Morning Graze

[Jatala]

Hey guys, since I am a pro (major sarcasm) I need some advice on this shot. First off, I like the shot, I just don’t know whether I need to adjust the exposure more in the foreground or leave it as I have it. I think I like the dark shadows in the foreground, but I am not so sure after I see it lightened up a tad. What do y’all think? Also, are the twigs and sticks on the ground too distracting? To me it just adds to the photo. I am not afraid of criticism, so let me have it! I want to improve, therefore if you notice anything else let me know.



Shot as follows:

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[ocnsprt]

Ok to be perfectly honest i love this shot as is, I really love the lighting and the way you have the bright sunshine illuminating the field and horses but did not blow out the whole sky, It is hard to tell in the image you have on flicker because i cannot pull up the large size image but there may be a greenish cast on the horses that I would try to remove just a tad, add a little more orange tint to them but aside from that its beautiful! Great work

[Jatala]

Hey thanks ocnsprt! I fixed that issue, you should be able to see all sizes on my Flickr page.

[mpf777]

I think this shot is really nice. As far as if the foreground is to dark I think it could be a matter of personal preferences to some extent at this point, I would have to see a second adjusted image to formulate an opinion on that. My main criticism would be I don't care for the horse being cut off by the frame on the right, wish it was all the way in the photo.

Mike

[CaptainNH]

I like the composition of this shot and how you've managed shooting into the morning sun. On my laptop, the horse in the foreground is a little underexposed, so I'd perhaps look at lifting the shadows a little.

As Mike said, it would have been nice to see all of the closest horse, but they can be stubborn when it comes to posing

Nice job!

[Jatala]

Thanks everyone for your remarks/advice. Take a look at this try with the foreground lightened a tad. Thanks again, enjoy!

BTW, Captain you are right about those horses posing! I wish I could have gotten him all in the frame. I was truly lucky though that he stood around next to me long enough for me to squeeze the couple of shots off that I did get.

[sk66]

I would underexpose some and add a little fill to the foreground horse.