Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug Herr wrote: > "Pete" is a 10-year-old arabian horse at a riding stable near my home. Each > evening one of the horses is let loose in the riding arena for playtime; > this particular evening it was Pete's turn. > > He ran several times at full speed from one end of the arena to the other, > skidding to a stop each time just before crashing into the fence. I made > several photos as he ran past; this is my favorite: > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pete.html > > This was hand-held, panning with the horse. The file is full-frame. > Cropping suggestions are welcome. > > The tech stuff: Leicaflex SL, 180mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt-R, Kodachrome 64. Life > is too short for anything less. A lovely photograph. It's hard to see the fine details on a compressed 600x400 jpeg, but I trust that on the original transparency, you can see each of Pete's hair. The lighting is beautiful, and the mane in the breeze really brings out the movement. If I were to crave for more, I wish I could see some details in the eys, but you may very well have the details in the original transparency and the drum scan. Placing Pete's eye in the centre will draw more attention to it, but cropping from the right will trim some of the movement, and the power you feel from his strong shoulder. Great boke(h), too.