Horses and riders...
May 27, 2017 11:24:12 #
The Spanish love to ride.
#1, #2 and #3 are local farmers exercising their horses on the outskirts of our village in the evenings.
#4, #5 and #6 are farmers from the Almonte area who graze their mares in the Doñana National Park throughout the year. Towards the end of June they begin rounding them up and on 26th June every year traditionally they drive them through the village of El Rocío on their way home and receive a blessing outside the church there. The mares and foals are then herded the 20 kilometres to their farms around Almonte where the foals are kept and the mares are maintained, mated and later sent back to the park to graze.
#7 is a couple of El Rocío 'weekenders' drinking and driving! The village is virtually empty during the week and well-to-do families spend weekends at their second homes there. El Rocío is a 'wild-west' town. No paved roads, just sand. Most houses and bars have hitching rails outside. Some bars even have waiter service to mounted riders gathering there.
#8 and #9 are some of the mares and foals being herded through El Rocío
#1, #2 and #3 are local farmers exercising their horses on the outskirts of our village in the evenings.
#4, #5 and #6 are farmers from the Almonte area who graze their mares in the Doñana National Park throughout the year. Towards the end of June they begin rounding them up and on 26th June every year traditionally they drive them through the village of El Rocío on their way home and receive a blessing outside the church there. The mares and foals are then herded the 20 kilometres to their farms around Almonte where the foals are kept and the mares are maintained, mated and later sent back to the park to graze.
#7 is a couple of El Rocío 'weekenders' drinking and driving! The village is virtually empty during the week and well-to-do families spend weekends at their second homes there. El Rocío is a 'wild-west' town. No paved roads, just sand. Most houses and bars have hitching rails outside. Some bars even have waiter service to mounted riders gathering there.
#8 and #9 are some of the mares and foals being herded through El Rocío
May 27, 2017 11:46:45 #
Delightful backstories (curbside service for thirsty riders!), inspiring compositions and processing. Anyone who suggests photography isn't art surely has not seen your images, Brian.
The masterful use of shadows and light in #2 and #4 are like a photography workshop all by themselves. The controlled chaos, power and motion of the last two are breathtaking.
The masterful use of shadows and light in #2 and #4 are like a photography workshop all by themselves. The controlled chaos, power and motion of the last two are breathtaking.
May 27, 2017 12:00:11 #
Thanks, Linda. Both #2 and #4 have a lot of dust which helps the effect I think.
#9 was dangerous. I was in the middle of the plaza standing by a dumpster. I expected the mares all to go to my right but for some reason, at the last minute, they came straight on. I was intent on the viewfinder and a guy standing behind me called out and we quickly huddled behind the dumpster as the mares and foals crowded past us on both sides.
#9 was dangerous. I was in the middle of the plaza standing by a dumpster. I expected the mares all to go to my right but for some reason, at the last minute, they came straight on. I was intent on the viewfinder and a guy standing behind me called out and we quickly huddled behind the dumpster as the mares and foals crowded past us on both sides.
May 28, 2017 08:39:46 #
May 28, 2017 08:48:03 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
An Interesting set of photos and nicely done.
Thanks very much, Gaylord.
May 28, 2017 14:51:35 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
The Spanish love to ride. br br #1, #2 and #3 are... (show quote)
I'm really enjoying your style of pp. It is a different approach than most use, and I think it is very effective. Especially for these subjects. Nice work.
erich
May 28, 2017 15:22:25 #
ebrunner wrote:
I'm really enjoying your style of pp. It is a different approach than most use, and I think it is very effective. Especially for these subjects. Nice work.
erich
erich
Thank you, Erich. For me, PP is as enjoyable as picture taking.
May 28, 2017 15:33:24 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
The Spanish love to ride. br br #1, #2 and #3 are... (show quote)
Thank you rafikiphoto! I appreciate your beautiful photos and narrative. I'm enjoying your processing choices on each of these splendid shots.
Regards, Phil
May 28, 2017 15:51:01 #
rockdog wrote:
Thank you rafikiphoto! I appreciate your beautiful photos and narrative. I'm enjoying your processing choices on each of these splendid shots.
Regards, Phil
Regards, Phil
Thank you, Phil. It is my pleasure.
May 28, 2017 18:31:48 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
We might have to coerce you into a few pp tutorials, Brian ... For me, PP is as enjoyable as picture taking.
May 28, 2017 18:47:48 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
We might have to coerce you into a few pp tutorials, Brian
I don't know about tutorials Linda, I'm no educator but I am always happy to answer any questions if I can. I use Capture One Pro 10 and the NIK suite. I am self taught and still learning. I shoot everything just in RAW.
May 28, 2017 18:59:09 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
I don't know about tutorials Linda, I'm no educator but I am always happy to answer any questions if I can. I use Capture One Pro 10 and the NIK suite. I am self taught and still learning. I shoot everything just in RAW.
Didn't mean to put you on the spot, Brian. I'll just ask specific questions on certain photos occasionally, if that's OK
I have Nik suite and feel I haven't begun to touch its potential, even after two years - though admittedly, I tend to stick with what I already know.May 28, 2017 19:28:46 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
The Spanish love to ride. br br #1, #2 and #3 are... (show quote)
Wonderful images. You have quite a variety of processing styles, something I relate to since I enjoy the processing as much as the taking of pictures. Some look like they might have come out of an album from 1940, others are vivid and detailed with vibrant color, some artistic and others documentary. Thank you for sharing a visual feast.
May 29, 2017 01:40:05 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Didn't mean to put you on the spot, Brian. I'll just ask specific questions on certain photos occasionally, if that's OK I have Nik suite and feel I haven't begun to touch its potential, even after two years - though admittedly, I tend to stick with what I already know.
I have Nik suite and feel I haven't begun to touch its potential, even after two years - though admittedly, I tend to stick with what I already know.Oh please don't worry about that Linda. I will be happy to answer if I can. Something I have been bringing up regularly with Capture One is the lack of a history tab similar to the Lightroom facility so I may not be able to remember the fine detail of the process steps.
Like you, I have barely scratched the surface of the NIK software. I mainly use Color Efex and Silver Efex. There are some tutorials on YouTube. Anthony Morganti's are quite good. Start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzcEmInTvGw
May 29, 2017 01:46:55 #
minniev wrote:
Wonderful images. You have quite a variety of processing styles, something I relate to since I enjoy the processing as much as the taking of pictures. Some look like they might have come out of an album from 1940, others are vivid and detailed with vibrant color, some artistic and others documentary. Thank you for sharing a visual feast.
Thanks minniev. I follow a couple of photographers who do some lovely, heavy PP on their images, both of them different styles. They each use a look which I like but sometimes when viewing their work, I wish there was more variety in the style used.
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