossing the horse's body help tremendously in giving the photo a great amount of contrast as well as drawing the eye downward. The focus on the grass in the front of this picture really helps lead the eye farther back to the horse and myself. There's this bond that I think really becomes apparent in this photo and shows just how much love there is between a horse and his girl.
Image 7: This photo is one of my all time favorites. The horse and rider stand out from the background so well without being drastically different in color. You can, if you look closely, see a cigarette hanging out of the cowboy's mouth and the smoke floating around in front of the tree. The horse's ears are up indicating his alertness. The contrast is impeccable—the way they seem so almost emerge from the shadows. This photo, overall, is beautiful, and shows how much I've progressed in magnitude.
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Mw2 strike hidden spotsby TheDarkShadow231257 views
wow they're all amazing!!
snowpony7 1 year ago
wow your pohots are so amazing!! i love them!
lukelover6996 1 year ago
Geez I love your photos! Im cool with watching more photography pictures X)
Dappleclaw 1 year ago