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Mouthful of berry vines

© Nancy (Peaches) Harker

Mouthful of berry vines

Uploaded: August 06, 2007

Description

Took this on my way home today. There is a farm about 3 miles from me that I believe show.
There were 4 out and came to the fence and started pulling the berry vines through the fence.
Comment's welcome and have a GREAT DAY!
Thanks Susan, Bob and Brenda for your imput on the other photo, much appriciated!
8/6/07 10:08:48, 1/180 sec, 14.80 aperture, 60.00mm, ISO 80, Daylight.

Lightened photo, used history brush on everything but the horse, 100% opacity on the sky and corn, 50% opacity on field.
Made a new canvas, bigger, draged the photo over to give me more room to paint in the top of his ears and cropped to size.
Used a light blue layer of blue multiply 50% opacity, cloned the top of the sky from adding the canvas bigger. Used the healing brush to add a few clouds.
Applied image, mask, another sky in from another photo I shot to just the sky, screen 25% I think. Used the healing brush on a few scars.
EFP 8/11/07

Comments

Brenda c. McFarland August 06, 2007

Love it! He looks like he is enjoying his berry vines! #708006

Chris Ebben August 06, 2007

Well worth the wait. He does look like he is quite use to helping himself to the berry vine. Very well taken & cropped. Good work=^..^= #4610318

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

Thanks so very much Brenda for all your help too on the color suggestion on the first photo and the critiqing of the last one lol....ONLY 6 tries I think?

Thanks so much Chris, took me long enough to get it right.
They all were enjoying themselves quite a bit. Didn't look good to me though lol #4610372

Carol Teal August 06, 2007

What a pretty horse! I wonder if he is a TN Walker? He looks a bit like one in the face. Nice photo Peaches! #4610397

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

Brenda McFarland

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Cute horse. Coloring on him looks good. Corn field in back looks good. The field where the horse stands seems some what yellowish. Kinda distracts from whole picture. Maybe if you had just highlighted horse and then applied the lightining on just the horse. But then it could just be me! everyone else agreed with the dead bud in my gallery. Anyhow Nice horse I hope he enjoyed his vines!
8/6/2007 11:21:27 AM


Nancy Kay Harker

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member since: 3/10/2007 Thanks brenda, this went to a NON thread, I changed the photo to the original
THANKS so much for your imput girl, means a lot.
Uploading the originaal horse one now, tell me what you thinkk now. HUGSSSS
8/6/2007 11:56:40 AM


Heather Froehlich

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Cute capture of this big guy. Looks like you caught him with a mouth full...LOL... :)
8/6/2007 12:01:40


Brenda McFarland

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Wow Much better! I like it all around the color is much more even and not blown. It even makes the horse stand out more too. 5 times a charm....LOL!
8/6/2007 1:11:32 PM


Patrick Rouzes

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Great that you came across this, Nancy!!! Very beautiful work on this one again!!! Love it!!!

8/6/2007 1:16

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Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

AH, Carol, you snuck in, Not sure if he is a Tennessee Walker or not, a friend of mine has those, and he didn't look like them. I will have to stop some day and ask. Thanks so very much! #4610422

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 06, 2007

Terrific capture Peaches! Jeff #4610622

Bob D. Hall level-classic August 06, 2007

This is much better. You did a great job! #4610715

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

Thnaks so very much Jeff, appriciate itlot's.

Thanks so very much Bob, I really appriciate your critiqe's and s uggestion's on making my photo's better. #4610743

Jeana Clark August 06, 2007

PEACHES!!!!

WELCOME HOME!!!!! Missed ya'!! I seen the first one....sorry I didn't leave comment....not time at that time....LOL!! But this one is AWESOME!!! Love the changes! You're just AWESOME!!!

Hope the time away was great for you!!!
...again.....WELCOME BACK!!!!

