Riders in Conversation

[John 2]

Originally seen as a mono with an IR treatment due to the greenery but the tree areas were far too busy and distracted from the riders. True also for the straight mono and I eventually decided it needed the colour contrast provided by the riders to work. Comments needed and welcome on this one.

Fuji XT-1
18-55mm zoom at 55mm.
1/240th @ f8 - ISO 800

[DEAN01]

Nice capture, John. The contrast of the trees is a little distracting. Maybe selectively reducing the brightness of the foliage?

[Shadowman]

I think whatever recovery efforts needed for the trees will also benefit the rider in red. There is some color cast on the red outfit.

[IzzieK]

John...this shot begs one to ask "where are they going?" I'd like to say butt shot but I like the story it tells.

[John 2]

Thanks Dean, thanks John, thanks Izzie.

[William W]

Originally seen as a mono with an IR treatment due to the greenery but the tree areas were far too busy and distracted from the riders. True also for the straight mono and I eventually decided it needed the colour contrast provided by the riders to work. Comments needed and welcome on this one.

Yes. Agree.

I think it is still too busy and in all aspects the Finished Work requires more 'contrasts'.

7:5 doesn't work for me. Far stronger at 2:1.

I'd lose the grey bar of shadow at the foot and the white bush at Camera Right.

I'd also change the Title to: "Conversation"

I use a thinner, but a stronger coloured, Frame: I'd pick the red from the dominant rider/horse for that frame colour.

WW