Grand Pasture

Great sunlight here. The grass is actually greener on THIS side of the fence.

Amazing details!

Such a loving face.

Three exposure HDR…yes, three exposures. He was that still. My girlfriend was entrancing the horse off frame with a tomato. He just kinda chilled there while I frantically moved my tripod around getting different angles. In between shots, he’d wiggle an ear or stretch his neck, then look at us, almost as to say…”Oh, another? Go for it.” A very understanding steed. Heh.

I’ve never had much luck with making an hdr from a single raw. The images are always way too grainy. Glad I took the initiative to use the tripod on this one, but never thought it would actually line up so well. My girlfriend and I were really into it. A very exciting experience. It’s not often that every element of nature cooperates to your photographic advantage: epic clouds, perfect positioning of sun, clear mountains, and a 1200 pound compliant beast.

This was shot on the side of a country road in Dillard, GA. Obviously took a very dramatic approach on this one. Have a great Wednesday.

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Italo Pinto Lütjens says:

gran hdr! felicitaciones!
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!

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Very very nice!!!! Beautiful work...

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great perspective and wonderful processing work done!

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Uau!!! What perpective!!!
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Excellent Catch. Super processing on this!
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Great treatment on this one.

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nice shot
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Very lovely HDR.

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Richard Thompson says:

Magnificent Blake! I love horses and this view over the fence and the sunlight is beautiful! Very well done!

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Oh, great shot!
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kyledg07 says:

Awesome shot! I've tried HDRs with horses and have never had good luck. You did a great job with this!
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Excelent, un régal pour les yeux.
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So cool nice angle !!

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Too good!!!!!

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TX French CDN says:

Great HDR my friend... Well done...
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Rique - S2.T says:

Perfect!!!!!
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DanielKHC says:

Excellent PoV and angle, nice perspective with the fence. Awesome sky!

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leann5 says:

Very nice effect!!!
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Generally, I don't care for HDR, but is really nice!!

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Wonderful...

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i like this
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Lovely HDR image!

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Great use of software.
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BIG Wow from me.........brilliant work!!!!

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Nicely done..
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Doug Mo (Gone Vagabonding) says:

Wow. Really nicely processed. Nice use of HDR. You really were lucky to have such a cooperative subject.

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Fort Photo says:

What a cool hdr and how nice of the horse to cooperate heh. Nice work.

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Excellent!

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Wonderful capture

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very nice!

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Harpagornis says:

Wonderful treatment!

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cz_malta says:

Great photo! Love it. (I don't know if it is d angle... but d horse need some food.)
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Awesome photo, great job!!
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Great shot.
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Bit overdone, perhaps, but still good.

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Great shot!
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missnoma says:

You have been well rewarded for the work involved, excellent result...
The poor horse looks in need of a feed though, maybe some treats for the compliant model.

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musapix says:

Great shot - seems the effort was well worth it.

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acidrod says:

Great shot !!! I love it !
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cindy47452 says:

Wow!!!! Great treatment here.

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Razorback243 says:

Gorgeous! Love the tonality, angle, and movement in this shot.

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imagonovus says:

Great colors and details! Love the wide angle!
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bitzcelt says:

I can even see the hairs on his chinny chin chin, outstanding.

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love love love the angle
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Epoch Photo says:

Blake,
Stunning HDR of this horse and his field! I can't wait to try this technique. Please pass along any sites you found for helpful HDR software, hints, tutorials, etc.
Thanks,
Bob

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Jersey JJ says:

Great job. Good for you!
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Nick Carlson says:

Dude this is amazing! It was meant to be.
Thanks for your visit bro.
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Rob.Hudson says:

This looks great, excellent HDR work and a great shot to start with which always helps.

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this is an amazing photo
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Wow wow wow!
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Waltrik says:

O.O
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Jerimias Quadil says:

ohh my!!! This is a fantastic hdr!! I would have opted for the 1 frame hdr version and then changing the EV raw....That is usually what I do with "objects that might move", you took a chance and it paid of!!!!Congrats!
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moonvic says:

A big WOW to this HDR... It looks amazing...
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Wow.
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very good
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Timo Kozlowski says:

Astonishing - colours, tones, perspective! And unbelievable you were so lucky to an HDR from such a motive!
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Beautiful composition, your hard work and patience paid off in an excellent capture.

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