~Jeana~ #4610866

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

Evening Jeana, thanks so very much. YUP, had fun, golfed last night until we couldn't see the ball anymore lmao. (FROM the darness nothing else) actuallly didn't even have a drink while I golfed. Did good too!!! Even saw a deer on the last hole, pretty cool! #4610951

Sam Britt August 06, 2007

Wonderful capture of this pretty horse, Peaches. #4611022

Jeana Clark August 06, 2007

Sounds Like a BLAST to me!!! Glad you had fun g/f!!!! #4611034

Tammy Espino August 06, 2007

Giddy up. Nice horsey, nice picture :) #4611101

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 06, 2007

Thanks so very much Sam appriciate it so much!

Thanks again Jeana, YUP

Tammy, lol, thanks so much! #4611315

Susan Weisensel August 06, 2007

Boy you had to work hard for that one and it was will worth it. What a STUNNING Horse. Great color and no spot. #4611586

Z. Banu August 07, 2007

Wow!Nancy What a Capture very beautiful horse love the colors,clarity,composition! #4613926

August 07, 2007

A wonderful horse portrait Nancy #4614023

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2007

Thanks so very much Susan, really appriciate you letting me know about that spot.
Then Brenda and Bob's suggestions, I think I got it lol, ONLY 6 uploade's! That's not to bad huh? lol

Thanks so very much Zaanat and Cliff, very much appriciated. #4614048

Jennifer L. Alder August 07, 2007

Cool pov, Nancy! This is just beauitful-- I love the BG, too! :) #4614491

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2007

Thanks so very much Jennifer, really appriciate it! #4614554

Kimi A. Phillips August 07, 2007

Wow! Talk about alot of work...you think the horse appreciates it? LOL! Great job! #4614862

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2007

Thanks very much Kimi, HEHHEE I doubt it, but the owner's might.
Well, had it been a sunny sky yesterday, I wouldn't have had to do all that lmao.
It was a lot of work, kept changing it do to suggestion's. Lot's more I did to it, but mostly touch ups and things. Have a nice night. #4614894

Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 07, 2007

Awesome perspective and scene!! Such a beautiful horse!! #4616040

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 07, 2007

Thanks so very much Donna, He is a beauty for sure. They have a lot of beautiful horses. Only 4 were out though. Have a nice night! #4616126

frank w. degenhardt August 07, 2007

You know how much I love horses and this photo is a spectacular capture. What a beautiful animal. the lighting, sharpness, the background all make for an amazing photo shoot of a much loved animal. Great job and yes you get my DNP Award. #4616536

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 08, 2007

Thanks very much Frank, maybe we will have to add it to your collection on the wall hehehee. Thanks for the DNP award lol #4619982

Heather August 08, 2007

Looks like he has a mouth full of grape vines.. Very nice job Nancy!! :) #4621223

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 08, 2007

Thanks very much Heather, they had little blue berries on them. #4621465

August 09, 2007

Hi Nancy, cool Horse! is he eating berries? #4626523

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 10, 2007

Hi Lee, my guess would be yes, as there were a lot of them there. Thanks so much! #4628976

Bob D. Hall level-classic August 12, 2007

Congrats on your well deserved EFP, Peaches!! Glad you changed that sky!!! #4636068

Brenda c. McFarland August 12, 2007

YippiE!!!! You got an EFP on it! I must say you really eared that with all the times you redid it! Great and wonderful job!!!!! A big HUUUUGGGG from me!! #4637209

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 12, 2007

Thanks so very much Bob and Brenda (Susan also) and for the input what you thought should be changed, I REALLY do appriciate the support! #4637302

James E. Coleman level-classic August 14, 2007

Huh, I thought you and the horse were having a tug of war with that vine, he won, so you "shot" him!...:)
Sorry about that, just me.
I love horse too although my gallery doesn't show that.

Hey very nicely done, I can barely turn PS on!

Jim #4646349

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 14, 2007

LOL, Thanks so very much James, I was "Just" standin there watching them, and thought DUH take his picture with the vine in his mouth. Turned out better than I thought it would look.
I am sure you can figure out PS, if I can do it, ANYONE can lol.
I am just a click and learn person. ask anytime if you need help, be glad to try and walk you through! #4647144

Lynn Haack August 26, 2007

Peaches..this is so much fun! Hungry as a horse, I see...Very well done and congrats on a gallery full of EFP'S!! Lynn #4702199

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 27, 2007

LOL, Thanks so very much Lynn, really appriciate it! #4705291

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