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karenl39
16th of October 2004 (Sat), 08:35
I took this with my G5 camera. What could I have done to improve it? I wasn't this close, but cropped it using Jasc Paintshop Pro.

Karen
Belmondo
16th of October 2004 (Sat), 08:37
Sorry, Karen.

No photo.

Perhaps you should read this:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/faq.php#24
karenl39
16th of October 2004 (Sat), 15:41
http://webpages.charter.net/blynch45/QueenElizabethsmall.jpg
Andy_T
18th of October 2004 (Mon), 12:34
Hmmm ...

I thought she was much larger and a ship ....

but not bad, either.

Best regards,
Andy
edsarkiss
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 00:48
(trying to come up with a joke involving "horse's ass")

we only see the posterior of the leading horse. maybe this is political commentary? ;-)

cropping an animal or person at an unnatural point is generally frowned upon -- of course there are cases where it adds to the photo, but i don't feel this is one of them.

i'd prefer to either see her whole "vehicle" (horse included), or a tight shot of just her and her "driver" -- maybe just their torsos and heads, with a wide aperture to blur the background even more. not sure if you can get a wide enough aperture to do this with a G5.
karenl39
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 05:53
I never even thought about the horse's rearend!

Is this one better?

http://webpages.charter.net/blynch45/QueenElizabethfull.jpg
SuperFly
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 10:36
btw, the "driver" sitting next to her is her husband, the Duke of England ;)
flyfishnj
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 11:45
Actually his titles include Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich
chris.bailey
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 12:02
And Phil the Greek to his friends :lol:
neil_r
19th of October 2004 (Tue), 12:27
And Phil the Greek to his friends :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Or to be formal:-

Philip Mountbatten (or Schleiswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg)

Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich

Knight of the Thistle; Order of Merit;

but you are quite correct Phil the Greek wins by a mile......

(tugs forelock and retires (backwards)...............
manncer
20th of October 2004 (Wed), 01:50
8)

I would actually like to see it cropped even closer to eliminate rider and horse's butt.

manncer
karenl39
20th of October 2004 (Wed), 05:29
Ok, how is this??? You guys are making me tired! Just kidding. I need to sell my G5 now, I just bought a EOS Rebel and am very excited!!!

http://webpages.charter.net/blynch45/Queencropped.jpg
Andy_T
20th of October 2004 (Wed), 08:27
I think the large version is best.
Maybe work a bit on cropping (too much green on top) and put it straight.

The first one is so-so.
The last one is too pixelated. If she was doing something more interesting, you might be able to sell it to a tabloid.

Best regards,
Andy