Helpful Posts: This will be my nieces' first Father's Day without my brother. As a result, I headed to Vermont (her summer job location) on Friday to visit her and give her a hug. When I saw the setting, I knew I wanted to do a large environmental portrait for her - something she could look back on and remember that moment and all the beauty that surrounded her. This is the result.
ISO 320; 1/1600s; f/5.6; 70mm
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Thread: A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
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19th June 2016, 03:56 PM #1
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A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
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19th June 2016, 03:58 PM #2
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Re: A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
Kim, this is a very nice photo.
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19th June 2016, 04:02 PM #3Moderator
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Re: A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
Nice shot Kim, but I would seriously consider doing a big crop. While you want this to be an environmental portrait, I'm pretty sure you can do without all that foreground. I'm pretty sure you could lose a bit along the top and sides of the image too and still preserve enough of the background to get a meaningful shot.
After all, an environmental portrait is about the person. The environment is important too, but it is not the main player at the event, after all.
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19th June 2016, 04:06 PM #4
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Re: A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
Agree about cropping, subject is nicely positioned against an interesting background.
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19th June 2016, 04:20 PM #5
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Re: A moment in time (C&C welcomed)
A wonderful gift from her aunt. I think you achieved what you intended. As a photographer I agree with cropping a bit. Reduced FG at least.
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19th June 2016, 06:36 PM #6
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Nice image Kim, I agree with the other members about cropping the FG
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19th June 2016, 09:34 PM #7
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Thanks everyone for your comments. This prob wasn't the best one for me to post as it's meant to be viewed large. I have it set as my wallpaper on my large screen, and it's def about the rider and her horse, but also about where she was at that moment. I do have other images that are tight on the horse and my niece.
I agree the foreground crop helps -- thanks for the suggestion. I reposted the version below.
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