Pryor Mountain Horses Against the Sky, Comments Appreciated: This picture reminds me very much of an art installation in Washington State above the Columbia River not far from the...

Sally D

This picture reminds me very much of an art installation in Washington State above the Columbia River not far from the homestead where I grew up. There the silhouettes of running horses are set along the ridge far above the highway. I took this picture near dusk as a stallion fought for a mare in his band. I learned today that the horse he didn't want to give up was his three year old daughter and it was time for her to move on. Thanks for looking!

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loosecanon Loc: Central Texas

Really an excellent capture with the correct exposure. Nice.

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

That's a great shot.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent captures, Sally.

Bill_de Loc: US

I could picture that as a cast iron lawn ornament.

Great photo!

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fredtoo Loc: Houston

Bill_de wrote:

I could picture that as a cast iron lawn ornament.

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In these here parts we would cut them out of 1/4" rusty steel and weld them to the top of our ranch gate !
(closest I will get to that is ranch dressing).

really nice shot, I like it.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

I'm going to go against the grain and say I'd like to see the highlights (darkish mid-tones, actually) on the horse's heads and chests brought up just a little bit. Its clear you're going for a silhouette and all, but the detail is there, and it seems a waste to lose it.

Sally D

Cany143 wrote:

I'm going to go against the grain and say I'd like to see the highlights (darkish mid-tones, actually) on the horse's heads and chests brought up just a little bit. Its clear you're going for a silhouette and all, but the detail is there, and it seems a waste to lose it.

You are absolutely right I think. I have to admit that I haven’t yet learned how to lighten just certain areas or I would have done that. And actually, I wasn’t going for the silhouette, this is sort of a happy accident. (They say confession is good for the soul.)

Sally D

fredtoo wrote:

In these here parts we would cut them out of 1/4" rusty steel and weld them to the top of our ranch gate !
(closest I will get to that is ranch dressing).

really nice shot, I like it.

All I need is a laser cutter! Thanks!

Sally D

loosecanon wrote:

Really an excellent capture with the correct exposure. Nice.

Thanks!

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Sally D wrote:

You are absolutely right I think. I have to admit that I havenât yet learned how to lighten just certain areas or I would have done that. And actually, I wasnât going for the silhouette, this is sort of a happy accident. (They say confession is good for the soul.)

There's umpteen dozen different ways to bring up (or down) select portions/tones in an image, and though I'd have done it very differently in Photoshop, since you have Lightroom, here's something for you to try: use the radial gradient tool. The attached --I hope you don't mind-- screen shot might assist. If you'd like a more thorough walk-through, don't hesitate to ask.

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Sally D

Cany143 wrote:

There's umpteen dozen different ways to bring up (or down) select portions/tones in an image, and though I'd have done it very differently in Photoshop, since you have Lightroom, here's something for you to try: use the radial gradient tool. The attached --I hope you don't mind-- screen shot might assist. If you'd like a more thorough walk-through, don't hesitate to ask.

I’ll give it a try tomorrow. I guess I could go into Photoshop. I have even less knowledge there!

MT native Loc: Big Sky Country — Montana

Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Keven Loc: Grandview, WA

When I first saw your pic I thought it was one of Wild Horse Monument. Nice pic.

Sally D

Keven wrote:

When I first saw your pic I thought it was one of Wild Horse Monument. Nice pic.

That’s the same thought I had when I saw it. I grew up about ten miles from there on the rpD to Royal City. Thanks.