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horses eye, a close up

horses eye, a close up
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49 Comments | Report
dahliaehrenberg
 
dahliaehrenberg March 15, 2014
I love this!
lucidimages
 
lucidimages March 18, 2014
Thanks dahliaehrenberg.
Gayde
 
Gayde April 24, 2014
Nice shot, love the DOF :)
ovosphotography
 
ovosphotography April 24, 2014
well done!
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin May 02, 2014
...fantastic image, love this :-)
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta June 07, 2014
Lovely shot. Congratulations.
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 June 07, 2014
Great shot! Congratulations!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade June 07, 2014
fantastic
iceman2
 
iceman2 June 07, 2014
Well done.Congratulation on your feature!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK June 07, 2014
Fantastic composition. Congratulations on your Feature!
lucidimages
 
lucidimages June 07, 2014
Thanks all for the kind compliments.
farlow PRO
 
farlow June 07, 2014
So many lovely images in your gallery. This one really speaks to me, just stunning composition and soft focus.
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 June 07, 2014
Love this ")
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud June 07, 2014
Awesome shot! Congrats on your Feature.
debhall Platinum
 
debhall June 07, 2014
Lovely! Congrats on your feature.
GinaLynne PRO+
 
GinaLynne June 07, 2014
this speaks to me!
clareparsons
 
clareparsons June 07, 2014
beautiful.
LionesLens
 
LionesLens June 07, 2014
Congratulations!
maryruth2011
 
maryruth2011 June 07, 2014
Unique shot of a horse...the close up on the eye was genius...great work!
stylishsunny
 
stylishsunny June 07, 2014
INCREDIBLE!
parthgupta
 
parthgupta June 07, 2014
WOW!
I'm just speechless....
Congrats mate!
shivrekha
 
shivrekha June 07, 2014
nice shot
abrovarnik
 
abrovarnik June 07, 2014
Very nice!
AymanSaadedin
 
AymanSaadedin June 07, 2014
amazing :)
martynleaning
 
martynleaning June 08, 2014
Amazing photo well done
DaydreamingPhotography
 
DaydreamingPhotography June 08, 2014
Such big beautiful creatures! Love hoe you captured the gentleness!!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter June 08, 2014
Nice shot. Love the composition. Congrats. - Jake
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CatNap June 09, 2014
WoW..this is just perfect!
richiewillson
 
richiewillson June 10, 2014
Outstanding
florrie
 
florrie June 13, 2014
You are such an amazing photographer. I love all of the shots in your gallery!
LaurieS
 
LaurieS June 15, 2014
beautiful photo, I have been trying to master a photo like this, mine is not going well. Love your photo
annasavage
 
annasavage June 25, 2014
Would love to be able to take a photo like this of my trusty steed
wrong_lead
 
wrong_lead July 03, 2014
Amazing!
bahrammikaeil
 
bahrammikaeil July 05, 2014
fantastic imags ...
bahrammikaeil
 
bahrammikaeil July 05, 2014
fantastic imags ...
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi August 11, 2014
great shot !
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek October 05, 2014
Fantastic!
JustmeAnnie315
 
JustmeAnnie315 January 15, 2015
Beautiful!
VisualisedNZ
 
VisualisedNZ January 22, 2015
Love your use of shallow dof bringing all the attention to precisely where it should be. One of my favourite subjects, too. :)
jacquelineallott
 
jacquelineallott March 05, 2015
Beautiful composition
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel May 27, 2015
Equine excellence. Shots like this give ideas and help others in this art.
Angana
 
Angana July 10, 2015
In love with the theme and image!!
HappyTree
 
HappyTree July 10, 2015
Great perspective, well done!
jewelsrutter
 
jewelsrutter July 28, 2015
Incredible detail. What a beautiful photo
Danny_martin_10
 
Danny_martin_10 August 26, 2015
Great capture, congratulations for feature, Liked & Awarded :)
SaintMarino
 
SaintMarino September 02, 2015
Great capture, just love this!
rocksteadyredhead
 
rocksteadyredhead September 06, 2015
Congratulations on being chosen as a finalist with this shot. Absolutely beautiful DOF.
mctlangley
 
mctlangley February 15, 2018
Amazing!!
sabrinajoseph
 
sabrinajoseph April 28, 2020
beautiful photo
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this image while visiting my parents in France. They have about 30 horses and a bit of land for them to roam free on.

Time

It was early afternoon, say about 2 or 3 o'clock.

Lighting

The sky was overcast and therefore a diffused light, which turned out quite well rather than any harsh shadows.

Equipment

I shot this on my Canon 7D, using a 50mm lens. No flash or tripod, just hand held at 500th of a second @f1.8.

Inspiration

One thing I love to do when I visit my parents farm in France is to have a wander through the fields and photograph without any pressure. As I am an in-house photograph for an interior ecommerce company then its nice to just take my time. So this shot was just one of many, but I had envisioned this image in my head and I was lucky enough to get the right composition with the subject luckily in the right stance.

Editing

I think I added a bit if clarity in RAW, and bumped up the saturation a little and whitened the shine on the eye very slightly. Not too much or it starts to look too processed.

In my camera bag

Canon 7D, Sigma 18-250 f3.5, Canon 50mm f1.8, Sigma 10 - 20 f3.5, 2 x Canon 430 ex ii flash guns, macro extension barrels, wireless flash triggers and a few other bits and pieces.

Feedback

For this type of shot I would recommend the 50mm lens. Since owning having it in my kit, I wonder why I didn't have it before. Amazing lens for the price and the shallow depth of field is what allowed me to capture this shot. Being patient and calm with the animals and thinking about how you want the image to look in your head, then to keep going and shoot while you have the attention patience of the subject.

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